Baldwin's Camryn Lyttleton reflects on performing at Kennedy Center Regional Festival

Camryn Lyttleton, 18, didn’t see herself going into acting growing up. But when she was a freshman at Baldwin High School, a classmate persuaded her to get involved in the school’s theater program.

Learn a new language at Baldwin Public Library with this digital service

Catering to its diverse community, the Baldwin Public Library has introduced LOTE4Kids (Languages Other Than English), a new online collection of digital picture books, for patrons who speak another language — and those who want to learn a new one.

The inaugural Bingo night in Baldwin

Despite the heavy rain, members of the Baldwin community gathered in the Baldwin High School cafeteria for the inaugural Bingo Night on Feb. 27, hosted by the Baldwin Booster Club.

An overview of Black History Month celebrations at Baldwin

Throughout the month of February, Baldwin school district took time to honor and celebrate Black History Month, showcasing a tapestry of events and activities that underscored the significant contributions and achievements of African Americans.

PHOTOS: Five years of Hangout One Happy Place

Hangout One Happy Place, a nonprofit organization based in Baldwin, celebrated its five-year anniversary with a gathering at the local Jewish center’s grand ballroom on February 18th.

Legislator Debra Mulé to host mobile office hours in Baldwin

Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé is proactively reaching out to the community by extending the accessibility of her district office resources through a series of mobile office hours.

EDITORIAL

Floods are coming, and we must stay safe

It was just one storm — but it was a nasty one.

COLUMNIST

Reflections on the special election

It isn’t often that a congressional race becomes the center of national attention. But that was the case in the campaign between Tom Suozzi and Mazi Pilip to succeed the disgraced George Santos in the 3rd Congressional District.

COLUMNIST

Check your Medicare statement carefully

If a poll were to be taken, I would have to be the last person on this planet who thinks that government is a perfect institution. I respect the FBI and the CIA, and I even trust the IRS. As a senior citizen, I have always considered Medicare one of the finest agencies we have, but some new facts have emerged that have convinced me that it is a sloppy and careless government behemoth.

COLUMNIST

The problems with bumper-sticker governance

Bumper-sticker slogans and politics have always been inseparable, like peanut butter and jelly. Throughout the history of campaigning, politicians have employed succinct, often widely known but ambiguous sayings to seek the approval of prospective voters. But these slogans’ recent transition from catchy phrases to foundational theories of governmental policy has had negative consequences, particularly in New York.

COLUMNIST

Why don’t they just take the train?

I was struck, recently, standing outside the People’s Pantry in the hamlet of Oyster Bay on a cold, gray day. The Pantry provides food and other services to locals in need of support, and the line for food parcels stretched around the block.