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Maintaining VA centers is the least we can do

In the waning weeks of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln realized that sooner rather than later, the tens of thousands of Union soldiers returning from the battlefield would be forced to fend for themselves. more

4/21/22

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, right. was sentenced to 12 years on April 14 for accepting bribes. His wife, Linda, was sentenced to 15 months for lying to the FBI. At left lawyer Kevin Keating with Mangano in 2019.

Mangano gets 12-year sentence on bribery conviction, wife 15 months

Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison after his 2019 conviction on charges he and his wife accepted bribes from an Oyster Bay contractor. more

By James Bernstein | 4/14/22

Congress must preserve quality local journalism

A free and diverse press is the backbone of a healthy and vibrant democracy. Yet social media and search engine giants like Facebook and Google are taking content from local newspapers . . . more

4/14/22

It was a community affair in Merrick last week when Town of Hempstead officials and Chabad rabbis from across Nassau County gathered to honor Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson on what would have been his 120th birthday.

Chabad leader remembered on his 120th birthday

Town of Hempstead officials and rabbis from across Nassau County got together at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Merrick last week to honor the late Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. more

By Jordan Vallone | 4/14/22

Local travel baseball teams, part of the organization Merrick Mayhem, recently performed well at a season opener tournament. One of the program’s 8-and-under, 9-and-under, 10-and-under and 11-and-under teams took home the top prize in their brackets.

Mayhem baseball looks forward to another hit season

Local travel baseball program Merrick Mayhem recently kicked off their season with some big wins at a season opener tournament, Levittown Spring Swing. The early wins this season follow … more

By Jordan Vallone | 4/14/22

Some Bellmore neighbors have come out against a proposed apartment building that would replace a former Citibank location on Bedford Avenue.

Residents decry Bedford Ave. apartments

Real estate developers met with fiery opposition from some Bellmore neighbors last week over a proposed four-story, 27-unit apartment building on Bedford Avenue. more

By Jordan Vallone | 4/14/22

Election season is sooner than you think

Many voters may believe election season gets under way in early fall and ends on Election Day in November. That’s the way it might have been . . . more

4/7/22

The medical facility a great community needs

Things we don’t want in our backyards: incinerators, releasing toxic fumes in the air. Nightclubs, with late-night rooftop music. Prisons, with their high walls and guarded towers. more

4/7/22

Support your local business, and your chamber

It was said to be cold that spring morning in 1768 when 20 or so businessmen gathered at Fraunces Tavern in Lower Manhattan. The goal was to create a coalition of merchants . . . more

3/31/22

Republican candidates for state and federal officers gathered at GOP headquarters in Westbury on March 25 for a kickoff to the fall campaign.

Nassau GOP kicks off fall campaign with slate of state and federal candidates

Nassau County Republicans kicked off their fall campaign at GOP headquarters in Westbury Friday, introducing their congressional and state candidates, who sounded traditional party themes of lowering … more

By James Bernstein | 3/25/22

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