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Baldwin man pleads guilty after crash that killed Merrick minister

A Baldwin man pleaded guilty on Nov. 15 to driving while high on drugs and causing a crash that killed a Merrick minister in April, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced. more

11/21/19

Our focus on vets shouldn’t begin and end on Veterans Day

Neighboring Suffolk County is home to the largest population of veterans of any county in New York state — a proud distinction that also gives us Long Islanders a profound responsibility to provide them with all the services they need. more

By Monica Martinez and Ann-Marie K. Foster | 11/14/19

To those who have borne the battle, we owe honor

Veterans Day is our opportunity to publicly recognize and express our appreciation for those who have served in the nation’s armed forces. It is the day that evolved from Armistice Day . . . more

By John C. O'Connell | 11/8/19

Kieran McArdle, No. 6, warms up prior to the New York Riptide's open practice on Nov. 2, 2019 at Nassau Coliseum.

The Riptide is new to Long Island lacrosse. Not Kieran McArdle

The newest addition to the National Lacrosse League will be calling Long Island home but for one member of the New York Riptide, coming to Long Island is more of a homecoming. Kieran McArdle grew up in Ronkonkoma in Suffolk County, about 32 miles east of Riptide’s new home at the Nassau Coliseum. more

By William Fitzpatrick | 11/5/19

Allmost Brothers salutes the Allman Brothers

The Allmost Brothers carry on Duane Allman's legacy. more

10/23/19

Camryn Graves, a senior performance major at Hofstra University, stars as Elle in the Department of Drama and Dance's staging of "Legally Blonde," now through Nov. 3.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage Sunset BoulevardAndrew Lloyd Webber’s musical adaptation of the award-winning 1950 film about a faded star of the silent screen era, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 24-25, 8 … more

10/23/19

The beloved tale "The Monster Who Ate My Peas" comes to life on the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage on Oct. 19.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage Sunset BoulevardAndrew Lloyd Webber’s musical adaptation of the award-winning 1950 film about a faded star of the silent screen era, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 17-18, 8 … more

10/18/19

Terrence Batts conducting the Lawrence High School orchestra in 2015. He said he was kept out of Honors classes as a student in the 1960s and ’70s, despite his clear academic abilities. Many students of color, he said, are automatically placed in lower-track classes, without regard to what he calls “intellectual heft.”

Reshaping class discussion on race and culture

Part three in a series. The New York State Education Department launched a new statewide curriculum in May intended to root out implicit bias and racism in all its forms in the schools while affirming students’ “racial, linguistic and cultural identities.” more

By Jeff Bessen and Briana Bonfiglio | 10/17/19

The Four Italian Tenors visit Tilles Center on Oct. 13.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage Private LivesNoel Coward’s sophisticated comedy of manners, presented by Hofstra University’s Dept. of Drama and Dance, Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 10-12, 8 … more

10/10/19

The lack of diversity in Long Island’s teaching ranks was the subject of extensive discussion at the Long Island Educator Diversity Convening at Hofstra University last spring. Among the panelists were, from left, Wayne White, president of the Bellport Teachers Association; Lillian Hsiao, an English as a New Language teacher in the Great Neck School District; Jemal Graham, assistant principal at H.B. Thompson Middle School in the Syosset district; and Dafny Joy Irizarry Ortiz, an ENL teacher in the Central Islip district.

Study: 92% of L.I. teachers are white

Ninety-two percent of Long Island public-school teachers are white. In nearly two-thirds of Long Island schools, there are no black teachers. In more than two-fifths of them, there are no Latino teachers. And most children grow up in segregated communities that divide along school district lines. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/10/19