Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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Most of us want to recycle correctly. Yet how many of us have stood over a recycling bin holding a plastic takeout container or a bottle cap, wondering, does this actually go in here?
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By Michaelle Solages
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8/28/26
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Even today, when I walk outside on a morning with that same crisp air and brilliant blue sky, I’m immediately brought back to that day when tragedy struck literally out of the blue. The disbelief and the emotions return in a way that reminds me that while 25 years have passed, some moments in our lives never become distant.
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By Michael O'Neill
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8/28/26
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Trimz Barber Shop's annual Cutz for EDU back-to-school giveaway provided hundreds of students and families from Freeport and other Long Island communities with free school supplies, haircuts and more.
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By Andrew Francis
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8/28/26
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But this loss is different. I discovered that I’m not myself anymore; more challenging, I’m not sure who I am. When you’re a partner in a 58-year-long marriage, identity becomes somewhat fluid. We were a “we” and now I’m an “I.”
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Randi Kreiss
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8/28/26
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The problem with the White House chart is that it fails to point out the fact that the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan were total failures, and the Korean War is considered a draw and not any kind of victory. Many of us who were alive during the 20 years of strife in Vietnam still remember the photo of desperate evacuees reaching for a helicopter ladder as the U.S. Army left the capital.
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By Jerry Kremer
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8/28/26
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Each year, as Sept. 11 approaches, I think back to that day, and how it began so beautifully and uneventfully. I was in Washington, in a car with my chief of staff, Rob O’Connor, heading toward the Capitol. The sky was exceptionally clear — great for flying, I thought. I figured my wife, Rosemary’s, plane would be right on time.
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By Peter King
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8/28/26
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Often, the problem isn’t that people disagree. It’s that they’re working with different information.
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8/28/26
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The Island Park PTA is making sure that local students return to school with the supplies they need, spearheading its first-ever school-supply drive, an effort organizers hope will become an annual tradition.
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By Abigail Grieco
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8/28/26
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Retired Rockville Centre dentist Michael Rechter began his next chapter by photographing the historic opening of the Women’s Pro Baseball League in Illinois.
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By Brian Kacharaba
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8/28/26
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Students in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s Extended School Year program took to the screen Aug. 13 with a production of “Once Upon a Mattress,” continuing an 11-year tradition of giving students with special needs an opportunity to perform in a supportive, creative environment.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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8/28/26
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