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Lee Kaufman and her husband Morty became unlikely stars through their memorable Swiffer commercials.

Lee Kaufman, local celebrity, dies at 99

Lee Kaufman, Swiffer commercial star and former Valley Stream elementary school teacher, died Dec. 18 at a hospice center in Port Jefferson from reported Covid-19 complications. She was 99. Kaufman … more

By Karina Kovac | 1/16/22

Mayor Pam Panzenbeck said she would like to slow the pace of the $1.25 billion Garvies Point project, bring new retail businesses to Glen Street and serve as an advocate for the city's schools.

Panzenbeck begins new job, taking over as Glen Cove mayor

Glen Cove's new mayor, Republican Pam Panzenbeck, says she isn't particularly political, and plans to take a different approach to governing — one that just might work. "My goal is to … more

By Laura Lane | 1/15/22

There could be a resolution to the battle over the Woodmere Club. Above, golfers play on the course in 2019.

Woodmere Club battle over?

Even before the sale of the Woodmere Club was consummated in early 2017, the battle over its possible development for residential homes began in late 2016 with the formation of the grass-roots … more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/14/22

The Jack-up barge is to be used to test soil samples to determine the best place to place an electric wire to connect to a wind farm.

You see a Jack-up barge, not a sea monster

It is 113-feet-long, 70 feet wide, and has 175-foot legs that move up and down. And it will be visible in the waters off the barrier beach for the next few months. There is no need for fear … more

By James Bernstein | 1/14/22

Charles Rizzuto, the 2022 Eastern District Teacher of the Year for High School Physical Education, has been honored before. In 2020 he was named the Secondary Teacher of the Year by the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

Charlie Rizzuto, OBHS phys. ed. teacher, receives regional honor

When Charlie Rizzuto received an email on Dec. 15, while teaching a phys. ed class at Oyster Bay High School, he waited for the bell to ring to find out what the headline … more

By Steven Keehner | 1/14/22

At a news conference on Jan. 6, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed an executive order directing school districts to vote this month on whether to require masks in classrooms.

Reactions are swift to mask directive

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed executive orders on Jan. 6 directing local boards of education to vote this month on whether their districts should mandate mask use, while also lifting … more

By Laura Lane | 1/14/22

A $115,841 grant will fund the removal of neglected lobster gear from an 18 square mile section of the Long Island Sound between New York and Connecticut. About two thirds of the traps to be removed – probably more than 600 – are off the shore of Oyster Bay.

Plan to remove ‘ghost traps’ from the Long Island Sound

This spring, a decade-old effort by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County to remove thousands of “ghost traps” from the Sound will move into Nassau County waters for the first … more

By Annemarie Durkin | 1/14/22

Alistair Wright, 16, hosted a pickleball tournament on Sunday that benefited the local nonprofit NOSH. The event has raised $4,300 for the organization so far.

Friends Academy teen raises funds for NOSH

A pickleball tournament held over the weekend raised more than $4,300 for a local food pantry in need of help. Alistair Wright, 16, a junior at Friends Academy in Locust Valley, is the founder of … more

By Annemarie Durkin | 1/14/22

William L. Buck’s students with their “small drop of kindness” from a previous book reading.

One Book, One School teaches love of reading

Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District’s William L. Buck Elementary School continued their One Book, One School Initiative to encourage a love of reading in students last December. Each … more

By Karina Kovac | 1/13/22

North High School Principal Dr. Robin Small, from left, student athletes Godwin Eyiuche and Haley Nelson, and Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach Mary Parisi.

Two North High seniors named top 100 L.I. athletes

Valley Stream North High School seniors – Haley Nelson and Godwin Eyiuche – have been named Newsday’s top 100 athletes on Long Island for the 2021 season for their excellence in … more

By Karina Kovac | 1/13/22

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