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Mostly Cloudy Liver transplant center is ‘a godsend’
Northwell Health opens first program on L.I. at North Shore University Hospital
George Conte reached the very high end of the Medical End-Stage Liver Disease scale last summer. The low end of the range is 6 — mild liver disease — and the upper end is 40 — near …
Rockville Centre's Crystal Dunn reacts to her first Team USA World Cup win
Squad appears in parade down Canyon of Heroes Wednesday
Winning the Women’s World Cup was a double triumph for Crystal Dunn. Not only did the Rockville Centre native prove she could play left back at the highest level of the game, she also outbattled many of the best right-sided players on the planet.
Long Island International Film Expo
22nd annual Film Expo kicks off in Bellmore
July 12 kicks off the 22nd Long Island International Film Expo at the Bellmore Movies.
9/11 responder from Glen Head is seeking pension parity
Many images continue to haunt civilian 9/11 responder Timothy DeMeo. He saw close to 100 people engulfed in flames jump from the twin towers, he said — images that are still among his nightmares. …
Long Beach to welcome wounded veterans
Hundreds of people will march along West Beech Street to honor wounded veterans at the 11th annual Long Beach Waterfront Warriors Welcome Parade, which steps off from Ohio Avenue on Sunday. The …
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Former NYPD officer shares tips to save lives
“There’s a problem in our communities, there’s a problem in this country, and that problem is law enforcement and the community do not understand …
Beep baseball on display at East Meadow tournament
Alex Barrera secured his blindfold before stepping up to home plate, tapping the plate twice with his bat and preparing for a pitch. Barrera is captain of the Long Island Bombers, which hosted …
New York Surf Week returns to Long Beach
Surf Week is set to return to Long Beach for its 10th year and will feature surfing and skating competitions, a movie night, a summer party and charity events. NYSEA’s New York Surf Week will …
SPLASH patrols Bellmore’s waters
A team from Operation SPLASH is helping to keep Bellmore and Merrick’s waterways clean.
Local libraries gear up for summer challenge
Libraries in Merrick and Bellmore are joining a countywide effort to spice up the summer by inviting residents to participate in the 2019 Nassau Library Tour challenge. All but two of the county’s 54 libraries will participate in a special kind of scavenger hunt.
Local artist restoring mural in Sea Cliff Village Hall
Mark Fay has long had a penchant for painting murals. He even said it runs in his blood. His grandfather, Charles Gulbrandsen, was an apprentice in the early 1900s on the original mural that adorns …
Oppenheimer retires, Howard returns as Village of Rockville Centre trustee
Ed Oppenheimer retired as a village trustee on July 1, having served in the position for 10 years. On Tuesday, Mayor Francis X. Murray swore in former Deputy Mayor Nancy Howard to fill the role of trustee.
Juliet Watstein is crowned Miss Wantagh
Cheers erupted outside Wantagh Elementary School as Juliet Watstein, of Wantagh High School, was crowned Miss Wantagh 2019. Wantagh High’s Grace Mansari was named first runner-up; Erin Cunnane, …
Editorial
Let undocumented immigrants drive legally
Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently signed the aptly named Green Light Law, which will allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. This isn’t a new law. If anything, it takes New York back to the more trusting years before Sept. 11, 2001.
Scott Brinton
The gritty beauty of the organic farm
I remember hiking in 90-degree heat on a dusty but paved road, past fields of fruit trees and vegetable plants. Suddenly, my father-in-law pointed and said in Bulgarian that we should turn into a thicket.
Randi Kreiss
Buggy brilliance lights up the summer sky
We’re in the warm clutch of summer, when fireflies begin their dance through the deep velvet nights of June and early July. Summer in our villages and towns has to be held close and breathed in . . .
Alfonse D'Amato
Dems veer hard left, headed for a cliff
Watching the Democratic debate marathon(s) two weeks ago drove home to me just how far to the political left the Democratic Party has veered. If it keeps this up . . .