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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s proclamation banning entry to citizens of five Muslim-majority countries.

Ruling shocks local Muslim organizations

Local Muslim organizations expressed disappointment and concern last week at the June 26 U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding President Trump’s travel ban on citizens from five Muslim-majority … more

By Timothy Denton | 7/12/18

Hundreds of medical center staff rallied on June 21 calling on Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield to relent in failed contract negotiations between the insurance agency and South Nassau Communities Hospital.

South Nassau holds rally amid Blue Cross dispute

State, county and town elected officials as well as roughly 100 medical center staff rallied outside South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside on June 21 and called on state lawmakers to … more

By Peter Belfiore | 7/6/18

Hospital board Vice Chairman Tony Cancellieri at a rally on June 21 where he called on Blue Cross to relent in its negotiations with the hospital. The two parties later came to an agreement.

South Nassau, Blue Cross reach agreement

South Nassau Communities Hospital officials announced on June 29 that they had reached a contract agreement with the health insurance agency Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, ending an impasse in … more

By Peter Belfiore | 7/5/18

Seventy-five percent of legal service providers in New York had clients who were afraid to go to court because of ICE, and 29 percent had clients who refused to attend court.

Too scared to seek justice

As immigration lawyer Elise Damas headed into work on the morning of June 26, she had a quick meeting with a client. The man asked Damas, of the Village of Hempstead’s Central American Refugee … more

By Ronny Reyes | 7/5/18

South Nassau, Blue Cross reach contract agreement

South Nassau Communities Hospital officials announced on June 29 that they had reached a contract agreement with the health insurance agency Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, ending an impasse in … more

By Peter Belfiore | 6/29/18

Hempstead Town Board passes transparency bill

The Hempstead Town Board voted unanimously to institute a “Governmental Transparency” law at its June 5 meeting. The law amends the town code to make government matters more transparent to the … more

By Jen Cooper | 6/29/18

Franklin Square native and astronaut Michael Massimino, second from the left, being inducted into the Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame on June 21.

Franklin Square spaceman Massimino returns home

It was in the summer of 1985 that Franklin Square’s Michael Massimino made his first visit to the Cradle of Aviation. As he walked into one of the Cradle’s hangers for the ’85 Space Fair, … more

By Timothy Denton | 6/29/18

New York State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, holding the check on the left, presented the $125,000 check to Elmont Memorial Library officials and teens on June 15.

Elmont Library receives $125,000 facility grant

As Elmont teens played video games after school in the Elmont Memorial Library’s Teen Annex room, New York State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages walked in to present a $125,000 grant to the library … more

By Timothy Denton | 6/29/18

Meeks crushes opposition in 5th in primary challenge

Ten-term incumbent Rep. Gregory Meeks, a Democrat of St. Alban’s, Queens, decisively turned back two challengers in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for the right to represent the 5th Congressional … more

By Timothy Denton | 6/27/18

Illustration of the Klebsiella bacterium.

DOH says sepsis now most likely cause of racetrack worker’s death

State and county health authorities and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta have tentatively identified the virus that killed a Belmont Park employee as hantavirus … more

By Timothy Denton | 6/23/18