Electric bikes have become a familiar sight on Long Island streets, offering an affordable way to get to school, work, the store or the train station. But as their popularity has grown, so have concerns about dangerous riding, illegal vehicles and serious injuries. Nassau County needs to turn its attention to e-bike safety and create a comprehensive plan to protect riders, motorists and pedestrians.
Over the decades, various public officials on the Island have pushed for public transit. In his 1980 annual report, Suffolk County Executive Peter Cohalan called for “development of an efficient and reliable mass transportation system,” and that year Suffolk Transit was created and bus routes set up. The presiding officer of the Suffolk Legislature, Lou Howard, sought to have a monorail built on the center median of the LIE.
Afrikaners, it should be noted, have a long history of supporting and implementing white supremacy. It was Afrikaners who led the South African government after World War II, when it created a formal system of racial apartheid.
While national headlines have focused on federal funding cuts and demands for compliance of elite private research universities, we shouldn’t lose sight of local impacts. All institutions rely on federal support for research and student aid. Those demands were accompanied by unsupported claims or selective evidence of institutional wrongdoing that do not follow the federal government’s own guidelines for regulatory action.
Two Hewlett High School students lead Generational Bridges, a student-run volunteer organization connecting young people with seniors through music, games and activities at local nursing homes and senior living facilities.
The Hewlett Fire Department hosted its first open house in five years to promote fire safety, showcase emergency services and recruit volunteers amid declining membership and increasing emergency calls.
Cedarhurst resident Crescenza “Chrissy” Vitagliano Oliveri celebrates her 100th birthday, reflecting on a century of family, work and community connections shaped by the Great Depression, World War II and decades in the Five Towns.
