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FBI agents combed through the woods between Merrick and Freeport, apparently in search of a body.

Police, FBI investigate human remains found in Freeport-Merrick woods

Authorities reportedly discovered human remains in the woods between Freeport and Merrick on Saturday morning. more

By Nadya Nataly and Scott Brinton | 10/27/17

Have a heart: Choose your lifestyle wisely

I looked down, and there it was — my heart, feverishly thumping. My valves looked like little whips snapping back and forth. It was a strange sight indeed. more

10/26/17

The Long Island Association, in conjunction with Stony Brook University's Advanced Energy Research Center, the Gershow Recycling Corporation and Deepwater Wind, hosted a tour last Wednesday of the wind farm recently constructed three miles off the Block Island coastline. At center, in yellow, was LIA Board of Directors member Katherine Heaviside.

The future is blowing in the wind

New York officials say they hope to generate half of the state’s power from renewable sources by 2030. To meet this goal, officials are looking to the recently constructed Block Island offshore wind farm as a model for how renewable energy can power whole communities. more

By Tyler Marko | 10/10/17

Trump is sitting pretty while Puerto Rico suffers

I had planned to write about heart disease in this column. That can wait. Over the weekend, I grew increasingly angry with President Trump because of his inept — and, frankly, inane . . . more

10/5/17

In times of trouble, FDR comes to me

I made a pilgrimage in August to a shining house on a hill surrounded by lush forests. Below was a valley where apple trees grew in neat rows. In the distance was a wide river. This place, this magical place, was an oasis of calm, a landscape perfectly suited for introspection. more

9/14/17

Janice Walsh, of East Meadow, made an impression of her brother-in-law Gerry Walsh’s name, which is etched on the new Town of Hempstead 9/11 memorial in Point Lookout. Gerry Walsh, a firefighter who had retired from the FDNY, spent months taking part at ground zero in the rescue and recovery efforts. He died on Nov. 11, 2014, of blood cancer related to his work at the site, at the age of 58. His wife, Hope Walsh, was among many 9/11 widows who came to help dedicate the town’s memorial on Monday.

In moving ceremony, Town of Hempstead dedicates permanent 9/11 memorial

The hundreds of people streaming into Point Lookout Park on Monday morning for a ceremony to dedicate the Town of Hempstead’s permanent 9/11 memorial passed through an arch at the front entrance, formed by two fire engines’ tower ladders and a massive American flag. The Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department erected the arch. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/11/17

Satellite imagery showed the wide swath of destruction that Hurricane Harvey cut across southeastern Texas over the weekend.

How Long Islanders can help in the wake of Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey slammed into the southeastern Texas coast on Aug. 25 as a Category 4 storm, lashing homes and businesses with 130-mile per hour winds and dumping three or more inches of rain per hour, according to the National Weather Service. The storm surge out of the Gulf of Mexico ranged from six to 12 feet. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/28/17

‘An Inconvenient Sequel’ strains to find hope — but there is

Al Gore appears angrier than he did 11 years ago. He grimaces and yells more. He is less personal. He seems to strain to convey a hopeful message. That was my first — and most striking — reaction to his latest . . . more

8/24/17

Saarah Braithwaite, left, and Kimberly Flobil, both of Elmont High School, showed off their certificates and Hofstra University gear after recently completing the High School Summer Journalism Institute.

Hofstra hosts High School Journalism Institute for Elmont, Hempstead students

Ten students — eight from Elmont Memorial High School and two from Hempstead High — recently took part in Hofstra University’s annual High School Summer Journalism Institute, led by … more

8/7/17

Forests truly are enchanted worlds

I grew up in a ranch-style home on two acres in Yaphank, in Suffolk County, from the late 1960s through the late ’80s, when the hamlet mainly comprised cabbage and horse farms, wildflower fields and forest. more

8/3/17

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