Thursday, October 1, 2026
The problem, however, is that data centers are a legitimate challenge to elected officials who aren’t always capable of understanding what the centers do and how the public may react. It’s a balancing act that isn’t working well, and the public has now become fired up, because people are afraid of rising electricity rates and don’t want their water supply depleted.
Recently I’ve come to believe that the strongest influence on developing human beings is the times in which they live. Try as I might, summoning all the empathy I possess, I simply can’t know what it was like to endure the London Blitz during World War II. Or the Dust Bowl in America, or the Holocaust, all of which changed the way people lived and thought.
For two decades I have worked with children, parents and families. Whether in my office, giving a speech, leading a workshop or discussing parenting on social media, I hear remarkably consistent hopes. Parents want their children to become happy, successful and independent adults. I would argue that happiness and success depend, at least in part, on independence. And one quality runs through all three — resilience.
After a tumultuous weekend of rain and wind, Freeport and other South Shore communities are grappling with the impact of the nor'easter storm that struck Long Island.
Long Island Cares has been partnering with Freeport residents, other Long Islanders and corporate partners for September's Hunger Action Month.
New police drones by the Nassau County Police Department will be used to help ensure safety in the county's waters.
