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Randi Kreiss: Hitting bottom on the decency meter

Randi Kreiss

Can we agree that a flagrant display of indecency should end any candidate’s quest for office, especially the presidency? The president must model moral leadership, compassion, forgiveness and inspiration. How have we spiraled so far away from those American ideals of American excellence?

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Peter King: Blakeman will be the governor New York needs

Peter King

The issues are serious. The differences between the candidates are stark and real, as are the differences between the two major parties, and indeed among the American people. I’m strongly supporting Bruce Blakeman as the leader the state needs at this defining moment.

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Jerry Kremer: Can A.I. regulate itself? I don’t think so.

Jerry Kremer

Up until a few months ago, A.I. was in the news but not dominating it. In July, Geoffrey Hinton, who’s been called “the godfather of A.I.,” warned lawmakers that humanity could lose control of it within a year if proper safeguards were not established. Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, has been arguing that robust ethical and technical guardrails are needed to prevent misuse or loss of control.

Corinne Baptiste has been an experienced oil painter and artist for years.

Local painter gets her first solo art exhibit in Freeport

Graphic designer Corinne Baptiste has applied her creativity and passion for art into producing her own paintings, which are featured in the Art Alcove at the Freeport Recreation Center this month.
The Bayview Avenue School of Arts and Sciences welcomed over 100 grandparents in total for their annual Grandparents Day.

Freeport's Bayview Avenue School continues its Grandparents Day celebrations

The Bayview Avenue School of Arts and Sciences welcomed over a 100 grandparents of students in honor of Grandparents Day.
Nirvana Lucie, Bethel AME’s church choir director, was one of the entertainment performers for the Fall Festival

Bethel AME hosts fall festival in Freeport as it celebrates 125th anniversary

Members of the Bethel AME Church in Freeport and other community members participated in the church's outdoor fall festival.
Dancer Ruby Slay performed during Freeport Pride’s celebration at Jeremy’s Ale House.

Freeport Pride celebrates Coming Out Day

Freeport Pride celebrated Coming Out Day with its most recent social while also raising money for its scholarship fund.

Joe Scianablo makes affordability, taxpayer protection central to Hempstead campaign

Joe Scianablo says residents across the Town of Hempstead are asking for lower costs, safer communities and a government that puts taxpayers ahead of political connections.

High school senior selected to be next Roosevelt school board ex-officio member

Roosevelt High School senior Destynee Allen has been named as the Roosevelt Board of Education's ex-officio student member for this school year.

John Ferretti seeks re-election as Hempstead supervisor, touts tax cuts and infrastructure improvements

Town of Hempstead Supervisor John Ferretti is seeking re-election, wrapping up a little over a year in office, citing tax cuts, infrastructure improvements, public safety and preserving local control as priorities.

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Eight things you didn’t know you needed to hear

For National Audiology Awareness Month, we asked Dr. Keith Darrow how to encourage better hearing health, prevent noise induced damage and recognize the role audiologists play in treating hearing and balance concerns.

5 Ways aging adults can improve memory and brain health

September is Healthy Aging Month, a time dedicated to encouraging adults to take proactive steps toward maintaining their health, independence, and quality of life as they age. While physical health often gets much of the attention, taking care of your hearing, memory and brain health is an important part of aging well.