Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Businesses across Lynbrook and Long Island are facing mounting pressure as the latest wave of import tariffs, largely targeting goods from China and other countries, forces local owners to raise prices, scale back spending, and reconsider long-term plans. From food imports to electronics and seasonal goods, companies are warning that the real cost of tariffs is being passed directly to U.S. consumers and workers.
Smartphones could soon be off-limits in New York public schools from the opening bell to the final dismissal under a proposed statewide ban backed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, aimed at cutting distractions and improving student mental health.
The Malverne/East Rockaway girls’ lacrosse team is proving last year was just an aberration. After winning just two games in 2024, it suddenly finds itself in a battle for the Conference …
Firefighters and community members from across Nassau County gathered at the Malverne Fire Department for the annual Burn Center Benefit, raising funds to support the Nassau University Medical Center’s Burn Center through raffles, auctions, live music, and more.
Whether you're in the mood for live theater, outdoor shopping, or staying informed on local issues, there's something for everyone happening around town. Here are three events coming up this week:
After 25 years of teaching Long Islanders how to cook, Polly Talbott is bringing her most beloved recipes and practical tips to kitchens everywhere with the release of her first cookbook, "Recipes, Menus and Memories from a Cooking School."
Smartphones could soon be off-limits in New York public schools from the opening bell to the final dismissal under a proposed statewide ban backed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, aimed at cutting distractions and improving student mental health.
The Malverne/East Rockaway girls’ lacrosse team is proving last year was just an aberration. After winning just two games in 2024, it suddenly finds itself in a battle for the Conference …
Firefighters and community members from across Nassau County gathered at the Malverne Fire Department for the annual Burn Center Benefit, raising funds to support the Nassau University Medical Center’s Burn Center through raffles, auctions, live music, and more.
On a trip to Sarasota, Florida, last fall, Alexandria Scanlon, a sophomore at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School, stumbled on a house that had been uprooted from its foundation by Hurricane Milton weeks earlier, and had settled into a tilted position.
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The surge in electric vehicles, the rise of data centers and the electrification of homes and businesses are pushing Long Island’s energy demand to unprecedented levels.
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In recent weeks I have been at a number of events sponsored by police organizations, including a gala honoring 100 years of the Nassau County Police Department.
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As I fight tooth and nail for every dollar, every program, every piece of support that I can secure for my constituents, a clear pattern has emerged in the performance of Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman — one that it is marred by self-promotional pageantry, misplaced priorities and big promises that ultimately collapse.
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For many immigrants, coming to the United States without legal documentation isn’t an act of criminality, but an act of survival — an effort to escape violence, political persecution or a situation so dire that the only option is to flee.