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We’ve got a plan to make L.I. commuters’ lives easier

For far too long, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been a faceless organization, with Long Island Rail Road riders paying for overpriced tickets while receiving subpar service. For years, over 300,000 daily LIRR riders . . . more

By James Gaughran | 4/11/19

American Chamber Ensemble's springtime sounds

The American Chamber Ensemble is back on the Hofstra Unversity stage. more

4/5/19

No matter the desperation, suicide isn’t the answer

When anyone, especially a teenager, dies by suicide, it is difficult to comprehend. We see the person, seemingly vibrant, alive, and we wonder how . . . more

4/5/19

The Baldwin school district will receive $31 million in state aid under the state budget.

Plastic bags to be banned in New York

Under an agreement reached as part of the state budget passed by lawmakers over the weekend, plastic bags will be banned in all New York retail stores starting next March. “You drive through … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 4/4/19

Executives from three offshore wind development companies presented their plans for expansive wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island to members of the Long Island Association on March 29. Above, a view of the five-turbine wind farm off Block Island, R.I., the nation’s first offshore wind farm, which is serving as a model for future development. The project was originally developed by Deepwater Wind, which was purchased for $510 million by Denmark-based Orsted, the company that is proposing a wind farm 35 miles off Montauk Point.

Wind farm, cable planned for South Shore

One offshore wind developer is proposing a wind farm that, if approved, would span 80,000 acres in the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island’s South Shore, with its closest point to land being 14 miles … more

By Scott Brinton | 3/31/19

Forty-eight Long Island professionals were honored at the Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards Gala.

Herald hosts Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards Gala

Hundreds gathered for the Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards Gala at the Heritage Club at Bethpage on March 28. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 3/29/19

Let’s make sure we count everyone in 2020

Communities across Nassau County are changing fast. The demographic profile the county comptroller’s office developed highlighted new challenges the county faces so we can deliver the right services in the right way to everyone. more

By Jack Schnirman | 3/29/19

Mary and Rob Hallam collected more than 20,000 donations, both food and money, at their annual food drive.

Freeporters lend hand to food pantry

The volunteers were there to move food on March 16. They started by picking it up at a home on Catherine Street in Lynbrook, and trucked it to a food pantry run by the Long Island Council of Churches … more

By Nadya Nataly and Nakeem Grant | 3/28/19

Mary and Rob Hallam collected more than 20,000 donations, both food and money, at their annual food drive on March 16.

Malverne churchgoers use home to collect food, donations for people in need

Eight years ago, Rob and Mary Hallam, congregants of the Community Presbyterian Church in Malverne, started a food drive in their Lynbrook home by putting two cans of tuna in a collection box. … more

By Nakeem Grant | 3/28/19

Albany should give taxpayers a break

Every year at this time, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature wrestle with the state budget, facing an April 1 deadline to get it done. This year . . . more

3/22/19

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