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Charles Loiacono, president of the Adjunct Faculty Association, addressed AFA members on Sept. 11 outside Nassau Community College’s administration tower.

Nassau Community College adjuncts spend week on strike

Nassau Community College’s adjunct faculty — non-tenured, part-time staff who teach no more than two classes each semester — were on strike last week after the NCC Board of Trustees rejected their demands for a new contract and pay raises. The adjunct faculty’s union, the Adjunct Faculty Association, went on strike in the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 9, and called off the strike on Friday, Sept. 13. more

By Brian Racow | 9/18/13

A bipartisan rebuilding strategy for Long Island

A Republican and a Democrat standing together these days is rare. Even though we’re from different political parties, partisan politics could not have been further from our minds last Oct. 29, and in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. more

By Edward Mangano and Steven Bellone | 8/28/13

Nassau CC Lions ready to roar

Though Nassau Community College posted nine gridiron victories in 2012 and was ranked as high as No. 3 in the NJCAA, the Lions aren’t at all interested in picking up where they left off. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 8/20/13

Erica Gimbel, left, and Amanda Bertoncini, two of the stars of "Princesses Long Island."

‘Princesses L.I.’ is familiar Bravo shtick

Somewhere between the flashes of wealth, prideful professions of parental dependency, Jewish cultural caricatures and frequent debauchery, acrimony and hysteria, a picture of young Jewish women on Long Island emerges on “Princesses Long Island,” the Bravo TV show that debuted on June 2, and it isn’t flattering. In their late 20s and early 30s, the stars, Bellmore-Merrick residents say, are immature and spoiled, and that is not how they see the overwhelming majority of Jewish women. more

By Brian Racow | 8/7/13

Brayan and Dana CASAS with Nathaniel, who was born just two weeks after Hurricane Sandy.

Post-Sandy tales of woe — and waiting

Bay Park resident Dana Casas was nine months pregnant when the hurricane hit — and after losing almost all of their possessions in the storm, she and her … more

By Mary Malloy | 8/7/13

Audry Espinoza, 5, tried on a new pair of sneakers with an assist from Sharon Bank.

Putting smiles on kids’ faces at Lynbrook temple

Parents and volunteers alike were overwhelmed with joy, gratitude and teary eyes as they watched children from South Shore Nassau County communities affected by Hurricane Sandy benefit from the inaugural National Council of Jewish Women Peninsula and South Shore sections “Back 2 School Store” on July 28. more

By Dana Pearl | 7/31/13

Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola earned high grades in the recent U.S. News & World Report hospital study.

Nassau hospitals make ‘best’ list

Four of the twelve hospitals in Nassau County were named this week to the prestigious “New York’s Best Hospitals” list compiled by U.S. News & World Report magazine. The four that made the … more

By Howard Schwach | 7/23/13

Stuart, left, and Cliff Richner have agreed to acquire L&M Publications, which produces the Freeport-Baldwin Leader, Merrick Life, Bellmore Life and Wantagh-Seaford Citizen.

Richner Communications to acquire L&M Publications

Publishers Clifford and Stuart Richner announced July 10 that Richner Communications has agreed to acquire L&M Publications, a Long Island weekly newspaper group that includes the Merrick Life, Bellmore Life, Freeport-Baldwin Leader and the Wantagh-Seaford Citizen. Both Richner Communications and L&M are privately held companies, and terms of the sale were not announced. The sale is expected to close this quarter. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/12/13

The Rev. Mark Lukens is hosting Next Step volunteers in his church’s gymnasium. The young missionaries are in East Rockaway to help residents who were affected by Hurricane Sandy.

A step in the right direction

It’s rare to find a teenager who, instead of spending summer days with friends or hanging out at the beach, is busy installing a water heater or repairing a roof, but that’s just what the young … more

By Mary Malloy | 7/10/13

Speaker Robert S. Cavera talked about the emotional aftermath of the storm.

The trauma in Sandy’s wake

Usually time can heal all wounds, but Superstorm Sandy was eight months ago, and communities are still suffering. On June 18 at 6 p.m. at the East Rockaway Library, Robert S. Cavera held a meeting … more

By Grace Poppe | 7/3/13

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