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Our focus on vets shouldn’t begin and end on Veterans Day

Neighboring Suffolk County is home to the largest population of veterans of any county in New York state — a proud distinction that also gives us Long Islanders a profound responsibility to provide them with all the services they need. more

By Monica Martinez and Ann-Marie K. Foster | 11/14/19

To those who have borne the battle, we owe honor

Veterans Day is our opportunity to publicly recognize and express our appreciation for those who have served in the nation’s armed forces. It is the day that evolved from Armistice Day . . . more

By John C. O'Connell | 11/8/19

Kieran McArdle, No. 6, warms up prior to the New York Riptide's open practice on Nov. 2, 2019 at Nassau Coliseum.

The Riptide is new to Long Island lacrosse. Not Kieran McArdle

The newest addition to the National Lacrosse League will be calling Long Island home but for one member of the New York Riptide, coming to Long Island is more of a homecoming. Kieran McArdle grew up in Ronkonkoma in Suffolk County, about 32 miles east of Riptide’s new home at the Nassau Coliseum. more

By William Fitzpatrick | 11/5/19

West Hempstead resident and PSEG Long Island employee Donato Barrucco, right, was among several people to take part in the American Cancer Society’s annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk at Jones Beach on Oct. 20.

West Hempstead resident makes strides against breast cancer

PSEG Long Island employee Donato Barrucco, of West Hempstead, joined more than 1,000 coworkers along with their family members and friends on the morning of Oct. 20 to fight breast cancer in the … more

10/31/19

West Hempstead librarian Regina Mascia, the West Hempstead Community Support Association’s 2019 Person of the Year, right, received a check from then Library Director Adele Eckstein for the Friends of the WHPL several years ago.

Longtime librarian named Person of the Year by the West Hempstead Community Support Association

A fortunate chapter in West Hempstead’s history started when the family of Regina Mascia — the West Hempstead Community Support Association’s 2019 Person of the Year — moved from Brooklyn to … more

10/24/19

Allmost Brothers salutes the Allman Brothers

The Allmost Brothers carry on Duane Allman's legacy. more

10/23/19

Camryn Graves, a senior performance major at Hofstra University, stars as Elle in the Department of Drama and Dance's staging of "Legally Blonde," now through Nov. 3.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage Sunset BoulevardAndrew Lloyd Webber’s musical adaptation of the award-winning 1950 film about a faded star of the silent screen era, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 24-25, 8 … more

10/23/19

The beloved tale "The Monster Who Ate My Peas" comes to life on the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage on Oct. 19.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage Sunset BoulevardAndrew Lloyd Webber’s musical adaptation of the award-winning 1950 film about a faded star of the silent screen era, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 17-18, 8 … more

10/18/19

Terrence Batts conducting the Lawrence High School orchestra in 2015. He said he was kept out of Honors classes as a student in the 1960s and ’70s, despite his clear academic abilities. Many students of color, he said, are automatically placed in lower-track classes, without regard to what he calls “intellectual heft.”

Reshaping class discussion on race and culture

Part three in a series. The New York State Education Department launched a new statewide curriculum in May intended to root out implicit bias and racism in all its forms in the schools while affirming students’ “racial, linguistic and cultural identities.” more

By Jeff Bessen and Briana Bonfiglio | 10/17/19

‘Solid gold’ members, from far left, Gloria Braum, Bill Lee, Donald Neugebauer, John Wolffe, Janet Neuerbauer, Bill Volker, Florence Cocchi, Nancy Stalb and Loren Birch joined the Rev. Janice Moore-Caputo, of the Community Presbyterian Church for a celebration on Oct. 4.

‘Solid gold’ congregants at Malverne's Community Presbyterian Church

The Community Presbyterian Church in Malverne honored nine of its congregants for their 50-plus years of service to the church with a celebration on Oct. 4. The church recognized each honoree as … more

10/17/19