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This is the second in a series delving into the complexities of elections to provide a better understanding of one of Americans’ most precious privileges, the right to vote. While most people …
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By Will Sheeline
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3/1/24
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In the coming months, Oyster Bay residents and visitors to the hamlet looking out over the harbor can expect to see floating barges of plants as part of a new project by the town to mitigate …
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By Will Sheeline
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3/1/24
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Oyster Bay Town Hall saw dozens come to honor Black History Month on Feb. 22 as the town government hosted its celebration of the lives and histories of the extraordinary African-Americans in Oyster …
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By Will Sheeline
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3/1/24
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Bayville’s David Sarles has published his third book, “Two for Nothing,” inspired by his 26 years in the field of education. A work of fiction, the book depicts the journey of an …
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By Laura Lane
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3/1/24
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Children were ducking, diving, dipping and dodging at the Oyster Bay Boys & Girls Club on Feb. 2 when they played each other in dodgeball as part of the club’s weekly Friday Night Fun …
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3/1/24
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It isn’t often that a congressional race becomes the center of national attention. But that was the case in the campaign between Tom Suozzi and Mazi Pilip to succeed the disgraced George Santos in the 3rd Congressional District.
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By Peter King
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3/1/24
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Bumper-sticker slogans and politics have always been inseparable, like peanut butter and jelly. Throughout the history of campaigning, politicians have employed succinct, often widely known but ambiguous sayings to seek the approval of prospective voters. But these slogans’ recent transition from catchy phrases to foundational theories of governmental policy has had negative consequences, particularly in New York.
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By Brian Curran
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3/1/24
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If a poll were to be taken, I would have to be the last person on this planet who thinks that government is a perfect institution. I respect the FBI and the CIA, and I even trust the IRS. As a senior citizen, I have always considered Medicare one of the finest agencies we have, but some new facts have emerged that have convinced me that it is a sloppy and careless government behemoth.
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By Jerry Kremer
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3/1/24
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Black History Month is a chance for us to celebrate the many contributions African-Americans have made to the country. They’ve done this despite discrimination and oppression — something even Long Island, in the past, was not immune to.
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3/1/24
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We are living in the midst of a climate emergency, with the expectation that conditions will significantly worsen in the near future. In January, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed that 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded. In New York state, climate change is impacting the environment, society and the economy as extreme weather events increase in frequency and intensity. Floods are more frequent, and the growing season for crops is changing. Climate disasters have cost the northeastern United States over $80 billion since 1980.
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By Alan Singer
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3/1/24
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