After a contentious special election, Tom Suozzi has won back his old seat in Congress with 5.8. Despite a vigorous campaign by his Republican opponent Mazi Melesa Pilip, Suozzi’s election …
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By Will Sheeline
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2/13/24
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Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz, of Oyster Bay, has thrust two pivotal pieces of legislation into the spotlight targeting the reprehensible use of artificial intelligence in generating deepfake and …
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By Will Sheeline
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2/9/24
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In the closely watched battle for former Rep. George Santos’ open House seat, Tom Suozzi and Mazi Pilip dove into a fierce exchange over gun safety regulations last Thursday. During a press …
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By Roksana Amid
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2/9/24
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North Shore residents will vote in a special election on Tuesday, two months after the expulsion of U.S. Rep. George Santos, to determine his replacement in the 3rd Congressional District. It will …
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By Roksana Amid
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2/9/24
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In a groundbreaking initiative aimed at restoring the once-thriving oyster populations of Oyster Bay and Cold Spring Harbor, the Town of Oyster Bay has embarked on a transformative project called …
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By Will Sheeline
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2/9/24
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Residents of Bayville gathered in the heart of the village to celebrate the grand reopening of the Bayville Free Library on Feb. 3. For the first time in months the library was filled with patrons, …
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2/9/24
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Forget scary movies or the end of the world — what scares almost all of us the most, by far, is getting a voicemail from a family member, telling you to call back right away because “it’s important.”
My 90-year-old father did that last week, a message I got on my phone as I was walking from what had been an enlightening and productive meeting with a school superintendent. The last several months had been filled with difficult calls like this. My mother’s cancer. My stepmother’s passing. Learning that a former colleague is gravely ill.
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By Michael Hinman
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2/9/24
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The history of America’s relationship with the indigenous peoples who lived here before the arrival of European settlers has been fraught with sugarcoating, obfuscation, and downright ignorance.
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By Will Sheeline
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2/9/24
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It was a simple question: “How is everybody doing?”
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2/9/24
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Having served in the Assembly for 23 years, I can’t avoid comparing the Legislature of my days and the current one. So much has changed, a lot of it for the good. There are now such things as electronic voting, immediate access to pending legislation, a modern sound system and many other changes that make legislating so much faster, easier and smarter.
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By Jerry Kremer
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2/9/24
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