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During his campaign, Congressman George Santos was believed to be “the full embodiment of the American dream.” His narrative of being an openly gay child of Brazilian immigrants who rose …
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By Roksana Amid
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11/10/23
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The history of Quakerism has deep roots in the story of the United States, whether it be their influence on the colonial period or the key role Quakers played in the Revolutionary War, although their …
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By Will Sheeline
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2/23/24
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In a recent series of meetings, the Locust Valley Central School District unveiled its proposed budget for the upcoming 2024-25 school year. The presentations, held over the course of several months, …
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By Will Sheeline
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3/22/24
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The political similarities between former President Donald Trump and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman are now impossible to miss. Which is probably just what Blakeman intends.
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By Kevin Kelley
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5/3/24
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An aphorism often attributed to Mark Twain states that “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” Readers of a certain age will, as I do, recall the upheavals of the 1960s and early ’70s. Recent events set me musing about the similarities and differences between today’s “student protests” and those of yesteryear.
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By Howard Kopel
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5/17/24
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Since Jan. 16, when Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her proposed fiscal year 2025 budget, educators have been focused on state aid for local schools.
The governor’s spending plan includes about …
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By Angelina Zingariello & Will Sheeline
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3/8/24
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Thanks to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s first executive order of the year, the county is gaining new attention as it becomes the newest battlefield of the United States’ …
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By Will Sheeline
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3/22/24
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One hundred years have now passed since the original Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced on the federal level. On Nov. 5, we New Yorkers will decide whether to modernize our own state Constitution. Currently, that Constitution protects only against racial and religious discrimination. It does not prohibit discrimination against groups that have been historically targeted, including those with disabilities, LGBTQ people, women and immigrants. This measure lands on the ballot after legislation to push it forward passed both houses of the State Legislature in two successive terms.
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By Charles Lavine
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5/17/24
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When a Farmingdale school bus crashed on Interstate 84 in Wawayanda, New York, on Sept. 21, it wasn’t just the families of the students and teachers that were affected. People across Long Island …
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By Nicole Wagner
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11/10/23
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Their absence has been sorely missed by Nassau Pops fans, CP Nassau, the concert’s beneficiary, and orchestra members. Now, after a three-year pandemic-imposed absence, Maestro Louis Panacciuilli and his orchestra are back on the Tilles Center stage with their popular gala concert in support of the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, next Sunday, Oct. 15. This year the orchestra welcomes Tony Danza and his band as their special guests.
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By Karen Bloom
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10/4/23
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