For a third straight night, Black Lives Matter demonstrators convened in Merrick and Bellmore to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the systemic racism that is …
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By Scott Brinton
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6/4/20
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Most people view politics as a simple business. There are winners and losers. But there are other factors that can determine who emerges as a victor or suffers defeat . . .
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10/5/23
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Halloween hijinks are everywhere. Families can partake of plenty to see and do as October winds down. Among the many choices, the annual Ghostly Gala at the Long Island Children’s Museum, on Oct. 21, is a popular spot for some not-so-spooky — but still Halloween-ish — fun.
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By Karen Bloom
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10/18/23
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Some politicians give out “candy.” Some give out “medicine.” That’s the nature of politics. But what’s unacceptable is giving people medicine and telling them …
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By Jack Martins
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1/19/24
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Two are still standing. The number of Republican presidential candidates has been narrowed down from 15 or so to just two, Donald Trump and Nikki Haley.
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By Peter King
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2/2/24
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Dozens of baymen, local politicians, public officials and Town of Oyster Bay residents gathered at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park on Wednesday to announce a plan to establish a memorial to the baymen who have trawled Long Island’s waters and risked, and lost, their lives in the effort to provide for themselves, their families and their communities.
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By Will Sheeline
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7/2/23
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An alarming trend is taking place that is undermining one of the pre-eminent tenets of our U.S. Constitution — freedom of the press.
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By Charles Lavine
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10/5/23
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As we prepare to welcome in 2024, we find ourselves in that annual position of thinking about what we accomplished in the past year, and setting some goals for the months ahead — many times, some pretty lofty ones.
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12/21/23
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Have you ever wondered when the village of Rockville Centre was founded? Or who its original inhabitants were? Or how it got its name? We have the answers!
We would like to introduce — or for many, we hope, reintroduce — the Rockville Centre Historical Society and the Phillips House Museum.
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By Jim Belling
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1/19/24
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Bullying is real and pervasive in society today, often driven by the divisive nature of our current political paradigm. Authentic claims of bullying must not be de-legitimized. Step forward unapologetically to oppose inequities in our communities and stakeholders who harbor bias. Leaders seeking to dismantle current systems of inequity frequently become targets of bullying.
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By Patrick Pizzo
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2/2/24
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