With May being Mental Health Awareness Month and mental health being on the rise today, we had the opportunity to sit down with Yolanda Robano-Gross LMSW, MHA, and Chief Executive Officer of Options for Community Living (Options) and gain her insight on what Options does to help vulnerable Long Islanders about mental health, housing, homelessness, and those who are HIV+/living with Aids.
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Staff Report
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6/19/24
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Two weeks ago, the Herald reported on the closing of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Unfortunately, due to deadlines, I didn’t have a chance to add my comments to the story. My family and I have …
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By Ed Fare
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6/14/24
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Last week, President Biden signed an executive order shutting off asylum requests and automatically denying migrants entry to the United States when the number of people encountered by American …
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By Tom Suozzi
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6/14/24
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Last in a series of four columns by Friends of the Bay.
In three previous columns, I detailed why we believe Oyster Bay is at, or possibly has passed, the verge of ecological collapse, and how …
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By Bill Bleyer
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6/14/24
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In 2019, the Democratic majorities in the State Senate and Assembly passed the well-known Congestion Pricing Plan. At the time, every Long Island Senate Democrat voted in support of the proposal. The …
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By Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
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6/14/24
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In May, the United States House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed an Antisemitism Awareness Act by a vote of 320-91. The bill would require the federal Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism when “investigating complaints of discrimination” against educational programs that receive federal financial assistance.
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By Alan Singer
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6/14/24
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South Side High School hosts the fifth annual Breakfast of Champions.
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By Daniel Offner
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6/14/24
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge 279 in Rockville Centre raises money for charity with cornhole tournament.
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By Daniel Offner
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6/14/24
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U.S. Navy Plane Captain Walde Lindemann, 95, a longtime Rockville Centre resident, served from 1945 to 1949.
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By Andrew Francis
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6/14/24
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Elena Mingorance, 17, a junior at South Side High School, has been recognized for her artwork by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and has had the opportunity to feature her work in several local …
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By Andrew Francis
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6/14/24
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