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Partly Cloudy Local artist restoring mural in Sea Cliff Village Hall
Mark Fay has long had a penchant for painting murals. He even said it runs in his blood. His grandfather, Charles Gulbrandsen, was an apprentice in the early 1900s on the original mural that adorns …
9/11 responder from Glen Head is seeking pension parity
Many images continue to haunt civilian 9/11 responder Timothy DeMeo. He saw close to 100 people engulfed in flames jump from the twin towers, he said — images that are still among his nightmares. …
Village of Sea Cliff's Fourth of July festivities fun for all
On a trip to Philadelphia in 1975, Sea Cliff resident Henry Holman visited Graff House, at 7th and Market streets. At the time, the stately red-brick home where Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration …
Listen to Sea Cliff’s sounds of the summer
As concert season comes into full swing all across Long Island, the scenery of North Shore communities intertwines with the artistry of resident-musicians, giving concertgoers a slice of the local …
New York poised to take the lead on climate change
Act sets most aggressive carbon benchmarks in the country
With passage in both houses of the State Legislature, and a promise last week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act into law, New York state is poised to …
Portions of Route 107 to close for utility work
Portions of Route 107, a state road that stretches from Glen Cove to Jericho, will be closed for utility work by PSEG Long Island from July 14 to Aug. 30. The closures will make way for workers to …
Bill would expand workplace equality for the hearing-impaired
A bill recently introduced in the Nassau County Legislature would help level the playing field for hearing-impaired people in the workplace by amending the county’s human rights law to include …
Storage facility proposed for Halm property
South Carolina-based real estate developer Johnson Development Associates, Inc., has purchased a portion of a five-acre property on Glen Head Road to develop a 102,000 square-foot storage facility. …
Catching up with freshman State Senator Jim Gaughran
Jim Gaughran, a Democrat from Huntington, said he was pleased by the number of bills that were passed during his first session as a state senator. The Herald Gazette visited him in his new office in …
Congrats to the North Shore High School class of 2019
An audience of proud family members and friends filled North Shore High School’s athletic field for commencement Wednesday morning. There was an air of anticipation and promise, and then the first …
Civics urge action on retaining wall in Glen Head
Members of the Glen Knolls/Glen Head Estates Civic Association are urging the Nassau County Department of Public Works to repair a retaining wall along Glen Cove Avenue that appears to be …
A joyful jaunt in Sea Cliff
It was the perfect night to have dinner al fresco. The doors and windows of Sea Cliff’s restaurants were open, inviting a breeze to flow in from the streets. What diners hadn’t anticipated was …
Editorial
New York leads on climate crisis
With the passage in the State Legislature of the most aggressive bill addressing climate change in the country, and a vow by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week to sign it into law, New York is poised to take the lead in the fight against the world’s climate crisis.
Op-Ed
Be alert to elder abuse
Every June 15 we commemorate World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. It is important that we speak openly about elder abuse, because it is a hidden crime that most Americans are reluctant to talk about or even acknowledge.
Op-Ed
Be ready when the next hurricane hits
With the anxiety of Superstorm Sandy never far from our minds, Long Islanders have watched painfully familiar scenes unfold across the South, the mid-Atlantic and the Caribbean over the past two years . . .
Randi Kreiss
On July 12, march for immigrants’ liberty and justice
I have read enough Holocaust literature and American slavery narratives and stories of the infamous poor houses of the 18th and 19th centuries to wonder what I would do if I were a witness to the abuse and persecution of innocent people.