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Partly Cloudy State unveils ambitious plan for Bethpage toxic plume
Hundreds of people gathered in the auditorium at Bethpage High School on June 11 to learn about the ambitious proposal by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to contain and …
No longer just a Seaford Girl Scout
Madeline Kollar, 16, is elected to national council
Seaford High School sophomore Madeline Kollar’s lifelong participation in Girl Scouts recently reached its peak with the 16-year-old’s selection as a national delegate for Girl Scouts …
Preschoolers stride toward kindergarten
“To me, the children are just everything that is right in the world,” Seaford Community Preschool Director Siri Willis said, at the school’s 50th Moving Up to Kindergarten ceremony …
NYAW mains: a good news/bad news story
Seaford gets new pipes — at a price
As the replacement of water mains proceeds along four Seaford streets, controversy continues to embroil New York American Water, Nassau County’s only privately held water company.Work began on …
Sixth-graders beat the street
Seaford Middle Schoolers school the stock market
In a research paper dated June 9, Bloomberg Wall Street analyst Ellen Zentner wrote that millennials and Gen Z investors — those born since 2000 — will “provide an above-average …
Nassau names 15 sites for early voting
State and local officials announced at a news conference last Friday the 15 locations in Nassau County that will be used as early-voting sites before the general election on Nov. 5. In January, the …
Faith leaders back county protection bill
Legislation proposed by Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker requiring Nassau County Police to patrol houses of worship was answered with a chorus of near-unanimous support, as local clergy and …
Bike biz booms with summer sun
In most locales, June is the month of weddings, graduations and Father’s Day. Long Island vegetable gardens boast newly sprouted greens. June is also the month that all species, sizes, colors …
Seaford commemorates war dead
The mood was as reflective as the day was sunny and warm, as marchers made their way up Washington Avenue in Seaford on Memorial Day to the sound of muffled drums. Scout troops, members of the …
Former deputy supervisor Walker enters guilty plea
Former Nassau County Chief Deputy Executive Richard “Rob” Walker pleaded guilty to a single count of obstruction of justice in federal court for the Eastern District of New York on May …
Editorial
No matter the desperation, suicide isn’t the answer
When anyone, especially a teenager, dies by suicide, it is difficult to comprehend. We see the person, seemingly vibrant, alive, and we wonder how . . .
Jerry Kremer
Wanted: a presidential apology that will never happen
I haven’t seen an official announcement from the White House, but there’s a rumor that President Trump will declare a National Day of Apology, on which all elected Democrats and the media . . .