New York increases tax on cigarettes, menthol ban gains steam

Everyone knows that cigarettes are bad for you, but in New York state these days, buying a pack of smokes may do almost as much harm to your wallet as to your health. Starting Sept. 1, the tax on …

South Shore drug ring busted

A sweeping drug trafficking operation across Long Island’s South Shore was disrupted after a nine-month investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency and Nassau County District Attorney’s …

Storywalk with the Uniondale Public Library

“Storywalk” is a simple-sounding word. But the Uniondale Public Library’s summer Storywalk program represented a complex collaboration among library staff, the Uniondale school district, …

Uniondale’s first day back

Children in the Uniondale school district headed back to class for the first day of the new academic year on Tuesday. “We’re excited about all the great things this new school year has in …

Editorial

Learn about dementia, for your sake and others’

Memory loss is common as we get older. Going to the grocery store and forgetting what you went there for. Trying to remember the name of an actor . . .

Op-Ed

Why Nassau needs a strong inspector general’s office

As a legislator who served during the height of corruption in Nassau County, I know firsthand how important it is to have mechanisms in place to protect taxpayer money from the pitfalls of waste and fraud.

Randi Kreiss

Summer reading: To escape or go deep?

Of course, we must have a summer to take up the subject of summer reading. Which reminds me of a great book about Krakatoa . . .

Jerry Kremer

The PSEG love affair is over

Long Islanders have all kinds of non-romantic love affairs. They love their school boards, their teachers and their garbage collectors, and they even show some love for . . .