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Nassau Inter-County Express Bus introduced a new program — NICE Assist — designed to ease commuting anxiety by offering one-on-one, in-person service by simply scheduling an appointment.

Nassau Inter-County Express bus service unveiled what it’s described as a more individualized service for riders with questions, concerns or even anxieties regarding the public bus … more

8/12/22

Take an active role against Covid by getting inoculated

There has been a fixation on comparison throughout the coronavirus pandemic. First came the comparison of cases, the seismic shock of northern Italian coronavirus news . . . more

By Jemima Denham | 8/5/21

So now that you’re vaccinated . . .

I applaud the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent guidance update recommending that people who are fully vaccinated not be confined to quarantine after exposure to a case of Covid-19. more

By Lawrence E. Eisenstein | 2/25/21

Apollo 16 Astronaut Charlie Duke, speaking, with, seated from left, Flight Director Milt Windler, Apollo 9 Astronaut Rusty Schweickart, Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise, Apollo 17 Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Flight Director Gerry Griffin and Apollo 7 Astronaut Walter Cunningham at the Cradle of Aviation museum on June 6.

Fifty years later, Apollo participants tell their Moon-landing stories

As far as challenges go, Apollo 17 Astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt likened the U.S. effort to put a man on the Moon as roughly the engineering equivalent of building the Panama Canal or … more

By Peter Belfiore | 6/27/19

Walt Whitman, I celebrate thee!

My stomach was churning furiously. The Press Club of Long Island’s first-ever poetry reading on Aug. 23 was to begin in a half-hour at the Huntington Station birthplace of the unparalleled poet and journalist Walt Whitman. Would anyone show? I wondered. more

9/14/18

Feeling grounded? Come fly into 2018.

No, really, it was a dark and stormy day. And our luck, a Komodo dragon was chasing us down a rain-slicked jungle path in Indonesia. My husband tripped and fell in the mud . . . more

1/4/18

Partisan politics trumps national security

President Trump’s controversial travel ban suffered a setback when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted to uphold the block on his executive order. The ruling . . . more

2/17/17

Mosquitos that carry the virus are not found in New York.

Don’t panic over Zika

Though the World Health Organization recently declared the Zika virus a global health emergency, residents of Long Island don’t have much to worry about — unless they plan to travel to affected areas. more

By Alex Costello | 2/10/16

Neither Baldwin Travel agents Claudia Rabin-Manning, left, nor Marcia Bader believe the State Department alert will harm travel.

Alert not seen as deterrent to travel abroad

global travel alert for those heading overseas, travel agents in Baldwin said they don’t anticipate a drop-off in travel or any cancellations. “It won’t hurt the travel … more

By Adrienne Lyons | 12/3/15

Flying long ago stopped being good comedy

I’m sure there are at least a few readers who remember two great comedians, the late Alan King and Bob Newhart. One of their favorite topics was the hazards of air travel. more

10/1/15

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