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Robin Wilson, frontman of the alternative rock/power pop band Gin Blossoms, has settled comfortably into his life on Long Island.

Robin Wilson joins Long Island's most elite musicians

Robin Wilson, the iconic voice of the multi-platinum selling Gin Blossoms — and current frontman for The Smithereens — will join the ranks of Long Island legends lBilly Joel, Joan Jett, Carole King, Twisted Sister, Public Enemy and countless others when he is inducted into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame on Friday. more

By Daniel Offner | 8/23/23

Valuing our women leaders doesn’t end in March

The increasing number of women in positions of leadership has been vital to changing our national narrative about what is fair and equitable. I have known great female leaders throughout my career . . . more

By Patrick M. Pizzo II | 3/30/23

Miss Long Island Teen 2023 Natalia Suaza, from Valley Stream, joined by Miss Long Island Pageants executive director Leanne Baum, and Miss Long Island 2023 Lianne Webb, from Baldwin.

Lianne Webb, Natalia Suaza take home crowns

Lianne Webb and Natalia Suaza stood out from among dozens of contestants from across Nassau and Suffolk counties, crowned winners of Miss Long Island and Miss Teen Long Island. more

By Daniel Offner | 12/1/22

Family stories help the healing

If you don’t have a sister, I urge you to get one, preferably a younger one, so you can boss her around. But in a pinch, any age will do . . . more

4/14/22

An audit by the County Comptroller’s office found multiple financial irregularities within Bethany House.

Audit finds that Bethany House violated state and federal rules

The Nassau County Comptroller’s office released an audit report of Bethany House, a Baldwin-based nonprofit that provides shelter and services for homeless women and children, some of whom have … more

By Bridget Downes | 10/22/20

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, left, held an oversized check presented by ProHEALTH Care to Bethany House, with Sister Aimee Koonmen, the Bethany House founder; Dr. Zeyad Baker, ProHEALTH’s president and CEO; and Melody Pierre-Gilles, the organization’s chief of staff.

Lifting people out of homelessness

“A lot of the people in this world, they don’t think of the homeless, and when they do think of the homeless, they think of nasty people who live on the street that don’t get up and … more

By Bridget Downes | 2/20/20

Sacred Heart Academy will celebrate its 70th anniversary on Sunday at 10 a.m.

Sacred Heart Academy to celebrate 70 years on Sunday

When Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead opened as the Mary Louis Academy Annex in 1949, the school had 58 students. Seventy years later, the all-girls school has a student body of more than 850. While … more

By Nakeem Grant | 9/20/19

The gritty beauty of the organic farm

I remember hiking in 90-degree heat on a dusty but paved road, past fields of fruit trees and vegetable plants. Suddenly, my father-in-law pointed and said in Bulgarian that we should turn into a thicket. more

7/11/19

Joanne DeCroce, left, and Ronnie Thomas wrapped gifts at the Bethany House holiday party.

A holiday at Bethany House shelter

Several “human elves” turned up at Bethany House on Prospect Street in Baldwin last month to give Santa a hand with sorting and wrapping presents at the shelter’s holiday party. Organizer … more

1/7/16

Sister Aimee Koonmen is executive director of the Bethany House network of shelters.

Coming home again

Bethany House, the Baldwin-based shelter for homeless women and children, is reopening its DeMott Avenue residence, this time to accommodate seniors, officials said. The house, purchased in … more

By Adrienne Lyons | 10/27/15

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