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Every community needs police officers, teachers, sanitation workers and elected leaders. But every community also needs volunteers, the people whose contributions mean so much yet so often go unnoticed.
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4/25/13
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There has been a lot of progress made in the rebuilding efforts since Hurricane Sandy hit Long Island in late October, but there is still work to be done. The Long Island Volunteer Center is in need of volunteers to help those impacted by the storm.
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12/21/12
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The eight students and one teacher shuffled into the center of what was left of the dining room of a red-brick ranch home on a canal in Long Beach’s East End last Friday.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/20/12
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The stunning fall from grace of CIA Director David Petraeus surprised me, in a day and age when nothing surprises me.
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11/23/12
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Amid all the complaints about what did not get done well before, during and after the storm, we shouldn’t forget to thank those who did so much good while the winds raged, and have in the days since.
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11/23/12
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I always thought it was cliché to say, “I’ve never seen anything like it,” but in the aftermath of Sandy, I can honestly say that, in my lifetime, I’ve never seen anything like it.
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11/15/12
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April 15-21 is National Volunteer Week, and we want to recognize a special group of volunteers — firefighters.
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4/19/12
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The fifth annual volunteer fair last Saturday at the Baldwin Public Library went on as scheduled despite the light snow. The parking lot was packed (as always), and library Trustee Carl Williams said that a couple of cancellations hadn’t put a damper on the affair. “We had a few organizations cancel because of weather,” Williams said, “but the rest of the groups sort of spread out, and we’ve had a really good flow of people.”
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Chris Connolly
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1/25/12
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“Saddened,” “upset” and “disappointed” were among the many dispirited words people used to describe Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to veto a bill that would …
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Lee Landor
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1/11/12
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Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s, a project of the Nassau Land Trust, in Malverne,officially opened its doors to the public on April 30 and has been selling springbedding plants, vegetable …
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7/20/11
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