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Sharpton's rants aside, the NYPD is doing a great job

Bill Bratton, the commissioner of the New York City Police Department, has decades of professional experience in law enforcement. He is decorated and well recognized in the field . . . more

8/20/14

Kudos to former Mayor Bloomberg, who's right on Israel

On July 22, the Federal Aviation Administration banned U.S. flights to and from Israel due to security concerns after a rocket fell near Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. more

7/30/14

Mr. Suozzi, the State Senate's in good hands, thanks

We don’t have to look very far back in the history books to learn about the damage State Senate Democrats inflicted on Long Island taxpayers during their disastrous two years in the majority in 2009 and 2010. more

7/30/14

OK, I'll say it: Teachers deserve tenure

In jumping into the teacher-tenure debate, I know I’m stirring up a hornet’s nest. But who doesn’t like a little danger now and again? So here goes. more

7/16/14

James Kretkowski, right, of Oceanside High School, fended off New York City's Jordan Francklin during the first quarter of the Empire Challenge.

L.I. continues streak over NYC

Despite allowing 268 rushing yards and going 1-for-9 on third-down conversions, Long Island continued its recent dominance of New York City by capturing the 19th annual UnitedHealthcare Empire Challenge football all-star game, 24-18, before a record-crowd of 9,762 at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium on June 25. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 7/3/14

Bellmorite gets five years for child pornography

A Bellmore man was sentenced to five years in prison recently after federal investigators found child pornography in his home in 2012, officials said. Alfonso Marino, 65, a former New York City teacher, was sentenced on June 25 by U.S. District Judge Leonard Wexler in federal court in Central Islip. He was apprehended by special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and charged with possession of child pornography in September 2012. more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/30/14

In Albany these days, the talk is all about money

Somehow, some way, in the next week, New York state will have a new budget. Almost all of the details will remain out of the public eye until the very last moment, and that’s probably a good thing. more

3/27/14

We can have universal pre-K without raising taxes

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is right: All kids deserve to attend pre-kindergarten. more

1/31/14

Paul Laursen, second from left, son of Faith Laursen, joined Barbara and Bill Wood, members of the Friends of the Faith Laursen Preserve, outside the 25-acre nature reserve.

Merrick-Bellmore preserve named for 'force of nature'

The 25-acre Faith Laursen Meroke Preserve, on the Bellmore-Merrick border, is a forest much like most of Long Island used to be. The Meroke Indians camped by its five streams, and Colonists used its tall cedars for ship masts. Legend says during the Revolutionary War British soldiers hid there from marauding Colonials. (Most of the Bellmore-Merrick area farmers were British sympathizers.) more

By Linda Laursen Toscano | 1/31/14

Bellmorite charged in multi-million-dollar scheme

A Bellmore man was recently indicted for his alleged role in what officials described as a massive fraud against the federal Social Security Disability Insurance benefits program, which resulted in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money. more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/20/14

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