High school seniors will soon face a potentially life-altering decision only days before they graduate –– to drink or not to drink on prom night. more

The American flag exists at the periphery of most our lives. It takes on significance mainly at events kicked off by the playing of the national anthem, at parades and during the seventh-inning stretch at Yankees games. more

After two years of a hard fight, cancer finally beat Chris Schroeder. But the battle that he waged against the disease should serve as an inspiration to us all. more

Last Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy drowned the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway with more than nine feet of saltwater, destroying its pumps, shutting down its operating systems and overwhelming the already weak facility. more

The village has, once again, delayed making a decision on whether to allow Village Car Service to operate within its borders. The situation is now bordering on the farcical. The decision to … more

For many of us who live on the South Shore, warm weather is boating season more

A presentation on May 2 represented the next step in — and a new hope for — the future development of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. more

Voting for the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s $139.5 million budget should be a no-brainer for local residents. Newsweek recently ranked all three of the Central District’s high schools –– Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham –– among the top 600 high schools in the nation –– out of more than 26,000 high schools. We can only say, Wow! more

On May 13, the village is set to decide whether to give Village Car Service a license to operate here. This will actually be Village Car Service’s appeal. In January, the company’s … more

No doubt, Nassau County’s –– and, specifically, the Town of Hempstead’s –– demographics are a-changin’. more