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Commuters across Long Island will soon be asked to pay more for their LIRR tickets and subway fares.
LIRR fares rise for first time in four years
Long Island Rail Road riders can expect a modest uptick — roughly 4.3 percent — in the price of their weekly and monthly tickets. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the LIRR parent … more
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Al Jolson in a scene from his film “The Singing Kid” in 1936.
Always in tune with Al Jolson
In its first incarnation since the pandemic, the 24th Annual Long Island Jolson Festival is ready to delight loyal fans once again. The festival’s latest edition, on Saturday, Aug. 12, will bring together devotees for a full day of nostalgia and music, celebrating the talent of Al Jolson — the performer bestowed with the moniker “world’s greatest entertainer.” more
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East Meadow resident Aiden Mustafich and his Long Island soccer team heads to Sweden for the Gothia Cup
East Meadow resident Aiden Mustafich and his soccer team, Hota Bavarian Soccer Club 2006, left on a trip of a lifetime on July 13. It took them a flight and a bus to get there, but ultimately they … more
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Courtney Leonard’s large scale map of Long Island is made up of thousands of individual porcelain thumbprints resembling shells.
Environment as art
An original and compelling voice in contemporary art, Courtney M. Leonard’s artistic perspective takes root in her heritage as a member of the Shinnecock Nation. more
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How a Jewish funeral home is taking new approaches to services while keeping religious traditions intact
Jerusalem Memorial Chapels is rethinking the way a funeral home is supposed to look and feel. Jewish-run, Jewish-owned, and Jewish-operated, the funeral service was founded in 2020 by David … more
Easy summer living? Not for some children.
Summer leaves some school-aged kids scrambling to find a healthy meal, since they can’t depend on the federally subsidized breakfast and lunch programs at their school. more
Honor Harry Chapin’s legacy with action to end hunger
If you compiled the names of the most impactful Long Islanders in our history, you’d surely start off with the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, Walt Whitman and Marie Colvin — and in my estimation, Harry Chapin . . . more
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Boy Scout Troop 362 from East Meadow came out to help the Freedom Food Drive, a collaboration between Senator Steve Rhoads and Island Harvest.
Collaboration food drive between Island Harvest and State Senator Steve Rhoads feeds those in need during Fourth of July
Roughly 221,000 people on Long Island suffer from food insecurity, according to Feeding America, a charity that works to end hunger in the U.S. Ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, Senator Steve … more
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Joe Scibelli has made some changes, including adding new shelving and opening the second floor to customers.
Oyster Bay's Hope for L.I. store offers a more personal kind of shopping
People come to Hope for Long Island Thrift Store for a variety of reasons, says its manager, Joe Scibelli. Sure, they’re looking to take home a treasure or two, but often they leave with so much more. Because Hope is the type of business where employees and volunteers tend to know their customers’ first names, there is feeling of responsibility to satisfy their needs, whatever they may be. more
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