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You could say that Long Island’s housing crisis — and, yes, there is a housing crisis — is a product of its success. In 1948, when the Manhasset-based Levitt & Sons built 6,000 homes . . . more

7/13/17

Pushing 50 and still running strong

A childhood friend recently posted a black-and-white snapshot on Facebook of our middle school cross-country team, a ragtag collection of 30 boys . . . more

6/22/17

Marcia Ball is ready to boogie with the Subdudes in a lively evening of sharp musicianship.

Boogie on, Mardi Gras style

Marcia Ball is joined by the Subdudes for lively Mardi Gras concert. more

2/22/17

Plenty of pink

The beloved book takes on new life as a musical. more

1/4/17

We can all do more to support veterans

For anyone who has not served in combat, it’s impossible to understand the horrors of war. We can try to imagine them, however. We can imagine . . . more

11/10/16

The presidential debates, Round 1

On Sept. 26, our very own Hofstra University hosted the first of three presidential debates between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. This was the third time . . . more

10/6/16

News flash: Deplorables vote, too!

Let’s talk about the “deplorables.” At a recent fundraiser in New York City, Hillary Clinton told her audience . . . more

9/22/16

Clinton Foundation or personal bank account?

It should come as no surprise that Hillary Clinton and her family have become embroiled in yet another scandal. The Clinton email scandal is the gift that keeps on giving . . . more

9/1/16

A simple splash park helps revitalize a village

When I was a kid growing up in Island Park, “water play” was a sprinkler set up on the front yard of the family lucky enough to have enough property to grow a lawn. A couple of generations later . . . more

8/24/16

Bernard Otterman and his son, Michael, both former Merokeans, are working on a project to bring educators from across the Middle East to Hiroshima, Japan, to raise awareness of the dangers of nuclear war.

War and peace: searching for a nuclear-free world

Fears of another terrorist attack are running high after a series of ruthless strikes in Western Europe and the United States over the past year, perpetrated with semiautomatic rifles and suicide vests. The gravest threat to humanity, however, remains nuclear arms, according to Holocaust survivor Bernard Otterman, 79, formerly of Merrick. It has been so since World War II, he noted. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/19/16

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