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South Nassau Communities Hospital earned a Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award by Healthgrades, a leading healthcare trade publication.

South Nassau receives top awards in women’s health

South Nassau Communities Hospital announced on July 31 that is has been named a 2018 five-star recipient for all four women’s care cohorts as well as the Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award by … more

8/8/18

The National Council of Jewish Women-Long Island sections noted the volunteer work of six women at its annual luncheon. From left CeCe Friedman, Linda Gorin, Fran Denny and Jackie Fetner.

NCJW-Long Island salutes women making a difference

Six women considered to be making a difference were honored by the National Council of Jewish Women-Long Island sections at a luncheon at Temple Avodah in Oceanside on June 6. more

7/12/18

Health care remains the nation’s central issue

Anyone who watches or listens to daily news broadcasts encounters a steady stream of government officials insisting that the economy is improving steadily and that the lives of average Americans are getting better. more

6/8/18

The Woodmere clock now strikes the correct time. From left Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, past HWBA President Jaime Azcona, HWBA secretary Loretta Camarda, town employee Nick Arcuri and HWBA President David Friedman.

Woodmere clock strikes the right time, now

Like the hour and minute hands of a timepiece, the Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association and the Town of Hempstead worked in unison to repair Victorian-style clock at the intersection of Broadway and Irving Place in Woodmere. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/3/18

No ethics without fair districting

Talking about ethics is always a crowd-pleaser, particularly when scandals are as recent and as numerous as they have been in New York. So it was almost to be expected when Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged . . . more

4/20/18

Baldwin students remember Parkland shooting victims,protest gun violence

As expected, hundreds of students from across Nassau County took part in Wednesday’s planned National School Walkout to remember the 17 victims of the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School a month ago and to call for stricter gun controls, according to student activists and educators. more

By Scott Brinton and Daine Taylor | 3/16/18

Mother and daughter. Beatrice Glaubman, left, and Marcia Hain Engle in an undated photo.

Celebrating Women’s History Month

Marcia Hain Engle was a poet before she could write. Her mother, Beatrice Glaubman, would write down her poems in what she called Marcia’s “Garden of Verses” starting when she was four or five. “She was a little concerned with me at first,” said Marcia, with a little laugh. “The poems could be about life and death and people I loved who had died. She wanted me to write about sunshine and flowers.” more

By Tyler Marko | 3/15/18

Glen Cove High School students walked out of their building to honor the lives lost in the Parkland Florida shooting a month ago. The walkout appears to mark a change of plans, as the district had repeatedly stated that a walkout posed a security risk.

Glen Cove students remember Parkland shooting victims, walk out after plans to stay in

As expected, hundreds of students from across Nassau County took part in Wednesday’s planned National School Walkout to remember the 17 victims of the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School a month ago and to call for stricter gun controls, according to student activists and educators. more

By Scott Brinton, Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 3/14/18

North Shore High School students flooded the outer perimeter of the school today to participate in the National School Walkout event.

North Shore students remember Parkland shooting victims, walk out to protest gun violence

As expected, hundreds of students from across Nassau County took part in Wednesday’s planned National School Walkout to remember the 17 victims of the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School a month ago and to call for stricter gun controls, according to student activists and educators. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/14/18

Wantagh High School students expressed their solidarity with the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during Wednesday's walkout. The event was part of a national walkout that took place at 10 a.m.

Nassau students remember Parkland shooting victims, walk out to protest gun violence

As expected, hundreds of students from across Nassau County took part in Wednesday’s planned National School Walkout to remember the 17 victims of the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School a month ago and to call for stricter gun controls, according to student activists and educators. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/13/18