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Who do L.I.’s congressmen really represent?

In the era of the 24/7 news cycle, it was easy to dismiss what looked like an impending federal government shutdown as the latest bit of political theater . . . more

By Stanley B. Bergman | 10/5/23

Woodmere resident Geoffrey Girnun pleaded guilty to stealing government money and will make restitution in the amount of $225,000.

Woodmere resident pleads guilty to $225,000 theft

Woodmere resident and former Stony Brook University associate professor Geoffrey Girnun pleaded guilty on Jan. 14 to one count theft of government funds as part of a plea deal. He stole $225,000 in federal and state money that was earmarked for cancer research. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/23/20

Hewlett-Woodmere Alumni Association inducts six honorees into Hall of Fame

Six men who graduated Hewlett High School between 1957 and 1979 will be inducted into the Hewlett-Woodmere Alumni Association’s Hall of Fame during the 19th annual ceremony on Sunday that begins at 11:30 a.m. with tours of the high school, a brunch at noon and then the induction. more

4/14/16

Congress must renew the Zadroga Act

After the World Trade Center collapsed in a fireball on Sept. 11, 2001, a cloud of toxic dust enveloped Lower Manhattan. That dust contained a witches’ brew of cancer-causing agents . . . more

7/15/15

Chimps face N.Y. court test of 'personhood'

Chimpanzee stories invite cheap shots, jokes and memories of J. Fredd Muggs (a regular on “The Today Show”), but the true story of these primates in modern times . . . more

6/11/15

Guidance toward making the right choices

It’s 2013 and the teenage drug epidemic has reached an all-time high, according to the website Drugfactsweek.drugabuse.gov run by the National Institute of Health. More than 1,400 high school students die each year from drug-related causes, based on its statistics. more

Lauren Dana | 10/30/13

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