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Bishop Lawrence C. Provenzano, the leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, left, welcomed Gerard “Jerry” Walsh as the new chief executive officer of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital on Monday.

St. John’s names new chief executive officer

Gerard “Jerry” Walsh was part of the class that earned the first health care administration degrees from St. John’s University in 1979, and the Queens native — who spent his formative years in Elmhurst and began working in Forest Hills — has returned after 17 years in Maryland to be the new chief executive officer of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/29/15

Erasing racism in South Carolina, and on L.I.

On July 10, South Carolina finally decided to join the Union for good when it removed the Confederate battle flag from its State House grounds in Columbia, its capital. more

7/15/15

Asian longhorned beetles are a menace to trees. Cedarhurst village officials are asking residents to report sightings of the insect.

Watch out for Asian longhorned beetles

Cedarhurst village officials are warning residents to be on the lookout for a possible infestation of Asian longhorned beetles as the insects have been found in Oyster Bay, Huntington and Babylon towns and as far west as Queens. more

7/1/15

Nassau County faces a real fight against heroin

What’s the biggest concern on Long Island today? Sure, property taxes and quality education are always on everyone’s mind, but right now the heroin epidemic that is threatening members of our community . . . more

5/7/15

According to some residents of Meadowmere Park, the Holiday Inn in Rosedale, Queens, is housing 150 people without homes, a majority of them men, which is causing concern in the neighboring community.

Homeless housing angers residents

Meadowmere Park residents are angry that the nearby Holiday Inn, at the intersection of Brookville Boulevard and Rockaway Turnpike in Rosedale, Queens, is housing homeless people — mostly men — from New York City. more

By Vanessa Parker | 5/6/15

Martial arts training and improved eating habits, has Lisa Santisteban with business associate Christian DeFiris, leading a healthier lifestyle.

Kickboxing her way to a healthier lifestyle

The year 2011 was huge in the life of Woodmere resident Lisa Santisteban. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/16/15

The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the heroics of Queen Esther and her cousin, Mordechai. Last year, Chabad of Hewlett held an African-themed party at Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls.

Purim creates unity in the Jewish community

Across the world, Jews will celebrate Purim this year from the eve of March 4 through March 5 with much fanfare and excitement. more

By Yitzchak Carroll | 2/25/15

An unspecified amount of money was taken from the Shell gas station on Rosedale Road in North Woodmere at knifefpoint on Monday.

Armed robbery in North Woodmere

A Shell gas station on Rosedale Road in North Woodmere became the latest in a string of armed robberies across Nassau County, when a man armed with a knife allegedly stole an unspecified amount of … more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/10/15

Biking through Brookville Park near the Five Towns, North Woodmere resident Daniel Solow rode on one of several greenway paths constructed by the New York City Department of Transportation.

Petitioning for a greenway path into Nassau County

Daniel Solow, a North Woodmere resident, is working with a group of bicycling enthusiasts to connect isolated greenway paths in areas of Brooklyn and Queens with southern Nassau County. more

By Vanessa Parker | 1/28/15

The U.S. Maritime Administration and Coast Guard held a public hearing about Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach, last Wednesday night in a ballroom at the Hilton New York JFK Airport in Jamaica, Queens. Port Ambrose opponents, who have assembled into a “No LNG Coalition,” conducted a press conference immediately before the hearing, drawing a few dozen people into a small hotel meeting room feet away from the ballroom.

Most at Port Ambrose hearing slam plan

One after another, for four hours, speakers at a hearing last Wednesday in Jamaica, Queens lined up to decry a proposal to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach. more

By Brian Racow | 1/14/15

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