Saturday, November 7, 2026
Electric bikes have become a familiar sight on Long Island streets, offering an affordable way to get to school, work, the store or the train station. But as their popularity has grown, so have concerns about dangerous riding, illegal vehicles and serious injuries. Nassau County needs to turn its attention to e-bike safety and create a comprehensive plan to protect riders, motorists and pedestrians.
Over the decades, various public officials on the Island have pushed for public transit. In his 1980 annual report, Suffolk County Executive Peter Cohalan called for “development of an efficient and reliable mass transportation system,” and that year Suffolk Transit was created and bus routes set up. The presiding officer of the Suffolk Legislature, Lou Howard, sought to have a monorail built on the center median of the LIE.
Many factors determine our chances of getting Alzheimer’s. Some are impossible to alter. The likelihood of developing it increases as we age, but we can’t change our age. The same goes for genes and family history: Our genetic makeup and DNA are not modifiable.
The Board of Regents’ vote last month to eliminate Regents exams as a graduation requirement will further erode any standard of measuring student achievement, and eliminate the last remains of accountability in schools. What’s more, it threatens to destroy the very concept it purports to defend: equity.
For Glen Cove High School senior Charlotte Dilgard-Clark, interviewing someone with millions of social media followers was an opportunity unlike anything she had experienced in her school’s broadcasting program. Dilgard-Clark, an aspiring communications student who has conducted interviews and produced podcasts through the school’s media programs, found herself face to face with YouTube and TikTok personality Carter Kench on Oct. 30. What began as an opportunity to meet a familiar face from social media became a lesson in pursuing creative ambitions.
Downtown Glen Cove was transformed into a Halloween wonderland on Oct. 31 as the Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District hosted its annual Halloween Parade and Festival.
A blue wave swept across Long Island’s North Shore on Tuesday, as Democrats prevailed in several closely watched races for Congress and the State Legislature, according to unofficial election results. Republican Jake Blumencranz bucked the trend, leading Democrat Rory Lancman in the race for an open State Senate seat in the 7th District.
