Friday, November 13, 2026
Hate has no place on Long Island. Neither does political intimidation, violence or the increasingly angry rhetoric that too often passes for public discourse. Whether directed at someone because of their religion, race, ethnicity or political beliefs, attempts to threaten, intimidate or dehumanize others must be condemned without hesitation or qualification.
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.
In the quiet hours of a difficult Tuesday morning two weeks ago, Tammy Lanham sat with her Bible, overwhelmed by the uncertainty of her husband’s battle with cancer. After a year of treatments, an …
Glen Cove residents, elected officials and military veterans gathered at the Glen Cove Public Library on Nov. 11 to honor those who served in the nation’s armed forces, recognizing Vietnam War …
For many Glen Cove residents, Thanksgiving begins not around the dinner table, but on the streets of their hometown, where hundreds of runners and walkers gather for a holiday tradition that has …
