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Hope and Joe Cohen, owners of Hope’s Land of Candy in Island Park, recently celebrated Purple Heart Day with Joe Ponte at their shop. The Cohens mark the day with a fundraiser for the Purple Heart Foundation and the Museum of American Armor.

Hope’s Land of Candy in Island Park celebrated Purple Heart Day Aug. 7 after the coronavirus pandemic prevented the 2020 edition of the event. Joan and Hope Cohen, a mother-daughter team who opened the candy shop seven years ago, partnered with the Museum of American Armor in Bethpage to provide passionate military re-enactors and vehicles for children to pose with and learn from and about. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 8/11/21

The time is right for offshore wind

Plans to construct a wind farm in the ocean 15 miles south of Jones Beach will undoubtedly be met with opposition. The Long Island Commercial Fishing Association has already weighed in against the project . . . more

7/29/21

We’re in the thick of summer — safety first!

Summer should be a time of joy, spent hanging out at the beach and barbecuing in the backyard. Too often, however, summer turns tragic when it needn’t. more

7/15/21

Four milestones on the road to racial equity

Four milestones were reached in June on the road to racial equity. They recognize progress while underscoring the distance yet to be traveled. more

By Elaine Gross | 7/1/21

Critical race theory as critical thinking

The Florida state Board of Education recently banned the teaching of critical race theory because all topics taught in Florida schools must be “factual and objective” . . . more

By Alan Singer | 6/24/21

A bill to establish a South Nassau Water Authority and a North Shore Water Authority was approved by the Senate and Assembly, and now Governor Cuomo must sign it into law. Above, New York American Water’s corporate headquarters in Merrick.

Water authority bill passes Legislature

On June 11, both the New York State Assembly and Senate passed a bill to establish a South Nassau Water Authority and a North Shore Water Authority that would replace New York American Water for ratepayers in the Town of Hempstead and Town of Oyster Bay, respectively. more

By Tom Carrozza | 6/17/21

Fix SALT first, then infrastructure

The Biden administration has rightly proposed a massive $1.7 trillion infrastructure bill, dubbed the American Jobs Plan, to repair and restore . . . more

6/3/21

I still plan to mask up

To mask or not to mask? That is the question — not only mine, but just about everyone else’s, too. The confusion about the necessity of masks . . . more

By James Bernstein | 5/27/21

Hurricane season starts June 1 — be prepared

The official start of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season is June 1 — next Tuesday. From now through November, we must be prepared for a storm to come out of nowhere and wreak havoc across Long Island, as Tropical Storm Isaias did last summer. more

5/27/21

‘Woke’ claims, anti-racism and the road forward

News sources are filled with reports of claims about “woke” universities and corporations, complaints about critical race theory and anti-racism training sessions . . . more

By Robert A. Scott | 5/13/21

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