In its first incarnation since the pandemic, the 24th Annual Long Island Jolson Festival is ready to delight loyal fans once again. The festival’s latest edition, on Saturday, Aug. 12, will bring together devotees for a full day of nostalgia and music, celebrating the talent of Al Jolson — the performer bestowed with the moniker “world’s greatest entertainer.”
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By Iris Wiener
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7/26/23
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John Joseph Byrne, known as JJ, is a lifelong resident of Island Park, and now a newly installed Island Park Library Trustee.
Byrne was installed at the July 17 Board of Trustees meeting. The …
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By Janet Prete
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7/23/23
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Residents expressed their concerns about Equinor’s $3 billion Empire Wind Project at informational sessions held last week in Atlantic Beach and Island Park.
Empire Wind, is currently in the …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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7/23/23
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An original and compelling voice in contemporary art, Courtney M. Leonard’s artistic perspective takes root in her heritage as a member of the Shinnecock Nation.
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By Karen Bloom
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7/19/23
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Summer leaves some school-aged kids scrambling to find a healthy meal, since they can’t depend on the federally subsidized breakfast and lunch programs at their school.
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7/13/23
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If you compiled the names of the most impactful Long Islanders in our history, you’d surely start off with the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, Walt Whitman and Marie Colvin — and in my estimation, Harry Chapin . . .
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By Arnold W. Drucker
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7/13/23
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It’s been a quiet few months on the Equinor front, until now. The multi-billion-dollar Norwegian broad energy company has begun surveying south shore waters for old munitions and will soon be …
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By Karina Kovac and Kepherd Daniel
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7/12/23
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Bound by blood and a mutual love of American roots music, the Bacon Brothers have spent the past quarter-century in a creative whirl, funneling their shared DNA into their unique sound that crosses genres. They call that sound “Forosoco” — a blend of folk, rock, soul and country influences, delivered by two songwriters who were born to collaborate — and it’s taken the siblings across the world.
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By Karen Bloom
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6/21/23
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I wrote my heart out after 9/11, scribbled my way through blackouts, epic blizzards, hurricanes and, for three years, the pandemic.
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6/15/23
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