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I had never spent more than one night in a hospital or been confronted by serious illness, so my recent surgery for stomach cancer and six-day hospital stay were a life-altering experience. more

5/11/23

Ducks manager Wally Backman, left, and outfielder/hitting coach Lew Ford talk outside the batting cage

Ducks are quacking again

It is unknown if anyone will recite the movie line, ”you’re killing me, Smalls,” but former Major League Baseball player Daniel Murphy — a Mets playoff hero — said he is just looking for a sandlot to play in. The 2015 postseason record breaker is part of the 2023 Long Island Ducks, the team’s 23rd season. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/3/23

Former U.S. Rep. Peter King is recovering after having a malignant tumor removed from the wall of his stomach.

Peter King doing well after successful cancer surgery

Peter King says there's only one way you can bring him down, and it involves a bus, and a curb to step off of. more

By Michael Hinman | 4/30/23

Municipalizing LIPA would be a big mistake

Converting the Long Island Power Authority to a public power utility from a private-public partnership, which is being considered by the State Legislature through a commission, would be a massive mistake. more

By Wendy Hijos | 4/27/23

An ode to trees

Spring fully surrounds our senses now. As Mother Nature displays some of the grandeur of the season, “Earth Month” culminates with plenty of hoopla at Planting Fields Aboretum in Oyster Bay. more

By Karen Bloom | 4/26/23

The state’s cannabis control board recently approved nearly 100 more conditional cannabis dispensary licenses, with 23 coming to Long Island. But don’t expect too many to pop up in your neighborhood — if any.

More marijuana licenses coming, but not so much here

There are nearly two-dozen more conditional cannabis dispensary licenses on their way to Long Island. But thanks to local pushback in a number of Nassau County communities, chances are very low one … more

By Brendan Carpenter | 4/18/23

Valuing our women leaders doesn’t end in March

The increasing number of women in positions of leadership has been vital to changing our national narrative about what is fair and equitable. I have known great female leaders throughout my career . . . more

By Patrick M. Pizzo II | 3/30/23

The priceless community tradition that is baseball

Baseball is back. Spring training is over. Opening Day is here. In a world of chaos and danger, baseball, to me, is the one constant, my trusted safety zone. more

3/30/23

A springtime nor'easter is expected to bring lots of rain and high winds to Long Island over the next couple days.

How are you getting home? Nor'easter threatens commutes

It's spring — at least as far as meteorologists are concerned. But that doesn't mean winter storms are out of fashion. Long Island is bracing for a nor'easter storm rolling in beginning Monday evening and through Tuesday that is expected to bring with it high winds and lots of rain. And it could make any travel a bit of a headache over the next couple days. more

3/13/23

Gov. Kathy Hochul, and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer take a train from Grand Central Madison last month to celebrate the opening of the terminal.

Kathy Hochul orders more LIRR service beginning Monday

Essentially calling the opening of Grand Central Madison in New York's Upper East Side an ongoing process. Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Sunday to not only add Long Island Rail Road trains to Brooklyn during peak hours, but also to lengthen cars on a number of trains that exceeded capacity over the last week. more

STAFF REPORT | 3/5/23

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