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In Congress, July 4, 1776

The Declaration of Independence was first published on July 6, 1776, in a newspaper, the Pennsylvania Evening Post. We are proud to commemorate that high point in American journalism by reprinting that historic document. more

6/29/19

Legislature should pass Child Victims Act

More and more survivors of sexual abuse are sharing their horror stories, often decades after they were molested or raped, or both. In the past, their stories were . . . more

10/25/18

New York’s Family Leave Act could use tweaking

New York’s Family Leave Act will take effect Jan. 1, giving employees one of the strongest family leave laws in the nation. That’s a good thing. All New Yorkers who work 20 hours or more . . . more

8/31/17

In Congress, July 4, 1776

The Declaration of Independence was first published on July 6, 1776, in a newspaper, the Pennsylvania Evening Post. We are proud to commemorate that high point in American journalism by reprinting that historic document. more

6/29/17

Health care is a right, not a privilege. Period.

President Trump has derided the Affordable Care Act time and again over the past two years, saying, over and over, that it — and, you would think, it alone — caused insurance premiums to skyrocket. more

6/1/17

Councilman Anthony Eramo, pictured at a press conference on the boardwalk in 2014, announced his candidacy for State Assembly last month and was endorsed by the Working Families Party and the Nassau Independence Party on Tuesday.

Endorsements roll in for Eramo

A few weeks after City Council Vice President Anthony Eramo announced his candidacy for the open 20th Assembly District seat, the Working Families Party voted to endorse him this week to replace newly elected State Sen. Todd Kaminsky. more

By Ben Strack | 6/8/16

Call for contract watchdog is mostly about politics

The Herald ran an editorial in the March 31-April 6 issue about Nassau County’s contracting process, “Nassau needs an independent watchdog.” While it properly brought attention to this important issue . . . more

4/28/16

This primary day, there’s a lot on the line

For the first time since the bad old days of Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall, some New York voters will be able to vote twice on the same day. But this year, on Primary Day, it will be legal. more

4/7/16

Kohn played the drums and performed as Joe Kane in a Big Band since the 1940s and until his death.

Big Band musician Joe Kohn dies at 93

Longtime Big Band musician and former local newspaper publisher Joe Kohn passed away on Monday, Sept. 7 in Long Beach. He was 93. Kohn had a long history performing under the stage name Joe … more

By Matthew Ern | 9/17/15

In Congress, July 4, 1776

The Declaration of Independence was first published on July 6, 1776, in a newspaper, the Pennsylvania Evening Post. We are proud to commemorate that high point in American journalism by reprinting that historic document. more

7/1/15