Your 18-year-old has headed off to college. Despite what you may feel, she will now be considered an adult in the eyes of the law and the university. Your legal rights to make decisions on behalf of your child change entirely the moment she turns 18 . . .
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By Patricia C. Marcin
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10/12/18
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Q. I saw an advertisement for power-washing and handyman work, and want your opinion about whether to try to restore my old deck, which hasn’t been power-washed or stained in years. Some boards have . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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7/22/18
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The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood advisory for the south shore of Nassau County on Monday as heavy winds and rain pounded Long Beach.
Rain totals will range between 1 and 3 …
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4/16/18
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From afar, the five windmills looked like nothing more than toothpicks. But as our fishing boat drew close to the 30-story structures . . .
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12/8/17
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Al Gore appears angrier than he did 11 years ago. He grimaces and yells more. He is less personal. He seems to strain to convey a hopeful message. That was my first — and most striking — reaction to his latest . . .
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8/24/17
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Suspended Long Beach Middle School teacher Lisa Weitzman — who is alleged to have abused five of her special-education students between 2009 and 2014 — strongly denied the allegations at a …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/20/17
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A few weeks before PSEG Long Island releases its integrated resource plan, the Island Park community awaits what the forecast could mean for one of the region’s most prominent power plants, which sits in its backyard.
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By Ben Strack
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3/15/17
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Long Island was supposed to have 40 or more wind turbines in the Atlantic Ocean by now, generating electricity 3½ to 4½ miles south of Jones Beach, which would have . . .
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1/5/17
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Exhibits and more...
Ansel Adams: Sight and FeelingAn exhibition of Adams’ photographs that demonstrates how his intuitive and emotional response to the landscape resulted in powerful and …
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11/16/16
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In 1969, the Stonewall Inn was a hole-in-the-wall gay bar, a plain, two-story structure operated by the Mafia. No one would have suspected . . .
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10/20/16
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