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Honor Harry Chapin’s legacy with action to end hunger

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 . . . more

By Arnold W. Drucker | 7/13/23

Congestion pricing, a hole-in-the-head proposal

Timing will be a key issue when it comes to the state’s long-planned congestion-pricing plan, which is scheduled to start sometime in 2024. more

7/13/23

Journalists become targets for jihadists

The number of foreign correspondents has plummeted in the past 10 years, and most overseas news bureaus have either shrunk or shuttered their offices. more

7/13/23

NICE Bus Senior Operator Brian Wharton, center, recently marked 50 years of service with NICE Director of Transportation Randy Ramnarine, left, and NICE COO Jason Mazzara.

“NICE” career serving others

Brian Wharton, a Nassau Inter-County Express Bus Senior Operator, recently commemorated 50 years of service to the agency. Wharton, who grew up in Hicksville and lives in Selden, began … more

By Mark Nolan | 7/13/23

From daring sideshow acts featuring fire-eating to circus spectacle and everyone’s favorite rides, plus new enticements, plenty of summer amusements await at the latest edition of the Empire State Fair.

Action along the midway

Cotton candy, zeppole, the ubiquitous Ferris wheel. Of course, it must be time for the fair. That summertime staple is back again, taking over the Nassau Coliseum grounds, through July 16. more

By Karen Bloom | 7/12/23

Michael Gray, left, and Rob Collorafi joined forces to improve nutritional quality in dog food.

Do you know what your dog is eating?

If the adage “You are what you eat” is true for pets, our dogs are could be in trouble. According to the Pet Food Institute, traditional kibble sold in 50-pound bags is cooked at … more

By Mark Nolan | 7/9/23

Charlie “The Cannibal” Campbell, left, fought Josh “The Finance” Streacker in his first fight since last year’s Dana White’s Contender Series

Think you can knock this East Rockaway man down?

He got knocked down, and got back up again — literally. Charlie “The Cannibal” Campbell, an East Rockaway native and rising MMA star, returned to the octagon on June 16 for a … more

By Nicole Formisano | 7/9/23

Lynbrook seniors, from left, Anthony Capitali, Giovanna Demonte, Chase Guglielmo, Samantha Deluca, Christopher Benson, Ava Padilla, Gulia Lubrano, Craig Leszczak, Mischa Martin, Patrick Marino, Casey Stradowski, Nick Pugliese are ready for the prom.

PHOTOS!!!!!! Lynbrook seniors rock prom

Lynbrook High School seniors celebrated a pre-prom party sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. The party was green-and-gold themed in honor of Lynbrook school colors. Seniors dressed for prom … more

7/9/23

Shoreline protected by new rocks and wetlands.

This local park is now state-of-the-art

Superstorm Sandy caused immeasurable grief and destruction nearly 13 years ago. That devastation, however, has spurred a few positives. State officials last week announced the completion of a … more

By Mark Nolan | 7/9/23

This photograph, donated by the Massapequa Historical Society and photographed by Home Life of Lynbrook, 1923, shows the Lynbrook High School graduating Class of 1923.

What were teens thinking 100 years ago?

Nearly 50 Lynbrook High School Class of 1923 graduates posed for a photograph taken 100 years ago. In the photograph, nearly 50 students along with Superintendent Charles Vosburgh, on the left, … more

By Art Mattson | 7/9/23

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