The Locust Valley Central School District will soon welcome its new superintendent, Kristen Turnow, as she begins her tenure on July 1. Turnow has had a long and varied career that began in catering and eventually took her to Stony Brook University, where she was an adjunct professor. She said she was looking forward to spending the rest of her working years in Locust Valley.
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By Will Sheeline
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6/18/23
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St. Boniface Martyr Parish in Sea Cliff held another successful Feast by the Shore this year, despite poor weather forcing them to cancel the festivities on May 20. The event saw hundreds of children and their families enjoying carnival rides, food, and live music.
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6/18/23
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Painting outdoors has long been considered one of the highest forms of art, from the grand landscapes of the Hudson River School artists to the Impressionist depictions of the European countryside. Now a program developed by Graham Nickson, dean of the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture, offers artists of all skill levels the chance to learn to paint with him at the historic Old Westbury Gardens.
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By Will Sheeline
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6/18/23
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“History is not the past, but a map of the past,” historian Henry Glassie once said, “drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveler.”
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6/15/23
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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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Serving as a police officer for 22 years, I saw firsthand the effectiveness of the “broken windows” model of policing.
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By Christopher Carini
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6/15/23
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I often imagine the thoughts and experiences of enslaved Black people in America. It is a dark place, but it is a place that keeps me in gratitude and motion every day.
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By Taylor Darling
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6/15/23
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To date, there are at least 10 Republican Davids who have announced that they are running for president . . .
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6/15/23
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For a second straight season, Oyster Bay prevailed over East Rockaway in the Nassau Class C girls’ volleyball championship match.
The Lady Baymen took down the top-seeded Rocks Monday night …
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By Tony Bellissimo
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11/11/22
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It’s been a considerable season of growth for Oyster Bay softball despite the absence of a JV program and a varsity roster consisting of only two seniors and a handful of newcomers to the sport.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/12/21
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