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Women and the role they played in L.I.'s history

In observance of Women’s History Month, we thought it fitting to highlight some notable women who were instrumental in shaping present-day Long Island. more

3/20/14

It's time to legalize marijuana in New York

Like a tsunami, a great social and cultural wave is moving west to east in this country, favoring the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana. more

1/16/14

Halloween: a relief from real-life horrors

It is Oct. 31, 1951, a bitterly cold Halloween. My mother and I are rushing home from the neighborhood bakery in the late afternoon. more

10/31/13

The best weapon against breast cancer is awareness

Breast cancer victims are our mothers, our sisters, our friends and, yes, sometimes our fathers and brothers. more

10/17/13

Michael Pignotti proudly showed off T-shirts honoring his mother, Laura, who died of stage four breast cancer in January.

Molloy student walks for cancer

Like his mother, Michael Pignotti is a fighter. Pignotti, a Rockville Centre resident and a junior at Molloy College, lost his mother, Laura, to stage four breast cancer in January. He had watched … more

By John Maher | 10/16/13

James and Robert Culhane served up hot wings for some hungry folk at Maple Pointe

Churchill’s heats up competition at “Wing-Off”

Kevin Culhane, co-owner of Churchills in Rockville Centre, along with his sons, James and Robert of Malverne, donated their time and Churchill’s delicious wings to Maple Pointe’s Assisted Living … more

10/8/13

Taking on dragons in the southern seas

I think of you as fellow travelers. We are, after all, living our lives in sync, reading the same news, reacting to the same events. more

1/17/13

Saving the world, $10 at a time, part II

At 6 p.m. last Sunday, I tore off two layers of plastic sheeting covering the double doors that separate my upstairs living room from my ground-level family room, which are connected by a simple pine staircase. It was a triumphal moment. more

1/10/13

Breast cancer awareness: mission accomplished

I couldn’t wait for November. Once the calendar page turned, Breast Cancer Awareness Month was officially over. more

11/2/12

This month the focus is on breast cancer

Nassau County has one of the nation’s highest rates of breast cancer, and more than 1,200 women in the county were diagnosed with the disease from 2004 to 2008, according to the State Department of Health’s New York State Cancer Registry. more

10/11/12

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