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What a special election in Florida means for Democrats

A special election in a congressional district in Florida shouldn’t concern New Yorkers. However, the election to fill the seat made vacant by the death of 40-year Republican Congressman Bill Young . . . more

3/20/14

Eric Kessler, at right, raced down the course for the Florida Atlantic University Owls track and field team. He has competed in several mid-distance events in the Maccabiah games in Israel this week.

Running in the Holy Land

When he heard that he had been selected to run for the US National Team in the Maccabiah, Eric Kessler, a Rockville Centre native and Florida Atlantic University track and field star, couldn’t … more

By John Maher | 7/24/13

Predawn sighting stirs a mother's soul

A brilliant beam of moonlight came through the window, waking me. The clock said 4:15 a.m., but a sense of mystery afoot propelled me out of bed. more

5/9/13

One way in which our society is unequal? Education.

Last year, just before the November election, Hofstra University was fortunate enough to host a presidential debate. Prior to the debate, a variety of well-known political figures were invited to speak on the campus. more

4/25/13

If you can't win fairly, try changing the rules

If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a cheater. My rule applies to athletes who take steroids to gain an advantage over their competitors, or my neighbor who calls my tennis shots out of bounds even though he knows the balls were inside the line. more

1/31/13

Medicare: Who's scaring whom?

This week on the campaign trail, both the president and his challenger are trying to convince voters that the other is trying to destroy Medicare, the health insurance plan for the elderly. more

8/23/12

Marc Chagall's "L’acrobate" is among the works on display at Nassau County Museum of Art's newly opened exhibit.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European … more

7/25/12

Oceanside resident and author Ron Ross, right, presented the award for Al “Bummy” Davis’s induction into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame to Davis’s grandson, Jeffrey Carus, at the ceremony on April 29.

Oceanside author is honorer and honoree

Oceanside resident and author Ron Ross is having one of his books, “Bummy Davis vs. Murder, Inc.: The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Mafia and an Ill-Fated Prize Fighter,” auctioned for a movie. … more

By Alex Costello | 5/2/12

Florida fugitive arrested in Rockville Centre on murder charges

Members of the United States Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force teamed up with Nassau County police on Tuesday morning in Rockville Centre to arrest a man for an open warrant issued by Pinellas County, Fla. more

Aaron Axelson | 1/25/12

Victor Nitlow was a pilot for Pan American Airways for decades.

A pilot, friend and father

Victor Nitlow, a longtime Island Park resident and a pilot for Pan American World Airways, died in his home in Naples, Fla., on Dec. 12. He was 91. Nitlow was born Victor Nittolo in Brooklyn in … more

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