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Nina Maurer volunteered over the course of several decades on the board of Friends of Bridge, Valley Stream’s outpatient drug and alcohol treatment center.

Many Valley Stream residents who lived here in the 1980s and ’90s will likely remember Nina Rosa Giaccone Maurer. She moved from her home in Valley Stream to Spring Hill Florida about 20 … more

By Juan Lasso | 1/12/23

After their Blockbuster lending library was destroyed in a freak traffic accident in November, Go Plastics gave Chris, left, and Alfonso Castillo a new, top-of-the-line model.

Destroyed Blockbuster kiosk returns, better than before

One afternoon in late November, Alfonso Castillo was working from home when he heard a big boom from outside his Cornwall Avenue home. Through the window, he spotted a damaged pickup truck being … more

By Juan Lasso | 1/12/23

LIRR to Grand Central Madison? We’re still waiting.

Once again, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has left coal in the stockings of Long Island Rail Road commuters. more

By Larry Penner | 1/12/23

Long Island’s energy future: vision vs. mirage

For decades, gas pipelines and other delivery infrastructure have been a reliable cash cow for utility companies, which recover the costs of building their distribution systems from our utility bills . . . more

By Anshul Gupta and Gordian Raacke | 1/12/23

Writing predictions in disappearing ink

As I look back on my New Years’ columns over these last many years, I might as well have been writing in disappearing ink. Pretty much nothing I expected came to pass . . . more

1/12/23

We all deserve a chance to pursue our dreams

The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour for 14 years — a time period during which mere adjustments for inflation would now have it over $10. more

1/12/23

Some Republicans say revelations about George Santos, who is now officially the congressman for District 3 in the House of Representatives, will harm their party locally.

Republicans want a quick exit for George Santos

Jeffrey Wiesenfeld voted for Democratic incumbent Tom Suozzi when George Santos ran unsuccessfully against him in 2020 for the 3rd Congressional District seat, to which Santos was elected last year … more

By Laura Lane | 1/11/23

A con man is succeeding me in Congress

Tuesday was my last day as a member of Congress, and George Santos is about to be sworn in to take the seat I held for six years. He will take an oath to “bear true faith” to the Constitution and take this obligation without any “purpose of evasion.” I’ve lost track of how many evasions and lies Mr. Santos has told about himself, his finances and his history and relationship with our stretch of Long Island and northeastern Queens. When he is seated, it will diminish our Congress, our country and my constituents — soon his constituents. more

By Tom Suozzi | 1/8/23

There was a new twist to the long-running struggle over Cleveland Avenue Park after Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have enabled Freeport officials to move forward more quickly with its acquisition and transfer of the land to be transformed into a warehouse development. But village officials say that while the veto might slow down the sale, it’s far from dead.

Hochul veto changes little in Cleveland Avenue park debate

Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed a bill backed by Freeport village officials that could have sped up the sale of the 9-acre athletic field on Cleveland Avenue — an effort opposed by Freeport school district officials who have used that field for decades. more

By Mohamed Farghaly | 1/6/23

Jackson Metellus of Valley Stream was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Dec. 12, 2022.

Valley Stream man found guilty of drug and weapons charges

A Valley Stream man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on drug and weapons charges by county prosecutors after a search of the man’s residence turned up two firearms and a stash of drugs. Jackson Metellus, 41, was … more

By Juan Lasso | 1/5/23

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