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Let’s turn internet anger into good conversation

Sorry, Al Gore. You didn’t invent the internet. That was Tim Berners-Lee. more

5/5/22

Four-term Congresswoman Kathleen Rice will not run for re-election, she said.

Congresswoman Kathleen Rice won't run for re-election

Four-term Congresswoman Kathleen Rice will not be running for a fifth two-year term. Rice, a Democrat, represents the 4th Congressional District. more

By Lisa Margaria | 2/15/22

This year’s Shabbat across North America will be without large gatherings, but the sentiment to connect Jews remains the same.

Despite Covid, Shabbat Across North America is held

There will not be large gatherings of people eating, drinking and talking together this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, yet however different the 25th annual Shabbat Across America and Canada looks the event’s mission remains the same – to connect Jews across North America. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/24/21

Freedom Rally co-organizer Michal Weinstein spoke on her support for President Trump, freedom of thought and the police.

Supporting Trump, freedom and police in Woodmere

Offering a vocal alternative to what its organizers called the “shadow banning” on social media of conservative views, a Freedom Rally brought together roughly 250 supporters of President Trump in a Town of Hempstead parking lot between Irving Place and Neptune Avenue in Woodmere on Sunday. The event was also livestreamed. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/25/20

Lawrence native and former lawyer for President Donald Trump, Michael Cohen was returned to upstate Otisville prison after violating the terms of his furloughed prison release.

Lawrence native Michael Cohen returned to upstate Otisville

After being taken back into custody on July 9, for violating the terms of his furloughed release from prison, Lawrence native and former lawyer for President Donald Trump, Michael Cohen was returned to upstate Otisville, where he was before his May 21 release. more

By Jeff Bessen and Matthew Ferremi | 7/10/20

A video posted to Twitter of 7-year-old Wynta-Amor Rogers, front, of Uniondale, protesting in Merrick electrified the Twittersphere on June 2. Since then, she has appeared at Black Lives Matter protest marches throughout the metropolitan area. Above, she was joined by Hempstead protest organizers, from left, Raina Lewis, Tiara Adams and Jada Gillenwater.

The girl who lit up the Twittersphere

Seven-year-old Wynta-Amor Rogers, of Uniondale, stood in the shade of the red-brick Hempstead Village Hall on June 9, microphone in hand, surrounded by 200 Black Lives Matter protesters calling for … more

By Scott Brinton | 6/15/20

America wants the politicians to go away for now

When my children were little, we had a policy of calling a “timeout” when they were unruly. Once a timeout was called, they retreated to their rooms . . . more

7/19/19

What’s the deal with the Green New Deal?

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 29-year-old Democrat from the Bronx, is surely the most dangerous elected official now in office. You know she is because . . . more

5/10/19

The tweet that landed recently appointed Town Councilman Steve Labriola in hot water over the weekend has since been taken down.

Councilman criticized for alleged anti-trans tweet

Oyster Bay Town Councilman Steve Labriola faced backlash Monday after he took to Twitter to voice his opinion on United Airlines’ new gender option, which allows flyers to identify as non-binary … more

By Laura Lane and Alyssa Seidman | 3/29/19

Town of Oyster Bay Councilman criticized for alleged anti-trans tweet

Oyster Bay Town Councilman Steve Labriola faced backlash Monday after he took to Twitter to voice his opinion on United Airlines’ new gender option, which allows flyers to identify as non-binary … more

By Laura Lane and Alyssa Seidman | 3/29/19