Calhoun High School alumna Elizabeth Fitzpatrick was showering in March when she felt an olive-sized lump in her right breast. An ultrasound determined the mass was a cluster of “complicated …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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8/26/20
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The Island Park Civic Association hosted its 11th annual Love Your Troops Valentine’s Dinner Dance at Bridgeview Yacht Club on Feb. 8.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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2/20/20
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U.S. Rep. Peter King’s recent decision to retire from Congress will end a distinguished career of public service to Long Island, New York and America. In a time when our politics is more fractured and contentious than ever . . .
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11/29/19
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Nearly seven years after Superstorm Sandy struck on a late-October night, Long Island communities are still rebuilding. Homes are up in the air . . .
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9/20/19
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Long Islanders can empathize with the victims of Hurricane Dorian, which devastated the Bahamas and left extensive damage in parts of the Carolinas. Nearly seven years after Hurricane Sandy hit, fears of the next Big One are still palpable in communities like . . .
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9/13/19
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Standing on the “Little Beach” in Island Park, which has eroded over the years, Sen. Chuck Schumer and local officials urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to approve a $6.1 million extension of the Nassau County Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Study on Sept. 4.
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By Mike Smollins
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9/12/19
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer and several elected officials are urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to approve a $6.1 million extension of the Nassau County Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Study, which is set to expire on Sept. 30.
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By Mike Smollins
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9/12/19
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I never knew why my husband’s Aunt Ada went into the Army during World War II, but my hunch is that the family thought it might tame her wild ways.
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8/16/19
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It’s been 50 years since Army veteran Harold Jantz singlehandedly saved his platoon during an enemy ambush in a Vietnam jungle, but he said that night still haunts him to this day. “That was one of many firefights I was in,” the 70-year-old Jantz said, “but this is the one that sticks to me most.”
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By Alyssa Seidman
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8/15/19
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Veterans Vincent Greco and Albert Kelpfel, both 93 and both of Freeport, did not take part in the invasion, but they remember it, and both said they were fortunate to come out of the war alive.
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By Nadya Nataly
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6/7/19
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