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Twenty-three years after the fact, I have decided to write about a personal time in my life. more

4/21/16

Obamacare’s deleterious effect on the war on drugs

Not only is Obamacare a poor health care plan from a policy perspective, but now many doctors and health care professionals believe that it is contributing to one of the worst epidemics facing this nation, our state and Long Island: opioid addiction more

4/21/16

Child abuse prevention services Vice President Vincent Keaveny, far left, Nicole Hockley and Mark Barden — co-founders of Sandy Hook Promise — and CAPS Executive Director Alane Fagin met last week after the local group presented the Connecticut parents with an award.

Using their ‘wings for change’

Dylan Hockley was 6 years old when he was murdered in his first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, 2012. When his mother, Nicole, thinks about what the … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/20/16

A dry eight-foot Christmas tree can burn in less than a minute.

It’s peak holiday fire time

A dried-out, eight-foot Christmas tree can light, blaze and burn to ash in less than a minute, causing considerable damage in the process, according to research by the National Institute of … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 12/23/15

Prosecutor gives tips against scams

The Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce heard tips on avoiding scams at its members’ luncheon at Café Marcello on Nov. 18. more

By Micah Danney | 12/2/15

Members of the Miss Wantagh Court encouraged their classmates to sign a pledge resolving that they would avoid cyber bullying.

Wantagh students say no to bullying

Wantagh High School students took a stand against bullying last week to celebrate Unity Day, a day where students, faculty and community members annually come together for an anti-bullying campaign. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 10/27/15

Madeline Singas is the clear choice for district attorney

District attorney is the single most important job in Nassau County when it comes to keeping families safe and ensuring that our criminal justice system is smart, fair and just. It requires . . . more

10/22/15

Kindergartners at the Seaford Manor School got to see a fire truck during the Fire Prevention Month program on Oct. 13.

Saving lives one child at a time

Seaford Manor School students learned a bunch of skills they hope they will never need last week, as they found out from the experts what to do in case of a fire. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 10/21/15

Silvio Palmitesta, 5, with the help of Ben Joshi, got to use a real fire hose.

Things get hot in Wantagh

Things heated up quickly last Saturday at the Wantagh Fire Department’s headquarters on Park Avenue. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 10/20/15

We need a bipartisan solution to gun violence

The recent mass shooting at a community college in Oregon has sparked a renewed debate about whether Congress can and should act to help prevent gun violence. It’s a debate we’re all familiar with . . . more

10/15/15

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