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Football players should wear black and blue

Do we really want to see the bruisers of the NFL play for pink? As Breast Cancer Awareness month begins . . . more

9/25/14

Sam Scolarici set a new single-season goal mark for Hofstra with 18 in 2013.

Pride has NCAA bid on radar

Expectations could not be higher for the Hofstra women’s soccer team. The Pride was picked first in the 2014 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) preseason poll and return seven starters off last year’s 10-6-3 team that reached the CAA semifinals before falling to James Madison. more

By Andrew Coen | 9/10/14

NOW's 'Dirty' is No. 1 on my list of ridiculous things

In front of the Supreme Court, business owners argued that the Affordable Health Care Act, Obamacare, violated the First Amendment and other federal laws protecting religious freedom . . . more

7/16/14

Albany's unfinished business, Part II

Last week we highlighted some of the work we think the New York Senate and Assembly have left incomplete as they head toward the end of this legislative session on June 19. We said that … more

6/12/14

Students and faculty at Sacred Heart Academy gathered on the school’s front lawn to raise awareness about domestic violence and human trafficking at a candlelight vigil on March 20.

Speaking out for the silenced

Sacred Heart Academy held an informative presentation and candlelight vigil in memory of victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking on March 20. The event featured speeches by Sacred Heart … more

By Emily Webb | 3/25/14

Women and the role they played in L.I.'s history

In observance of Women’s History Month, we thought it fitting to highlight some notable women who were instrumental in shaping present-day Long Island. more

3/20/14

Sacred Heart students Mia Campbell, far left, Sarah Tanchuck, Nicole Cody, Samantha Levano, Cassidy Pinder and Olayemi Akingboye, who gathered at the Not On Our Turf summit at St. Mary Louis Academy in Queens last November, will hold a candlelight vigil for female victims of human trafficking later this month. Kayla Walczyk was not pictured.

Lighting the way for women’s empowerment

With Women’s History Month coming to a close, seven young women at Sacred Heart Academy, an all-girls’ high school in Hempstead, were looking to write their own chapter as they prepared … more

By Emily Webb | 3/18/14

Sophomore Sam Llinares had 19 goals for the Pride a year ago, including four in his first collegiate game, to go along with a team-leading 13 assists.

Hofstra lacrosse primed for 2014

Three years removed from its last NCAA Tournament appearance, Hofstra men’s lacrosse program is taking a “one game at a time” approach for 2014 in hopes that its season gets extended well into May. more

By Andrew Coen | 3/10/14

Lakeview Fire Chief Heather Senti, the first woman to be named fire chief in Nassau County, pushes herself in the line of duty to help protect the community and keep her neighbors safe.

March is National Women’s History Month

For more than a century, the United States has witnessed its credo of “all men created equal and independent” become altered at the hands of some daring women — leading suffragists … more

By Emily Webb | 2/25/14

Latest Word, a pastel/pencil work, by Katherine M. Trunk, of East Meadow, will be on display at the “Women of the World” exhibit.

Art from the heart

Some artistic inspiration may be the answer to this seemingly endless winter. The latest round of exhibits on the local scene offer divergent creative perspectives that look back on the past while reflecting thoroughly modern viewpoints. more

By Karen Bloom | 2/19/14

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