Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Over the decades, various public officials on the Island have pushed for public transit. In his 1980 annual report, Suffolk County Executive Peter Cohalan called for “development of an efficient and reliable mass transportation system,” and that year Suffolk Transit was created and bus routes set up. The presiding officer of the Suffolk Legislature, Lou Howard, sought to have a monorail built on the center median of the LIE.
The Board of Regents’ vote last month to eliminate Regents exams as a graduation requirement will further erode any standard of measuring student achievement, and eliminate the last remains of accountability in schools. What’s more, it threatens to destroy the very concept it purports to defend: equity.
Many factors determine our chances of getting Alzheimer’s. Some are impossible to alter. The likelihood of developing it increases as we age, but we can’t change our age. The same goes for genes and family history: Our genetic makeup and DNA are not modifiable.
I believe every high school student should be required to take a course in neuroscience — not because we need more neuroscientists, but because we need young people who better understand themselves.
Both projects address important needs in our community. One will strengthen our drinking water infrastructure, and the other will provide improved recreational opportunities for our children and families. Just as important, this funding represents a chance to make meaningful improvements while helping limit the financial burden on our taxpayers.
A man was struck by a train in Rockville Centre Tuesday morning, disrupting Babylon Branch LIRR service and causing delays of up to 45 minutes for commuters.
Longtime Long Beach philanthropist and former state Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg received the American Red Cross Long Island chapter’s Humanitarian Award at its annual Heroes Celebration, recognizing his decades of advocacy, public service and support for people with developmental disabilities.
A quarter century after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Seaford 9/11 Memorial Committee continues to honor the five Seaford High School alumni who lost their lives, ensuring their memories live on through community service, scholarships and an annual Oktoberfest fundraiser.
