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Mostly Cloudy Audit: $750K in questionable Long Beach payouts
State comptroller's office tells city to recover ‘unlawful’ payments
In a scathing final audit report, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office blasted Long Beach officials for their mismanagement of the city’s finances, which led to a fiscal crisis and a payout …
Molloy College appoints new president
After an eight-month search, Molloy College has found a new president. At the end of this school year, Dr. James Lentini, senior vice president for academic affairs and Provost at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich., will take on the position, becoming the college’s seventh president, effective July 1, 2020.
MS-13 leader pleads guilty to murdering Freeport High student
The leader of MS-13’s Hollywood Clique, David Sosa-Guevara, 28, from Wyandanch, also known by his street name “Risky,” pleaded guilty on Dec. 10 to the murder of Angel Soler and to conspiracy for planning to kill another person, according to Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas.
Police: Sewanhaka security guard accused of sexually assaulting teen
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An Elmont man allegedly sexually assaulted a teenager while working as a security guard at Sewanhaka High School, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
Officials call for probe into Freeport man’s arrest
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has asked for an independent investigation after three Freeport Police officers pulled a suspect over a fence and tackled him to the ground while attempting to …
'There's a lot of history here'
East Rockaway mansion dating back to 1800s to be razed
Standing in a large, vacant bedroom inside one of East Rockaway’s oldest mansions, at 82 Centre Ave., local craftsman Daniel Warren beamed as he retold the home’s history. His demeanor changed, however, when he spoke about how the building would soon be razed and replaced by three new homes.
Muslims seek days off for holidays
Farhana Islam, a Sewanhaka School District parent, choked up when recounting to the Board of Education on Nov. 26 how she felt hearing Muslim students describe how frustrated they are that they must …
Delta Sigma Theta means business
A small crowd clad in red and white filled Swirl Bliss, a frozen yogurt shop in Baldwin, last weekend on what is known nationally as Small Business Saturday. They wore the colors of the Nassau …
Trying to ‘keep things flowing’
Since the New York State Parent Teacher Association mandated that the Lawrence Middle School PTA be dissolved earlier this year, some middle school parents and other community members have been scrambling to keep school activities going.
Finding family through tennis
At Carefree Racquet Club, tennis is an international affair. Six of the top players who practice at the Merrick club recently captured a national title at the 2019 U.S. Tennis Association League National Championships, and only two are native to the Island. The others are from England, Venezuela, Ukraine and France.
Editorial
Signs of hope amid the opioid crisis
"We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold.” So began Hunter S. Thompson’s 1972 drug-addled novel “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" . . .
Scott Brinton
The inherent right of trees to exist
It was around 8 a.m. on a Saturday, if I remember correctly. The chainsaw revved, then wailed, as it tore into the old oak tree in the far corner of my neighbor’s yard.
Randi Kreiss
This is us: just a typical Thanksgiving
The local raccoons enjoyed the last bits of turkey scraps as we wrapped up the Pilgrim candlesticks and the turkey cheese spreaders. You just can’t be too kitschy on Thanksgiving.
Op-Ed
The Newseum’s legacy will not die in darkness
Washington D.C.’s Newseum, founded to enhance the public’s understanding of the importance of a free press, will close on Dec. 31 after a years-long financial struggle. It was open for 11 years. The museum will be remembered for . . .
Jerry Kremer
Who will decide who wins in 2020?
Have you ever heard the words “tasseography” or “tassology”? In plain English, it’s the practice of reading the patterns of tea leaves, coffee grounds or wine sediments to tell the future. I have concluded that these substances are just as reliable as all the political polls . . .