Monday, October 12, 2026
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We can’t wish affordability into existence. We have to create it through discipline, pragmatism and policies grounded in reality, not slogans. That’s why I find it troubling when some, like New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, embrace handouts and socialism while turning away from capitalism.
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By Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
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11/18/25
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Families and students should use publicly available information such as college guides and the federal College Scorecard to decide on a list of colleges to visit and examine more closely. A high school guidance counselor should have a library of materials, and should know about where former students have gone to college.
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By Robert A. Scott
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11/18/25
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And, irony of ironies, our government leaders are questioning the efficacy of the original lifesaving Covid-19 vaccine and all the life-saving vaccines that have kept us and our children alive.
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By Randi Kreiss
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11/18/25
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Now, I don’t mean to join the long-debated call for a bridge across the Long Island Sound. But as we sat in traffic on our way to the Bronx Whitestone Bridge, I thought about a recent renewal of the call for highways as substitutes for the ferries that cross the Sound.
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By Karl Grossman
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11/18/25
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The exhibit title — “Carving Out History” — reflects both Stebbins’s sculptural practice and the curatorial team’s broader goal: to reclaim and reframe her place in the American canon.
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By Abbey Salvemini
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11/18/25
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Hoses were out and spirits were high on Nov. 2 as the Atlantic Steamer Fire Company of Oyster Bay christened two new fire trucks during a traditional wet down ceremony at the Boathouse parking lot in …
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By Will Sheeline
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11/18/25
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On Veterans Day, residents gathered in front of the Veteran’s Memorial in Oyster Bay to honor one of their own, the late Reginald Butt Jr., with the dedication of a town bench in his memory.
The …
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By Will Sheeline
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11/18/25
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For 34-year-old Justin Nakrin, crossing the finish line in Central Park at the TCS New York City Marathon this month marked the culmination of a 15-year dream. The Oyster Bay native, who first laced …
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By Will Sheeline
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11/18/25
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In sports, teams that breeze through regular seasons can sometimes be unprepared for adversity when postseason competition gets tougher. Case in point: South Side girls volleyball The Cyclones …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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11/17/25
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Nassau County’s legislative leaders have a message for Gov. Kathy Hochul about New York City’s Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani’s tax plan: this would not be good for the state.
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By Joseph D'Alessandro
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11/17/25
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