Saturday, October 3, 2026
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is expanding a pilot program that connects Deaf and hard-of-hearing riders with on-demand American Sign Language interpreters through the Convo app, now available at several Long Island Rail Road stations including Amityville, Babylon, Freeport, Rockville Centre and Valley Stream.
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By Brian Kacharaba
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3/19/26
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Off the coast of Long Island, a new chapter in the region’s energy future is already spinning.
The South Fork Wind project — the first utility-scale offshore wind farm serving New York — is now delivering electricity to the East End, demonstrating that offshore wind is no longer theoretical. It’s operating infrastructure.
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Tara Jones
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3/19/26
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At a time when civic participation is often uneven and public trust in institutions is frequently tested, investing in meaningful engagement with young people is not simply educational — it is essential. The more these young people grow, the more our communities gain — and that cycle is the point.
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3/18/26
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Through it all, we have documented not only history’s headlines, but also the deeply local decisions and daily moments that shape community life.
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3/18/26
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Over the past year, however, the atmosphere in our hallways has shifted. Following changes in federal immigration enforcement policies in 2025, we have seen a profound impact on our students, our families and the very fabric of our school community. This is a challenge that ripples through our schools, affecting the stability and well-being of children who are the foundation of our community’s collective future.
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By Monique Darrisaw-Akil
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3/18/26
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A tiny portion — less than 1 percent — of the kratom leaf contains natural 7-OH, but it can be and is being synthesized to a strength of many, many times its potency in the plant.
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By Karl Grossman
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3/18/26
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In District 30, those partnerships shape daily work. Our teachers, speech therapists, psychologists, social workers and administrators collaborate with families from the first referral through the early elementary years. Our goal is to give each child the support necessary to grow, communicate, learn and belong.
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By Roxanne Garcia-France
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3/18/26
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School safety is a shared responsibility. By working together as a community, we can build environments where every child feels safe, supported and valued.
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By Todd Winch
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3/18/26
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I walked into a classroom recently that made me want to push back on that narrative with everything I have. Every single student was engaged. For the entire lesson. Not one phone. Not one wandering eye. What I witnessed was the result of something a team of dedicated secondary teachers, led by Ms. Geiger, built together through our district’s Professional Learning Community model: an interdisciplinary, project-based learning initiative in Global 9 that is as ambitious as anything I’ve seen in nearly three decades in this profession.
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By Daniel Rehman
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3/18/26
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Presidents have always dismissed cabinet officials for political reasons. But moments like these raise a more basic question: what standards should we use to judge the performance of the people who hold public office?
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By Michael Blitz
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3/18/26
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