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Mostly Cloudy Liberty asks users to conserve water
With Long Island enduring an extended hot, dry stretch of weather, Liberty, which was formerly New York American Water, is asking residents to conserve water.
Former Rockville Centre restaurant owner accused of killing girlfriend
A former Rockville Centre restaurateur was arrested last week, charged with the July 30 shooting death of his girlfriend. Police in Nassau County say they arrested Mark E. Small, 55, of Elmont, after a car reportedly struck him along the Long Island Expressway as he was chasing after a small dog.
Tiny Art Show in Bayville
Participants of all ages fill very small canvases
Kristy Fumante, the adult program coordinator at the Bayville Free Library, was searching for a way to bring people back to the library. The coronavirus pandemic had forced an extended pause in …
Cedarhurst Summer Sidewalk Sale set to sizzle
The traditional dog days of August will feel anything but lazy and languorous next week in Cedarhurst, when the village and its Business Improvement District once again join forces for the annual Summer Sidewalk Sale, during which retail outlets and restaurants will offer patrons tremendous bargains.
Hewlett's Riley Weiss strikes gold in Israel
Riley Weiss continues to add to her basketball achievements.Coming off her second straight Nassau County girls’ basketball scoring title, Weiss, who next month will begin her senior year at …
Obituary
Joseph Mondello, former Republican Party chair, 84
Joseph Mondello, a councilman and supervisor for the Town of Hempstead before holding sway as leader of the state Republican Party, died Monday. He was 84.
Todd Kaminsky steps down from the New York senate
State Sen. Senator Todd Kaminsky unexpectedly stepped down from his State Senate seat, after serving the South Shore of Long Island for nearly eight years.
Casale, 95, says goodbye to Covid and its symptoms
Nancy Casale was in a wheelchair when she first entered Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in April 2022, and she wore an oxygen mask too. When she left the facility on July 15, she …
BREAKING
Manganos get more time to appeal conviction
Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, and his wife, Linda, have been granted a few more weeks of freedom from jail while they continue to appeal their sentences. The Manganos were scheduled …
Obituary
A waiter who served up companionship
Victor Morfessis, who was a native of Greece, lived through occupations by Italy and Germany in World War II, the Greek Civil War and a devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake in 1953 before he came to …
Editorial
It’s time to go to the precinct and vote . . . again?
With school board elections and the June primary for the Assembly, it seems we’re making more trips to our polling precinct than we might make to the gym.
Op-Ed
Will the Russians fly away from the space station?
Given the all-but-declared new cold war between the U.S. and Russia, it may seem unsurprising that Vladimir Putin’s government would announce plans to pull out of its partnership with the International Space Station . . .
Op-Ed
Two heroes, and one captain who should’ve been ashamed
A tall obelisk rises from the heart of Rockville Cemetery, the Lynbrook burial ground that dates back to the earliest days of our nation. It remembers the 139 souls lost . . .
Jerry Kremer
The country’s chief executive has the most thankless job
The late President Harry Truman had a sign on his desk whose words have haunted every president who has followed him.