Friday, March 21, 2025
The Nassau County Interim Finance Authority has filed a motion to dismiss what it calls a meritless lawsuit by the Nassau Health Care Corporation, which seeks to overturn NIFA’s declaration of a control period over NHCC and challenges the authority’s financial oversight.
For the fourth consecutive year, local officials across Nassau County are standing firm against Albany’s latest attempt to override municipal zoning laws. Local officials in Floral Park on Mar. 18 to voice their opposition to two proposed state bills that they say threaten local control.
Nassau County officials joined the Gabby Petito Foundation on March 19 to announce a fundraiser at Miller’s Ale House in Levittown to benefit the foundation and support domestic violence awareness and prevention.
The Long Beach City Council approved a new lease agreement with MLK Center Inc. last month, allowing the group to continue using its building on Riverside Boulevard as a community center. It was the …
California Avenue School has been honored as an Apple Distinguished School for the second time, and welcomed representatives from Apple on June 4 to further promote technology in the classroom.
Hewlett High School senior Isaac Samuelson will be honored with the Eagle Scout rank after completing a project to organize and clean 20 years of religious texts at Congregation Sons of Israel in Woodmere, working with his troop from the only Shabbat-observant Boy Scout troop on Long Island.
At Oceanside High School, top coaches, athletes, and community members gathered for the Nassau County High School Football Coaches Association’s 30th annual clinic to focus on developing “leaders of character” through the sport. The event featured coaching insights, an awards ceremony, and a powerful keynote by Army’s head coach Jeff Monken and NFL alumni like Jay Fiedler and Giants’ Elijah Riley in attendance.
The Glen Cove City School District’s four elementary schools—Deasy, Gribbin, Landing, and Connolly—recently completed their 34th annual Pick-A-Reading-Partner (PARP) Program, a …
The Malverne Historical and Preservation Society and the village Muster Club have requested financial help from the state to restore a vintage fire truck and expand the Historical House to display this piece of local history.
The founder of Pirate’s Booty, Robert Ehrlich, has claimed that he is mayor of the Village of Sea Cliff using a little known state law; village officials said there is no legitimacy to his claim.
Teens across Long Island are taking part in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 2025 Student Visionary campaign, working to raise money and awareness for those dealing with blood cancer.
Freeport’s PAL Boxing Club hosted an action-packed night of amateur boxing at the Recreation Center, raising $7,000 for the Kids Need More charity while serving as a key qualifier for the Ringmasters Championships.
John Kanaras, the owner of the Baldwin Coach Diner and an active member of the community, died on March 3, at age 62.
With a deadline looming, State Sen. Steve Rhoads and advocates for those with disabilities are urging action to prevent disruptions in New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, warning that thousands of vulnerable residents could lose critical care.
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Three students from Sacred Heart Academy were named recipients of New York Institute of Technology Mini-Research Grant Awards on Feb. 15.
According to the villages of Lynbrook and East Rockaway, recyclable materials include plastics No. 1 and 2, corrugated boxes, cardboard, newspapers, paper, cleaned cans and glass bottles, magazines and junk mail.
Barbecue lovers are in for a treat this spring when the National BBQ Festival comes to Eisenhower Park in East Meadow for the first time ever, bringing top pitmasters, sizzling flavors and a weekend of family-friendly fun to Nassau County.
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In an age when misinformation and secrecy can cloud public trust, the need for open government has never been more pressing. That’s why Sunshine Week — March 16 to 22 this year — a nonpartisan national initiative championing public access to information, is more than just an observance. It is a call to action.
Stepping Out
Now on view at Heckscher Museum of Art as part of its 2025 Pride Initiative, during Women’s History Month — closing March 30 — the exhibition “Embracing the Parallax: Berenice Abbott and Elizabeth McCausland” sheds a new perspective on the artist-writer duo.
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President Trump’s unprecedented attack against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made clear what we had already suspected: That we, as a nation, have abandoned an ally in its greatest time …
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While Gov. Kathy Hochul is caught up in New York City’s mayoral troubles, with a divided administration and a former aide who has been charged as a Chinese Communist Party agent, she has lost sight of everyday New Yorkers.
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In recent weeks, a terrible cascade of restrictive executive orders and wholesale firings of government workers has shaken all of us, Democrats and Republicans, federal workers and everyone who depends on their good work.