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Mostly Cloudy Konkussion, a band of local teens, releases debut album
Band’s first album is more than just a dream
Members of the rock band Konkussion — Noa and Ella Pourmoradi, 15-year-old twins from Great Neck, and Sea Cliff’s Ava and Wes Petersen, 15 and 13, respectively — who might be …
In Sea Cliff, sidewalk law under review
Villafane is looking to update village statute
Sea Cliff is considering an amendment to village code that would shift what is now shared financial responsibility for sidewalk repairs to homeowners whose property borders them. Almost …
Suozzi questions whether Hochul is governing
Democratic candidate for governor, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, wants Kathy Hochul to come clean. The governor should share her schedule, the Glen Cove resident said during a news conference on …
Locals react to Blakeman’s mask directive
Blakeman’s order stirs local reaction
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed executive orders on Jan. 6 that directed local boards of education to vote in January on whether their districts should mandate mask use, while also …
North Shore School District offers its students Covid tests
District residents are given at-home Covid tests
Home test kits were made available to school districts by New York state last week. The North Shore School District handed out at-home test kits to families Jan. 5 and 6, providing one kit per …
Swearing-in ceremony held for town leaders
The Town of Oyster Bay hosted its 2022 Induction Ceremony on Jan 5, swearing-in Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Councilwoman Michele Johnson, Councilman Lou Imbroto, Councilman Tom Hand and Town Clerk …
Nassau executive signs order directing school districts to decide on mask mandate
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who took office Monday, signed executive orders Thursday morning directing local boards of education to vote in January on whether their districts should …
Sea Cliff woman arrested for unauthorized vaccine issuance on a minor
A Sea Cliff woman was arrested on Dec. 31, 2021, and charged with giving a 17-year-old a Covid-19 vaccination last Friday without permission from his parents, according to police. Laura Parker Russo, …
Pickleball raises funds for NOSH
A pickleball tournament held over the weekend raised more than $4,300 for a local food pantry in need of help. Alistair Wright, 16, a junior at Friends Academy in Locust Valley, is the founder of …
Bruce Blakeman takes office as Nassau County executive
Hundreds packed into the lobby of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City on Monday as new County Executive Bruce Blakeman, County Comptroller Elaine Phillips and County Clerk Maureen O’Connell took their oaths of office.
Suozzi ‘seriously considering’ run for governor
Rep. Tom Suozzi told reporters in a Zoom news conference Thursday that he is “seriously considering” running for governor of New York State next year, and will make a decision by the end of the month.
G.C. eye doctor is set to retire, but will continue work overseas
After three and a half decades of helping to improve people’s eyesight, Dr. Robert Appel has decided to slow down. And while his hundreds of patients across the North Shore are sorry to see his …
Editorial
Bail reform law needs still more tweaking
Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder convened a news conference on Jan. 13 to make a point: The state’s bail reform law, enacted in January 2020, needs further reform . . .
Op-Ed
An inauguration like no other
I have been blessed to raise my hand and pledge to serve my community as an elected official many times over the past 16 years. However, last Monday was the first — and hopefully, last — time that I will take the oath of office in my living room.
Op-Ed
How progressives might be left in the lurch
When U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi announced his Democratic primary run against Gov. Kathy Hochul, it may have seemed like a D’Amato moment.
Randi Kreiss
Can your stove talk to you?
I really needed to get on the Smart HQ website to get my new G.E. Café Series kitchen appliances online. Oh, you didn’t know? You must have internet-friendly ovens and cooktops these days.