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Overcast Town of Oyster Bay is still a GOP stronghold
Saladino easily wins re-election as town supervisor, Councilman Labriola and two newcomers win seats
As the clock approached midnight on Tuesday, there were chants of “Joe! Joe! Joe!” throughout Mirelle’s, in Westbury, from Republican supporters, after they learned that Oyster Bay Supervisor …
New York American Water hikes water rates for Long Islanders
Long Island’s most expensive water just got pricier
Residents of the North Shore, Merrick and Lynbrook water districts found a letter from New York American Water in their mailboxes during the last week of October, and it wasn’t a water bill. It was …
Unique café and apothecary to open in Sea Cliff
Maddy Mindich said her family always had a strong sense of entrepreneurship. Many have created or owned businesses, which afforded Mindich, while growing up in Sea Cliff, with the opportunity to …
Madeline Singas wins big in Nassau County D.A.'s race
With 54 percent of voting precincts reporting, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas declared victory over her challenger, Francis McQuade. At press time, Singas had collected nearly 73,000 …
Sea Cliff teen sells heart-themed jewelry to help Russian children
Sea Cliff resident Andrei Bogolubov said that his daughter, Sonja Rose, has long had a creative streak. Her mother, Sharon, is an art teacher at Manhasset Middle School, which might help explain why …
Glen Cove Hospital has new chief
Kerri Anne Scanlon always wanted to be a nurse. Her mother, Mildred O’Connor, was the director of nursing at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in the 1950s and ’60s, and in the ’80s she …
Carol Waldman, woman with a ‘heart of gold,’ retires
It’s nearly impossible to overstate the impact that Carol Waldman has had on the North Shore community since she became executive director of the Glen Cove Senior Center in 2001. For the past 18 …
Ribbon movement is growing on the North Shore
After 32 people in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, were killed in mass shootings in early August, Rosemarie Veneziano decided that enough was enough. She attended a gun-control rally organized by …
Sixth annual Fall Fest to be bigger and better than ever
When she joined the Gold Coast Business Association seven years ago, Deborah Orgel-Gordon saw that the organization’s membership was dwindling. It was down to only a couple dozen members, and she …
Could be a tight race for Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor
Two Republicans are vying to lead the Town of Oyster Bay and each is certain that they would be the most effective. Supervisor Joseph Saladino, a former state assemblyman, who was appointed in …
Passion runs high on Democratic ticket for Town of Oyster Bay board
There are three seats open on the Republican led Town Board in Oyster Bay which the candidates running on the Democratic line hope to win. We asked these candidates a couple of questions to …
Op-Ed
Americans are underserved, not overtaxed
In November 2017, President Trump proclaimed that Americans “are the most heavily taxed people in the world.” As an applause line it was an instant winner, and the president has continued to use it ever since, to thunderous ovations.
Randi Kreiss
Journalists digging in and not letting go aren’t the enemy
My grandkids are learning about Woodward and Bernstein in their history classes.
Alfonse D'Amato
On energy, New York’s head is in the sand
Climate change skeptics are often urged by climate change believers to “follow the science” when it comes to whether our climate is changing. That’s a fair proposition, but . . .