Rising housing prices, competing private schools contributing to decline

North Shore public school districts' leaders address Nassau County’s low enrollment issue

Public school districts across Nassau County are contending with declining enrollment, a trend that is reshaping school operations, staffing, and financial planning. The North Shore, Locust Valley …

Having a pickle-ball for a good cause

The North Shore Coalition Against Substance Abuse will host an adult Pickleball tournament at Gold Coast Pickleball Club on Friday, April 4, from 3 to 6:00 p.m.

Love Your Neighbor Project parties like it’s 1999 at fourth annual All You Need is Love Prom Fundraiser

Over 130 Sea Cliff residents partied like it was 1999 at the Love Your Neighbor All You Need Is Love ’90s Prom fundraiser on March 8 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s Parish Hall. …

A pirate loses his booty

Sea Cliff Mayor Elena Villafane secured another term in office alongside Village Trustees Mark Sobel and James Versocki in the village election Tuesday night, with a total of 1,149 votes cast. …

Staff and students remember Susan Soltis

North Shore School Districts mourns long-time teacher Susan Soltis

Susan Soltis, a former North Shore High School English teacher for more than three decades, has died after a brief illness. She was 68. Soltis taught in the district for 31 years, from 1990 to …

Scoop n fruit brings Dr. Seuss to Glen Cove

On March 2, a day of fun, rhyme, and sweet indulgence unfolded at Scoop N Fruit, located at 6 School Street, Glen Cove. The event, inspired by the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss, drew a lively crowd of residents

North Shore school district proposed budget unveiled

The North Shore School District unveiled its $125 million proposed budget for the upcoming year, a roughly 2.4 percent increase from the prior year with increasing costs stemming from employee benefits, rising salaries as well as the implementation of a new curriculum. After the presentation, nearly a dozen residents spoke during the public comment portion of the evening focused on a different matter: the soon-to-expire moratorium on the building of battery energy storage systems in the town of Oyster Bay.

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Peter King: Ed Kranepool was the real Mr. Met

As a Brooklyn Dodgers fan since my youth, until they were hijacked from us to Los Angeles, and as a Mets fan since their creation in 1962, baseball has always been a major part of my life

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Jerry Kremer: America could really use a few honest words

I relate the use of words to the political arena, where I spent a great deal of my life.

Editorial

Earth Day isn’t just a date. It’s a turning point.

April 22 might not jump out on your calendar like a holiday or a long weekend, but maybe it should. On Earth Day, which has been around for over 50 years, we are urged us to pay attention to the …

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Jack Martins: In Albany, the great pile-on continues

Our State Legislature has one job: pass a balanced state budget by April 1. As of now, that budget is over two weeks late, and counting. And not only is it late, it’s also a total failure.