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Friends of Jay Fagin, including Hempstead Town Councilwoman Laura Ryder, middle in white, gather at a bench dedicated to Fagin in Oceanside Park. The cowboy hat he wore everywhere was its first occupant.

‘He never slowed down,’ friends say of Jay Fagin at bench dedication

Dozens of local tennis players gathered on May 21 in Oceanside Park to remember their friend Jay Fagin, from Long Beach. Fagin died on Jan. 18, 2022, just shy of his 87th birthday, and was known by … more

By Karina Kovac | 6/4/23

New sensory garden unveiled at School No. 8

It takes a community to build a schoolyard garden, and at School No. 8, that’s exactly what they did, recently completing their new sensory and meditation garden. As with every garden, it began … more

By Karina Kovac | 6/4/23

My pickup truck has damaged the garage floor

Q. Can you solve a debate I have been having with my contractor about replacing the cracked floor in my garage? The problem is that I want to have steel bars in the slab . . . more

By Monte Leeper | 6/1/23

Learn about dementia, for your sake and others’

Memory loss is common as we get older. Going to the grocery store and forgetting what you went there for. Trying to remember the name of an actor . . . more

6/1/23

Why Nassau needs a strong inspector general’s office

As a legislator who served during the height of corruption in Nassau County, I know firsthand how important it is to have mechanisms in place to protect taxpayer money from the pitfalls of waste and fraud. more

By Delia DeRiggi-Whitton | 6/1/23

Summer reading: To escape or go deep?

Of course, we must have a summer to take up the subject of summer reading. Which reminds me of a great book about Krakatoa . . . more

6/1/23

The PSEG love affair is over

Long Islanders have all kinds of non-romantic love affairs. They love their school boards, their teachers and their garbage collectors, and they even show some love for . . . more

6/1/23

Maestro Scott Jackson Wiley will pick up his baton one more time as conductor of the South Shore Symphony Orchestra for their annual concert at St. Agnes Cathedral.

Some final notes: Celebrated South Shore Symphony music director bids farewell

It’s the end of era. The South Shore Symphony’s distinguished music director and conductor Scott Jackson Wiley will pass on his baton after the orchestra’s performance at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre on Sunday. more

By Karen Bloom | 5/31/23

The Pride captured the Colonial Athletic Association softball title in walk-off fashion, beating Towson 6-5.

Hofstra softball regains championship form

The Hofstra softball team captured its first Colonial Athletic Association title since 2018 in dramatic fashion and in the process kept a tradition alive for the storied program. more

By Andrew Coen | 5/30/23

Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan speaks to seventh- and eighth-graders at Lincoln Orens Middle School. Her mission? For the public to bear witness.

‘Please share our stories,’ Holocaust survivor implores Island Park students

When Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan, 88, spoke to seventh- and eighth- graders at Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park, she didn’t just want to pass on a message — she … more

By Sean Kennedy and Karina Kovac | 5/28/23

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