Long Beach City Council applies for Community Block Grant funding

Long Beach plans to allocate Community Development Block Grant funds for infrastructure, public services and nonprofits.

Mount Sinai South Nassau unveils state-of-the-art emergency department

In an ambitious project that began in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Mount Sinai South Nassau has unveiled its new, cutting-edge emergency department, ushering the hospital into a new era of …

See why the Long Beach Lions Club karaoke night was rockin’

The Long Beach Lions Club — which is part of an international organization that is very active on Long Island, with chapters in many villages, towns and cities — has 40 members of their …

Columnist

Laura Gillen: Government must be efficient, coherent and transparent

Throughout my career in public service, I’ve steadfastly championed government efficiency, easing the burden on taxpayers, and eliminating waste, fraud and abuse.

Columnist

Will Sheeline: Destroying Roosevelt’s legacy

Like any resident of Oyster Bay, I’ve always had a fascination with our hometown president, Theodore Roosevelt. He seemed like such a larger-than-life character, a writer who was a soldier, a hunter who was a politician, and a statesman who truly cared for, and understood the needs of, the common man.

Editorial

There should never be a legal excuse for rape

In New York state, there is no law in place that protects survivors of sexual assault if they were voluntarily intoxicated during the crime.

Columnist

Robert Scott: University leaders should not remain neutral

After the congressional hearings that challenged university presidents on campus activism amid allegations of antisemitism, many institutions adopted policies of “institutional neutrality.”