If the holiday season approaches, but you’re not feeling very holly-jolly, you’re not alone. Forty-six percent of New York metro area residents have high or very high levels of holiday-induced stress, according to a new “Truth in Medicine” poll conducted by Mount Sinai South Nassau. By comparison, only 31 percent are very highly or highly stressed during non-holiday periods.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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11/28/19
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Stress is part of our everyday lives. In fact, some stress is good because it motivates us to accomplish our goals—but stress can also have a negative impact on our health, compromising our …
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By Dawn Lettau, CTRS
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4/20/18
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The Long Beach School District is one of 60 districts in New York state deemed to be in fiscal stress, according to a report released on Jan. 25 by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
The list …
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By Bridget Downes and Ben Strack
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2/2/17
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Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead are in a state of moderate fiscal stress, the state’s second-highest fiscal stress rating, according to a report by New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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10/3/16
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Perhaps the word I hear most often from my adult kids is “stress.” During these early weeks of the new school year, children are adjusting to new classes and new teachers, parents are trying to . . .
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9/15/16
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In my wildest political musings, I could not have imagined a more comically frightening scene: Sarah Palin standing side by side with Donald Trump, endorsing him for president.
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1/28/16
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Four years after a Democratic administration took over City Hall and faced a multi-million-dollar deficit and a depleted reserve fund that led to the declaration of a fiscal crisis, State …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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10/8/15
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At a news conference on April 16 at Nassau Community College, former U.S. Army Sgt. Kristopher Goldsmith, who received a general discharge after serving a tour in Iraq, spoke about the need not only for better mental health care for returning veterans . . .
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5/1/14
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One terrible day –– May 15, 2005 –– broke the mundane routine that Kristofer Goldsmith, a Bellmore native and a former U.S. Army sergeant, had settled into while on duty in …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/23/14
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New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report on Jan. 14 titled “School District Revenue Growth Slows.” Before I get to it, a quick primer on education funding.
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1/23/14
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