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Parents, teachers and school administrators on Long Island all understand the gravity of the youth vaping epidemic. Young people are using vaping devices at alarming rates, exposing themselves to nicotine and numerous other dangerous chemicals that have adverse effects on their health. New York state must respond to this crisis by requiring greater transparency when it comes to the sale of vaping products, holding distributors accountable for illegal sales and rigorously enforcing penalties for bad actors.
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By Michaelle Solages
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3/29/24
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While many public policies often divide us as a nation, the protection of Mother Earth unites us with a common goal as a society. As Long Islanders, especially Town of Oyster Bay residents, we cherish the surrounding environment and value the importance of clean air, waterways, locally grown food, natural resources, and amazing open space for recreation.
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By Joseph Saladino
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3/29/24
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An advocacy group determined to save local news in New York rallied in Albany in an effort to bring more lawmakers to their cause.
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STAFF REPORT
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3/25/24
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The basement of Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church in Malverne was filled wall-to-wall with donations as neighbors unloaded food from wagons while others sorted the donations into categories marking …
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By Nicole Formisano
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3/22/24
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The New York Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials joined more than 20 government officials from across Long Island, including Malverne Mayor Tim Sullivan, on the steps of Rockville Centre …
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By Daniel Offner
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3/22/24
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A group of teenagers was walking home from school on Feb. 29 when they found a human arm in Southards Park, in Babylon. A police investigation revealed that a man and a woman had been dismembered, …
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By Nicole Formisano
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3/22/24
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The competition was steeper than ever before for this year’s Irish soda bread contest. The friendly — and delicious — contest is held annually by Evelyn Heredia at Phoenix …
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By Nicole Formisano
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3/22/24
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Judy Griffin is hoping to reclaim the 21st Assembly District seat this November. The former Assemblywoman from Rockville Centre announced her candidacy last week, expressing a renewed commitment to …
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By Daniel Offner
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3/22/24
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In “Through the Looking-Glass,” Lewis Carroll’s sequel to “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” the author warns us to beware the Jabberwock. If he were writing today, he would probably warn us to be leery of artificial intelligence, with “jaws that bite” and “claws that catch.” The big difference is that AI has escaped the realm of fantasy.
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By Alan Singer
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3/22/24
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Why should I work this week? No one works anymore, or if they show up, they bring attitude or the three stages of incompetence: Don’t care, don’t want to be here, don’t notice you standing there at my counter. (I don’t mean you, of course. Herald readers are all diligent, responsible people.)
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By Randi Kreiss
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3/22/24
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