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Mostly Cloudy Differences are cheered on Show Your Shine ‘adaptive runway’
‘I’m blessed and happy just to be here’
Our differences make us just that — different. But different doesn’t, or at least shouldn’t, mean bad or wrong. And last Saturday, at Show Your Shine, an adaptive runway event at …
Officials ask Hochul for formal disaster declaration, FEMA help
Christmas Eve tidal flood leaves lasting effects
Flooding. It’s a weather condition that many on the South Shore are familiar with – especially those in the Village of Island Park. But the “Christmas tidal flood,” as …
Kirsimäe brings stories to life on the stage
Helping shine a spotlight on community theater
She’s powerful. She’s precocious. And she’s captured the hearts of audiences everywhere. “Matilda the Musical” brings the young Matilda Wormwood to life from the …
Oceanside parents head back to school to learn about mental health
Creating and maintaining an equal playing field
Parents went to school on Jan. 10 to learn from students and mental health professionals about students’ perspective on mental health and ways to open the lines of communication between the …
Nurses at Mount Sinai South Nassau call for union
Mount Sinai South Nassau nurses are heading for a union, with 56 percent of them voting to join the New York State Nurses Association, the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the state.
Two Oceanside Sanitation commissioners’ oath of office in question
It seemed to be Austin Graff, co-chairman of the Board of Commissioners in the Oceanside Sanitation Department, and his lawyer against the world Jan. 19 in Mineola Supreme Court. Arguing in front …
BOCES
Colby Siergiej provides a safe space for teens at BOCES
“I'm scared of graduating.” “I don't know what I'm going to do after school.” “I don't know if this class is right for me.” These are the phrases that Colby …
County meet is Oceanside's goal
Oceanside, still with an influx of youth, is making considerable progress under second-year coach Dakota Ejens and is focused on qualifying for the Nassau gymnastics team championships set for Feb. …
Schools
Children barely keep their eyes off writer Brian Heinz
Students at Francis X. Hegarty school in Island Park started the New Year off celebrating Parents as Reading Partners, known as PARP, with a visit from Long Island author Brian Heinz. Heinz, a …
Oceanside blows by Herricks
Coming into its Conference AA2 matchup with visiting Herricks on Jan. 12, Oceanside had just one league victory in five previous tries. The Sailors put together a dominant second half, which …
Op-Ed
The 2024 election: 1912 all over again?
'Is there anyone on stage — and can I see hands? — who is unwilling tonight to pledge your support to the eventual nominee of the Republican Party . . .'
Randi Kreiss
A.I. is sucking the life out of us
Who am I? Ask Siri. I don’t know where she ends and I begin.
Op-Ed
We must remember — and teach — the Holocaust
When I was growing up, it was hard not to notice the numbers tattooed on her wrist. Children are often very observant, and I was curious about what they meant.