Zachary Hertlein helps keeps a holiday tradition alive

Oyster Bay member of Scout Troop 43 mapping graves to memorialize veterans buried in St. John's Church Cemetery in Cold Spring Harbor

For years, Memorial Day on the North Shore has included a quiet but powerful tradition — American flags planted at the graves of veterans in local cemeteries by members of the Quentin Roosevelt …

Lifelong friends are valedictorian and salutatorian at Oyster Bay High School

Rose Lindstrom and Michael Olivero, of Oyster Bay, are longtime friends who have known each other since first grade. They have spent years excelling in academics, extracurriculars, athletics and …

Oyster Bay High School's Bay News Now team gets tips on reporting the weather, live!

Oyster Bay High School welcomed Samantha Augeri, weekday evening meteorologist at News 12 Long Island, for a special weathercast workshop with students in the broadcast journalism program on June …

Locust Valley High School student-athletes sign national letters of intent

Locust Valley High School seniors Sean Lyons and Dylan Mueller committed to compete collegiately this coming fall during a ceremony surrounded by friends, family and coaches on May 28. Lyons will …

Basking in the summer sun in Bayville and Locust Valley

With summer in full swing, the beauty of Bayville and Locust Valley is on full display. While the heat can be overwhelming, the cooling waters of the Long Island Sound and the shade of local trees …

Students are among 680 students honored internationally

Three Oyster Bay High School juniors honored for their excellence in writing

Three juniors at Oyster Bay High School have been recognized by the National Council of Teachers of English for their outstanding submissions to the 2025 Achievement Awards in Writing contest. …

Milestone brings joy to Locust Valley's Filomena Ladisa

Filomena Ladisa of Life Enrichment Center of Oyster Bay completes Walk-A-Thon

Filomena Ladisa had never participated in a walkathon in her nine decades of life before putting on her sandals and joining the Life Enrichment Centers Wellness Walk fundraiser. The two-week …

Columnist

Jake Blumencranz: Our DNA isn’t for sale — unless we allow it to be

Last week, 27 states, including New York, filed a lawsuit to stop what never should have been possible in the first place: the auctioning off of Americans’ genetic data. The defendant? The …

Columnist

Kevin Kelley: Cars over trains and buses: Long Island’s original sin

As concern grows over the increasing number of fatalities on the roads of Nassau and Suffolk counties, it’s worth considering how transportation decisions made 100 years ago continue to contribute to today’s driving dangers.

Editorial

Active smart growth: the blueprint for L.I.

Elected leaders, developers and advocates of smart growth gathered to celebrate innovation and forward-thinking design at the annual Vision Long Island Smart Growth Awards at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury last Friday.

Columnist

Tom Suozzi: Centrist Democrats need to listen, learn and lead

Two weeks ago, I had the honor of speaking at WelcomeFest, the nation’s largest gathering of centrist Democrats. Held in Washington, D.C., the event brought together a growing coalition …