With all the political distractions constantly bombarding us, it’s important to remember that our national economy continues to grow at a strong pace, creating new jobs and the lowest unemployment in years. But some politicians in Washington and Albany . . .
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2/22/19
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Fred Moore, Glen Cove’s Section 8 program administrator, and Eric Wingate, the executive director of the city’s housing authority, stressed the needs of the 275 people in the Section 8 housing …
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By Mike Conn
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2/21/19
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Friedberg JCC has received a $100,000 state grant to repair its roof, according to Associate Executive Director Roni Kleinman.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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2/7/19
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent State of the State address was an impressive presentation of his accomplishments over the past eight years and his . . .
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1/25/19
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As New York Democrats look ahead to two years of majority control of the State Senate — and the Assembly and the governor’s mansion — they should also remember the past and learn from their predecessors’ mistakes.
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1/10/19
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The Nov. 6 election was more of a groundswell than a seismic shift, yet it was significant. While many incumbents rode to relatively easy victories . . .
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11/16/18
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Schools and bridges are crumbling across New York state. Many Long Island hospitals are outdated, and local downtowns are in desperate need of revitalization. But New York’s “Scaffold Law” makes us among the most difficult places in the country to get projects like these off the ground.
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By Mitchell Pally
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11/1/18
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As an eight-term U.S. Representative, Steve Israel has logged countless hours at town halls across Long Island. The former congressman, who served New York’s 3rd Congressional district from 2001 to …
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By Joe Pantaleo
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10/4/18
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The word “prodigy” suggests names such as Beethoven, Mozart and Picasso — men and women of another time and place whose talent surpassed anything normally encountered in daily life. So it may be surprising to consider that such a person might live on Long Island.
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By Timothy Denton
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9/20/18
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Finally, enough residents got together to complain about New York American Water, and their unreasonably high water bills, and didn’t let up until they caught the state’s attention.
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8/23/18
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