44.0°,
Light Rain Food pantries offer hope to the needy
‘Tis the season of giving, and local food pantries are diligently working to help feed the needy, despite a decrease in donations compared to previous years. At St. Frances de Chantal in …
Maple Lanes' head mechanic celebrates 50 years on the job
Wantagh resident William “Billy” Kimbley has dedicated the past 50 years of his life to repairing and maintaining the machinery at Maple Lanes RVC — and he has no plans of slowing …
Mustang Market opens for business at Gardiners Avenue School
Gardiners Avenue Elementary School’s Mustang Market opened for business and offered students fun and educational items on Nov. 8. Each class streamed into the gymnasium to find an entire …
Wantagh’s Mandalay students say ‘I Love New York’
Fourth graders at Mandalay Elementary School in the Wantagh School District have some new ideas for family vacations, and they won’t have to travel very far. Students recently finished their …
Getting very festive at the Holiday Fair
The Seaford Chamber of Commerce hosted a festive Holiday Fair at the Seaford train station on Nov. 18, creating a bustling marketplace filled with seasonal cheer. The event drew locals and visitors …
Making friends through the Jones Beach Club
For some, it’s just a place to relax for the day, but for thousands of Long Islanders, Jones Beach State Park holds a special place in their hearts. The Jones Beach Club, a Facebook group …
Water authority seeks path to takeover of Liberty
The South Nassau Water Authority is making progress on a potential public takeover of Liberty Water. Yet, even as progress is made, one question lingers: Is a public takeover of the utility even …
Kindness fills the halls at Lee Road Elementary
Students at Lee Road Elementary School in the Levittown School District prepared for World Kindness Day on Nov. 13 with a variety of positivity-themed projects. Third graders in Jennifer …
Lee Road honors those who served for Veterans Day
Students at Lee Road Elementary School in the Levittown School District took time to recognize and honor veterans on Nov. 6. Using each letter that spells out “veterans,” third …
Wantagh ceremony honors veterans
In a heartfelt tribute to the men and women who have selflessly served in the United States armed forces, the Wantagh American Legion Post 1273 recently played host to a Veterans Day ceremony. The …
Peter King
Why is Israel urged not to ‘overreact’ against Hamas?
If ever there were a just war, it is Israel’s war against Hamas. If ever there were a war in which there is no moral equivalence, it is Israel’s war against Hamas.
Op-Ed
Antisemitism in our schools is way too common
In May, I took part in a special hearing convened by the Nassau County Legislature’s Special Legislative Task Force to Combat Antisemitism in Nassau County. The hearing gave students, parents, rabbis and other interested members of the community the opportunity . . .
Op-Ed
‘Hunger in America is the ultimate obscenity’
My parents were worried the moment I laid eyes on the apartment for the very first time. It was the entire top floor of a car dealership just off what would eventually become Interstate 86, at the edge of the Finger Lakes region upstate. This would be my first apartment — my first home outside the family home where I grew up in Pennsylvania.