As the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, spreads across Long Island, Northwell Health’s Dr. David Rosenthal, an allergist and clinical immunologist, sat down this week
By Claire Blaha To combat animal abuse in “puppy mills,” the New York State Legislature last year proposed a ban on selling dogs, cats and
Eight-year-old Thomas Valva died of hypothermia recently after, authorities say, he was locked in the cold garage of his Center Moriches… Eight-year-old Thomas Valva died
By Annemarie LePard Pharmaceutical companies have been blamed and punished for the opioid epidemic for years, but they are not entirely at fault, according to
By Alexandra Whitbeck Editor’s note: Certain names within this story have been changed to protect their identities. James McHugh started using marijuana, alcohol, and cigarettes
By Robert Traverso Part two in an ongoing series on opioid addiction on Long Island. In Nassau County alone, nearly 200 people died from opioid-related
By Melanie Haid Nationally, animal shelter numbers have decrease in intake of animals as well as animal euthanizations in 2011. Despite these promising numbers, shelters
By Claire Blaha Editor’s note: Part one in a multi-part Advocate series on the opioid epidemic on Long Island. Growing up on Long Island, Julianna
Dr. Michael Nagler was recently named New York State Superintendent of the Year by the New York State Council of School Superintendents. In New York,
By Jenna Park Members of the Southold Town Anti-Bias Task Force appeared before the Southold Town Board recently to raise concerns about a number of
By Nathaniel Puciato The Town of Hempstead owns roughly 750 plots of land, valued around $4.85 billion, according to Adam Haber, the town’s executive assistant for
By Claire Blaha The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority hosted the fifth of seven offshore wind open houses on Sept. 19 to
