Sports
Citi Field offers upgrades for 2024 Mets season
By Julia Cavanagh Updated lighting, new food, a dance team – oh my! The buzz in the air could’ve been opening-day excitement, or maybe people
May 7, 2024
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Arts & Culture
High schooler captures nature’s most serene moments in solo photo exhibit
By Sophia Guddemi Taking inspiration from his grandfather, Chogrun “Rain” Gan has been photographing nature since he was 13 years old. Now, at 18, Rain
May 3, 2024
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Arts & Culture
Massapequa Philharmonic’s InsideOut Concert strikes a chord
By Jasmine Sellars The Massapequa Philharmonic Orchestra brought the stage alive with the harmonious sounds of Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” and the timeless grandeur of
April 25, 2024
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Commentary
Community Voice: The underlying structural racism behind L.I.’s affordable housing crisis
By Laura Harding Affordable housing is at a crisis point in New York, and the crisis is even greater on Long Island. Underlying the problem
April 19, 2024
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Sports
Ward Melville dominates Newfield in Suffolk AAA quarterfinals
By Nick Mongiovi The roof of the Newfield High School gymnasium Feb. 21 was practically blown off by the pregame warmup music and spirited basketball
April 18, 2024
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Education
Rejected bids for Mineola M.S. gym and cafeteria halt construction
By Calvin Wille Steep contractor bids dating back to May 2021 have kept construction on the Mineola Union Free School District’s Middle School gymnasium and
April 16, 2024
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Community News
Mineola recognized as a pro-housing community
By Urvi Gandhi The Village of Mineola was recognized as a pro-housing community by Gov. Kathy Hochul less than a month after receiving a $4.5
April 10, 2024
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Sports
Sorelle Ineza counting down her Hofstra b-ball days
By Amanda Mechell After spending nearly five years playing for the Hofstra Pride, Sorelle Ineza said she wanted to finish her final season and semester
April 8, 2024
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Community News
North Hempstead advocacy group seeks cat shelter
By Amber Bianchi Stuart Kroll, citizen leader of a local effort to create a Town of North Hempstead cat shelter, spoke recently of a 35-year-old
April 4, 2024
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Community News
League of Women Voters talks equal rights at Freeport Library
By Amanda Mechell and Scott Brinton On the ballot in the November election this year will be an Equal Rights Amendment to the New York
April 3, 2024
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Community News
‘Let’s a go!’ Gamers join forces to fund classic arcade exhibit
By Lara Rydesky Sounds of 8-bit ray guns, clinking digital coins and Depeche Mode filled the air as neon-clad guests strolled around the second floor
March 28, 2024
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Arts & Culture
The collectors edition: Record store is a Long Island hidden gem
By Lily Anzalone The bell rings as the door swings wide open. The musty smell of vintage records and funky, psychedelic rock blasting from ancient
March 26, 2024
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