By Anna DeGoede Island Park School District officials recently presented a progress report in meeting the district’s goals to improve student learning and bolster their
By Melanie Medina After Hurricane Fiona battered Puerto Rico Sept. 18, Long Island residents with ties to Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands are looking
By Lindsey Hill, Ryan Pagano and Michael Richardson For nearly 50 years, the right to an abortion was considered sacred in American society. That changed
By Ian Behnke The Town of Hempstead Council voted unanimously Sept. 20 to put a six-month moratorium on a set of development projects in the
Advocates: Workplace exploitation is a national concern By Scott Brinton Despite a July 2021 Nassau County Supreme Court judgment in their favor, eight kitchen workers
Amid ongoing “political stunts” by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who sent U.S. asylum seekers across state lines to Massachusetts and
By Ivan Cardona Almost everyone is familiar with the fight-or-flight response — your reaction to a stimulus perceived as an imminent threat to your survival.
The League of Yes is an East Meadow-based baseball league designed for people of all ages with disabilities. Players are paired up with buddies who
Elaine Gross, president of the Syosset-based ERASE Racism, stepped down as founding president of the civil rights organization on Friday. She becomes president emeritus and
By Dylan Sandas The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center tore a gaping hole in Lower Manhattan and forever left psychic
By Urvi Gandhi Over the long Labor Day weekend, the Shinnecock Indian Nation in Southampton echoed with the beats of drums, traditional Native American music
By Madeline Armstrong The toxic Lake Agawam in Southampton is showing possible signs of eventual restoration to health, according to Christopher Gobler, professor of marine
