Sports
Curling gains momentum on Long Island
By Adam Flash Every four years in February, all eyes turn to the Olympic Winter Games. However, Olympic sports can be enjoyed year-round, including on
April 1, 2022
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Community News
Celebrating Ukrainian cuisine to fundraise for relief
By Scott Brinton Sautéing onion scented the air in the ring-shaped main hall of St. Vladimir’s Parish Center in Uniondale last Sunday as a frenetic
March 30, 2022
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Community News
Ukrainian Americans of L.I. collecting desperately needed medical supplies for homeland
By Augostina Mallous With the Russian invasion of Ukraine forcing millions of Ukrainians to defend their homeland in a brutal war, the group Ukrainian Americans
March 26, 2022
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Sports
Why isn’t hockey as popular as other sports? Those who love the game weigh in.
By Jair Brooks-Davis Certain versions of hockey have been played for almost a thousand years, solidifying the game’s significance in world sporting culture, yet in
March 25, 2022
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Politics
State lawmakers from L.I. seek mental-health services for crime victims
By Elise Robley New York State Sen. Anna Kaplan, a Democrat from Great Neck, and Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, a Democrat from Rockville Centre, unveiled legislation last month
March 25, 2022
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Podcasts
Long Island struggles with affordable housing
By Rebecca Williams In 2020, New York had the second highest homelessness population in the country. In a city of more than 8.3 million people,
March 24, 2022
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Arts & Culture
Wordle takes Hofstra — and the world — by storm
By Griffin Schmoyer Since the start of the year, Wordle has been one of the hottest topics across social media. In just a few months,
March 24, 2022
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Community News
WRHU interviews ‘Impractical Jokers’ star James Murray in Woodmere
By Daniel Gall and Samantha Sivert WRHU reporters Samantha Sivert and Daniel Gall went to Ogden Elementary School in Woodmere March 16 to interview James
March 24, 2022
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Community News
Hofstra aids Ukrainian relief effort on Long Island
By Scott Brinton John Shafranski, 23, a Hofstra University civil engineering student, said he couldn’t sleep for 48 hours after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb.
March 24, 2022
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Commentary
Yes, de-Nazification, but for which country?
By Benjamin Rifkin In a previous Long Island Advocate column on Feb. 28, I debunked Russia’s claim that Ukraine has never been an independent country
March 24, 2022
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Ukraine
Hofstra looks closely at Russian invasion of Ukraine during talk
By Damali Ramirez On March 7, a little more than two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, members of the Hofstra University community packed the Guthart
March 24, 2022
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Environment
Construction on New York’s first offshore wind farm starts in East Hampton
By Annabel Hofmann Construction of the South Fork Wind project — New York’s first offshore wind farm — began with installation of underground transmission cables
March 24, 2022
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