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Partly Cloudy Community saves Theissen Center
Residents collect $100,000 for children’s charity
The John Theissen Children’s Foundation Family Fun Center isn’t going anywhere. Theissen said in May that if he did not raise $50,000 by June 30, he would be unable to renew his …
Still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Sandy
Long Beach volunteers help Freeport family prepare to sell home
The front lawn looked like a garage sale was in progress. Boxes and plastic bins were piled next to the white PODS storage unit parked in the driveway on South Long Beach Avenue in Freeport. East …
Long Beach Dems challenge petitions ahead of primary
Incumbents file lawsuit claiming opponents’ signatures are fraudulent
Two Democratic City Council members who are seeking election this year filed a lawsuit on July 26 challenging petition signatures gathered by an opposing Democratic slate to qualify for a primary …
Island Park has third-highest rate of heroin arrests in county
‘This drug affects everybody’
“It comes in waves.”James Miotto, Island Park’s fire chief and an emergency medical worker, said the Fire Department gets called to the scene of a heroin overdose as frequently as …
'It's the Disneyland of dairy stores'
Stew Leonard's prepares to a-maze East Meadow
“The supermarket is set up like a maze,” Dan Arthur said. As the president of Stew Leonard’s Long Island operations and a 40-year team member, Arthur knows what each empty shelf will hold when the supermarket opens in East Meadow on Aug. 23.
Man arrested in Glen Cove by ICE during Operation SOAR
On Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Enforcement Removal Operations said it arrested 32 convicted sexual offenders throughout Long Island, including a 36-year-old Salvadoran man …
Miss Long Island hopefuls dazzle at Molloy
Miss Long Island hopefuls gathered at Molloy College in Rockville Centre last Sunday to vie for two titles, as Brentwood’s Briana Siaca earned Miss Long Island 2018 and Alexa Cox, of Central Islip, was crowned Miss Long Island Teen.
Valley Stream sharp shooter documents his travels
Marcelo Barrera rarely shoots people. The Ecuadorean-born, self-taught photographer prefers capturing emotional vistas and cityscapes in novel ways — a perspective-warping, head-on shot of the Flatiron Building in Lower Manhattan, for example, makes it look like a melted puddle of goo.
Lauren Henkel, resident, NYU track star, dies at 35
Lauren Henkel, a lifelong Rockville Centre resident and accomplished athlete that was named head coach of women’s cross country and track and field at Molloy College last month, died suddenly on July 29. She was 35.
Ray Romano spotted in Glen Cove
Residents of Glen Cove may have had a rough day on Monday with the wet weather, but there were a few people who were all smiles. The actor and comedian Ray Romano was spotted with his family in front …
Coming attraction:
Lynbrook movie theater construction on schedule
Amid murmurs throughout the Village of Lynbrook that the $21 million, state-of-the-art Regal movie theater under construction on Merrick Road, near Atlantic Avenue, will not open until 2018, Mayor Bill Hendrick expressed confidence that it would show films this holiday season.
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Randi Kreiss
White House drops humble pie from menu
Consider the White House. Never have so many arrogant, egocentric and narcissistic personalities gathered under one tent. In a world where some of our most admired and inspirational leaders have also been the most humble . . .
Alfonse D'Amato
Congress: Stop fiddling while American taxpayers get burned
Let’s imagine our house on fire. What’s the first thing we’d want to do? Put it out! Try to save it to be repaired and reoccupied. But too often these days . . .