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Overcast Drive launched to help federal workers on Long Island
Comes amid gov’t shutdown
“It’s a topic of conversation every day,” James Brazel, a national airspace operations manager, said of the government shutdown. “We have this joke at work — we say, ‘Another day, another …
Furloughed federal workers can get help at the Gural JCC Sustenance Hope Opportunities Place
The S.H.O.P includes the Rina Shkolnik Kosher Food Pantry and social services
The Marion & Aaron Gural JCC is offering the services of its Sustenance Hope Opportunities Place (S.H.O.P.), which includes the Rina Shkolnik Kosher Food Pantry and the assistance of the social work staff to help federal workers who have been furloughed because of the partial federal government shutdown.
Nassau sticks to its ‘road diet’
Continues push for fewer lanes on Grand Ave. in Baldwin
As Femy Aziz watched cars driving south on Merrick Avenue in Merrick, she told a small group of Baldwinites that she would not want a second lane of traffic along the thoroughfare, which runs through …
Tar balls wash up in Long Beach, Lido
DEC says it's looking into source of petroleum deposits after beach cleanup
As the state Department of Environmental Conservation began removing tar balls that were discovered by residents along the shoreline in Lido Beach and Long Beach last weekend, State Sen. Todd …
Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach, New Vision Party host campaign rally
With political signs in hand, dozens of residents turned out for a rally for Mayor Alan Beach and Village Trustees Ann Marie Reardon and Robert Boccio at the Lynbrook roller hockey rink on Saturday, chanting “Four more years!” and “Lynbrook first” as they urged voters to re-elect the Beach team.
Stuck truck slows traffic in Sea Cliff
A trucker traveling from Pennsylvania on Jan. 8 made a wrong turn on the Shore Road/Boulevard thoroughfare — which runs between Sea Cliff and Glen Cove — while on his way to the Webb Institute. …
‘Lone soldier’ from West Hempstead fulfills his dream of serving in the Israel Defense Forces
West Hempstead native Yitzchak Milworn decided long ago that he wanted to serve in the Israel Defense Forces. During his senior year of high school at Rambam Mesivta, a Jewish private school in …
'She was my heart'
Fundraiser to benefit Oceanside High School alumna who died at 22
A fundraiser to support Oceanside High School alumna Rachel Geraghty, who died at age 22, will be held on Jan. 19 from 7 to 10 p.m. at J. Paul’s Terrace Café, at 239 Merrick Road in Ocean-side.
Alzheimer's Association and Islanders team up for a cure
Men and women in purple shirts gathered on the crowded concourse at Nassau Coliseum after the first period of the New York Islanders game on Jan. 3. Some were meeting for the first time, but they …
Government
At Long Island Association meeting, county executives lay out visions to build a high-tech corridor
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Suffolk Executive Steve Bellone envision a science and medical research “corridor” stretching 50 miles across the middle of Long Island, from the NYCB …
Tuition aid restored for fire volunteers, EMS workers in Nassau County
Nassau County’s 19 legislators voted unanimously on Nov. 19 to allocate funding to make up for a lost Federal Emergency Management Agency grant that provides college scholarships for volunteer …
Editorial
With new Senate, the hope for greater fairness
As the New York State Senate convenes for its spring session, let’s take a moment to reflect on how momentous — and historic — an occasion this is.
Op-Ed
We were prepared to escape. Too many others weren’t.
"There’s a man with a gun,” a voice blared on the loudspeaker at the Heralds’ Garden City office on Jan. 3. “Get out of the building.”
Randi Kreiss
Peace of mind: Don’t leave home without it
I’ll be sheltering in place, thank you. I’m experiencing the uneasiness I used to feel when I walked out of my house, leaving my 13- and 11-year-old home by themselves.
Op-Ed
Support law enforcement in the fight against opioid epidemic
It is difficult to fully comprehend the opioid epidemic’s effects across New York state. But without the brave service of our law enforcement officials, it’s likely that the impacts of opioid addiction and overdoses would be even more severe.
Letter to the Editor
Report on opioid monitoring misleads
New York, along with the rest of the nation, is in the middle of a deadly opioid epidemic. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the average life expectancy of Americans continued a three-year decline driven by deaths from overdoses. The rate of overdose deaths involving opioids other than methadone increased by 45 percent from 2016 to 2017.