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Mostly Cloudy Transformative wellness center opens in Glen Head
Sam Balooch has had a fascination with fitness since he was four years old. Before moving to the U.S. from Iran at age nine, he would have his father buy him stacks of health and wellness magazines. …
State reps. propose legislation to combat jet noise on Long Island
State Sen. Jim Gaughran and Assemblywoman Judy Griffin proposed a bill last week that would study the environmental and human health impacts of John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia …
State Senate, Assembly vote to close double- jeopardy ‘loophole’
The New York State Senate, in a move aimed at opening criminal investigations into associates of President Donald Trump, voted on May 8 to close the so-called “double-jeopardy loophole.” …
Celebrate Memorial Day in Sea Cliff, Glen Head on May 27
Sea CliffThe village’s annual Memorial Day parade will take place on Monday, May 27 at 9 a.m., starting at Veterans Memorial Park on Prospect Avenue, following down Sea Cliff Avenue and …
North Shore school budget passes; incumbent trustees win in landslide
The annual school budget vote and trustee election kept the North Shore community on its toes until the polls closed at 10 p.m. Tuesday night. District clerk Betty Ciampi read the results of the two …
Providing safety in sacred places
In recent years, the world has watched in horror as extremists and terrorists have committed acts of violence in houses of worship — the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas; the Tree …
Historic homes display Sea Cliff’s storied history
The Sea Cliff Landmarks Association’s Biannual House Tour returns on Sunday, inviting residents and visitors to view seven storied homes in the village and take in Sea Cliff’s rich …
North Shore Middle School students advance to National History Day competition
Three students from North Shore Middle School took home first place in the junior group exhibit category of New York History Day for their project, “D-Day,” the day Allied Forces launched a beach …
A son who was always a hero
Felicia Arculeo received an email on April 8, 2011, saying that her then 17-year-old son, Robert Hendriks, had helped a much younger student whom he found standing in the dark in front of Locust …
Sen. Gaughran pushing for more trains for LIRR commuters
For the past few weeks, State Sen. Jim Gaughran has been spending quality time on the Long Island Rail Road, riding to and from local stations, talking to constituents on the platforms and trains and …
Sea Cliff students make sweet music for spring concert
A song nearly three years in the making will soon be heard for the first time in the halls of Sea Cliff Elementary School, and it was inspired by the school’s motto: “Build a better world.” Its …
Editorial
Albany must pass sex harassment bills
After the #MeToo movement exploded into the national consciousness in 2017 and 2018, New York state lawmakers recently proposed no fewer than 11 bills to strengthen the state’s sexual harassment laws.
Scott Brinton
What’s the deal with the Green New Deal?
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 29-year-old Democrat from the Bronx, is surely the most dangerous elected official now in office. You know she is because . . .
Randi Kreiss
Riding the guilt train with no way off
Once upon a generation or so ago, there were people, mostly women, who specialized in guilt. Since I would feel too guilty singling out any age group or ethnicity, let me just say that some women were born to it.
Jerry Kremer
Republicans are the party of the blame game
I’m a big believer in bipartisanship. I come from an era when Democrats and Republicans worked together successfully on a variety of important issues. As a Democrat, I remember the Republican Party as the party of Lincoln, the party of Ronald Reagan . . .
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Biannual tour ‘marks’ Sea Cliff’s historic homes
The Sea Cliff Landmarks Association’s Biannual House Tour returned on Sunday, inviting residents and visitors to view seven storied homes in the village and take in Sea Cliff’s rich …