When college doors reopened in the fall and fears of spreading the virus were prevalent, many colleges on Long Island adopted the hybrid model for classes and for extracurricular activities— …
more
By Nicole Alcindor
|
1/22/21
|
With the pandemic in full effect and COVID-19 cases going up with the second wave, health experts said that mental health issues have become heightened for many throughout Long Island, including …
more
By Nicole Alcindor
|
1/22/21
|
Two people were arrested by Nassau County police on Tuesday after a loaded gun was found in their car following a routine traffic stop at 5 p.m.
more
By Mike Smollins
|
1/20/21
|
Hours before the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, Scott Kemins, Long Beach’s fire commissioner, drove to Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside, walked into a lobby area, rolled up his …
more
By James Bernstein
|
1/15/21
|
Two Hempstead Town Bay Constables were honored Tuesday for their quick action in saving the life of a man who fell into frigid waters while duck hunting near the Curtis E. Fisher West Marina in Point …
more
By Darwin Yanes
|
1/14/21
|
A Supreme Court judge in Nassau County Monday found the City of Long Beach liable for $131 million in damages in a case that goes back 31 years, brought by a Manhattan developer after the city …
more
By Darwin Yanes
|
1/13/21
|
Sixteen Long Beach High School students are embarking on a journey that will take them back nearly 80 years, to a time when Jews were murdered, imprisoned in death camps and separated forever from …
more
By James Bernstein
|
1/7/21
|
The Long Beach school district is among 36 in Hempstead Town that will receive up to $150,000 from the federal Cares Act set up to congress to help municipalities suffering from the covid …
more
By Darwin Yanes
|
1/7/21
|
On a recent weekday in December, Allen Schwartz was taking care of a customer at his Laurel Cleaners, at the corner of Laurel Boulevard and West Park Avenue in Long Beach.
Yes, he promised the …
more
By James Bernstein
|
12/31/20
|
For more than 75 years, the Freeport-Merrick Rotary has lived by one motto: “Service above self.” And although the pandemic has hindered the club’s usual fundraising efforts, …
more
By Alyssa Seidman
|
12/21/20
|