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Top 5 stories in Long Island Press this week: JCC changes name, suspects enter sewers and more
Here are the top 5 stories in Long Island Press this week. Mid-Island Y JCC in Plainview receives new name after donation Plainview’s Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center has changed its name to the Manes JCC, after receiving a hefty donation from philanthropist Dr. Harvey Manes.…
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ICE makes arrest in Peekskill, energy rebate checks in mail

The King Rises Again: Kenny Grube’s Comeback Tour
Three days after his 28th wedding anniversary, Kenneth “Kenny” Grube bolted awake, clutching his chest, terror evident on his face. His wife, Stephanie Grube, immediately sensed something was seriously wrong. […]

Get the Flock out
I was very pleased this week to get a call from our most excellent Sheriff McNeill, who told me ALL of the Flock cameras in the county were being removed. Our most...
25 horses intercepted en route to Canada in enforcement of NY horse slaughter law
A 2023 state law allowed for a group of horses to be saved from slaughter when a truck carrying the horses was stopped by state police

Following closure of birthing unit, what’s next at Newark-Wayne Community Hospital
Following the approval from the New York State Department of Health, Inpatient Labor & Delivery, newborn nursery, and postpartum services at Newark-Wayne Community Hospital were formally suspended on September 3. Rochester Regional Hospital (RRH), who operates Newark-Wayne, says…
Kinda bright but also very stupid
I am a relatively smart person. Ok, maybe not “didn’t go to summer school” smart, but by my own barometer based solely on my personal opinion. So why would an otherwise smart (and humble) man such as myself do very dumb things? Shouldn’t I be intelligent enough to realize…

Hard truths at harvest
The highs and lows of Adirondack gardening.

Florida’s summer 2026: Blistering temperatures and widespread drought
Almost every major city in Florida faced a significant "rain debt" in summer 2026, with some spots falling nearly 15 inches short of normal.

Today in History – Sept. 5
September 5 In 1811, Zephaniah Kingsley received a 1,500-acre Spanish grant by right of sale. Kingsley paid the heirs of George Sibbald 3,381.2 pesos for improvements on Drayton Island. In 1906, Rodman Lumber and citizens of Interlachen gave the county commissioners $600 in cash…

No St. Pete Catalyst on Monday, the Labor Day holiday
There won’t be a St. Pete Catalyst Monday, Sept. 7 (Labor Day). We’ll publish again Tuesday the 8th.

What We All Owe Gloria Steinem
Feminist activist Gloria Steinem will long be known for her acute intelligence, courage and wit, and for setting feminist torches alight globally over her six-decade career as a journalist, activist and feminist icon.