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Published September 10Seven ways to help your teen stand out during admissions season
As summer winds down and a new school year begins, many parents of high school students are thinking about what comes next. College visits. SATs. Applications. Essays. Internships. Extracurriculars. We often help our kids build strong resumes. But there’s another important…
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Published September 09The Call to Service that Fire Island Ferries Answered in the Aftermath of September 11
The terror of September 11, 2001, was a day that changed New Yorkers and Americans alike. On that sunny Tuesday morning, half of the 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 from Logan Airport in Boston. Within a little more than…
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Published September 09What are the best seafood eateries on Long Island?
BEST BAKED CLAMS Spiro’s Spiro’s Lounge in Rocky Point is a longstanding Long Island restaurant and social destination known for its extensive menu of classic American and seafood‑centered fare, including a standout appetizer of baked clams. The baked clams are served chopped and…
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Published September 09Honoring the Mighty Oyster in Bellport Waters
“There were many an oyster piled up on the Friends of Bellport Bay (FoBB) vessel that a couple of us had to get off the boat,” said volunteer Neil Koenig. “All the cages were emptied.” Just before noon, the FoBB team, led by co-founder Thomas Schultz, was heading back to the…
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Published September 08New 9/11 records reignite toxic air reckoning, leave Jon Stewart and other advocates fuming that city ‘covered it up to get back to business’
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and advocates for 9/11 survivors, including "The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart, accused government leaders Tuesday of lying to New Yorkers about the safety of the air after the 9/11 attacks. The accusation came as longtime survivors' advocates and elected…
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Published September 089/11 still emotionally impacts many New Yorkers, polls finds
Days before the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a majority of people on Long Island and in New York City say the emotional impact remains vivid and ‘still raw,’ according to a Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine” poll. Roughly two-thirds (66%) of…
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Published September 08Couple builds company on Central American roots
About 45 years ago, Nelson Hernández, as a boy in El Salvador, helped his grandmother make Central American cheese the old-fashioned way. It’s a craft he still associates with his childhood, although lately he runs a company based in Bay Shore, providing Central American cheeses…
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Published September 08Adelphi University appoints first-generation college grad as new board chair
Adelphi University recently named alumnus Leonard Achan, a first-generation American, CEO and ICU nurse, as its new board chair. Before becoming Adelphi’s board chair, he also served as the board’s secretary and sat as a board member from 2016 to 2021. Achan graduated in 1999 and…
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Published September 08Oyster Bay remembers the fallen during Tobay Beach memorial ceremony
Karen Vacchio said that after losing her husband two years ago to a 9/11-related cancer, she had his name inscribed on the Town of Oyster Bay’s Sept. 11 memorial. She said that before he died, she told him she would try her hardest not to let him be forgotten. The memorial is…
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Published September 08BOCES training teens to learn advanced defense manufacturing
For years now, Long Island government and business officials have stressed the need to train younger workers to take over well-paying jobs in the Island’s defense industry from those retiring or who have left. The U.S. Small Business Administration has recently taken a major step…
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Published September 08Lake Ronkonkoma man killed dad in Mastic on Labor Day, cops say
A Lake Ronkonkoma man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his 69-year-old father to death in the victim’s Mastic home shortly after midnight on Labor Day, Suffolk County police said. Edward Brown called 911 to report that he had been stabbed in his apartment on Mastic…
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Published September 07Smithtown Kia technician workers vote to unionize despite thousands spent on alleged union-busting campaign
Technicians at Smithtown Kia voted 8-1 on July 13 to join United Auto Workers Local 259 after union organizers said management responded by hiring two outside labor consultants at an estimated cost of about a year’s salary for one of the employees. The labor union, representing…