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Published 1 hour agoIslanders taste test introduces interesting new foods to UBS Arena
Hockey season is rapidly approaching, with less than a week before the Florida Panthers take on the Carolina Hurricanes. To celebrate the new campaign, the New York Islanders hosted the 2026-27 Food and Beverage Tasting Showcase, where several new and unique food items were…
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Published September 24Nor’easter may bring flooding, power outages to Long Island
The first nor’easter of autumn is forecast to hit Long Island this weekend, when forecasters say residents should prepare for the possibility of coastal flooding, heavy rains, strong winds, and power outages. The National Weather Service warned that the significant coastal storm…
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Published September 23Hochul leads Blakeman in two new polls as Trump, Mamdani loom over governor’s race
Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman in two polls released Wednesday, though the surveys differ sharply on the size of her advantage less than six weeks before Election Day. A Siena poll found Hochul leading Blakeman 50% to 41% among likely voters, little…
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Published September 20Geraldo Rivera: Protecting the Potomac
It seems too petty to be believed. In a fit of self-indulgent narcissism, the president of the United States is attempting to strongarm a cultural institution and force what is left of its board of lackeys to rename the landmark in his honor. We have watched him sling edicts…
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Published September 20Bill O’Reilly: The banning season
President Donald Trump has deep-sixed CNN, MS and Politico from covering him on federal property. Those agencies join the Associated Press which was banished last year. That case is still being litigated in a First Amendment situation. The U.S. Constitution clearly states that a…
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Published September 19Going Places: Tips to Catch the Best of New England’s Fall Foliage, Festivals
By Karen Rubin, Travel Features Syndicate, goingplacesfarandnear.com New England is famous for fall foliage and festivals. To catch the peak of color and festivities, the trick is to zero in where and when. Peak foliage typically begins in northern Maine and the White Mountains…
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Published September 17Dolph Lundgren brings his personal fight to Long Island
There’s an old saying that goes that it’s not the size of the dog in a fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. For actor/producer/director Dolph Lundgren, both the dog and the fight are pretty large given the fact that the Swedish native has spent the past decade fighting…
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Published September 14Billy Joel Opens Up About NPH Health Struggles
The Piano Man is taking a break from the keys — and for good reason. Hamptons homeowner Billy Joel is opening up about his health, revealing new details about his diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH. The 77-year-old shared an update on his self-titled SiriusXM…
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Published September 14This Holbrook special needs couple is a ‘match made in heaven’
He calls her “My peach.” She says he is “sexy.” Those would be very ordinary comments from just about any every-day couple. But Joe and Gretchen Van Horst are not your every-day ordinary couple. Joe, 44, is autistic. Gretchen, 45, has Down’s syndrome. They are celebrating their…
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Published September 13Geraldo Rivera: The future is here
“Self-improving super intelligence.” If that phrase doesn’t scare the stuffing out of you, you are a very cool customer. In a world already threatened by rogue nations possessing nuclear weapons, while other equally sinister countries dabble in bioweapons, now comes this:…
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Published September 13Op-Ed: we cannot go back on disability rights
I have spent more than five decades working to ensure that people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities have the opportunity to live full, meaningful lives in communities they call home. That journey began in the aftermath of Willowbrook State School. The…
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Published September 13OpEd: A convenient place to hide from antisemitism
Not long ago I was texting with a colleague I have known for years, a serious person who has spent a long career in and around public life. We were talking about the antisemitism rising inside his own party, the kind now coming from newly elected officials who no longer bother to…