I lost a good friend last month. He wasn’t always a good friend. When we worked together, we were casual pals who shared greetings, and maybe a coffee. I was the Babylon Yardmaster; he was an …
Things surrounding the sale of my home are building… in a big way. After listing our home of 37-plus years for sale this past June, my husband and I threw ourselves into decluttering and …
By now, if you’re a Mets fan, like I am, you’re almost healed from licking your wounds from their collapse to end all collapses. We’ve had more time to shed our orange and blue …
This is hard!! According to Google AI, on average, Americans move 11.7 times during their lifetime. Me, I’ve moved once—from my childhood home, to the one I’ve …
This summer, I’ve heard upstaters and Long Islanders ask: “Why should I care who the mayor of New York City is? I don’t even live there.” The answer is simple: one-third of …
Back when I was on deadline and writing a column to you every Thursday, it was not unusual for me to have a bunch of ideas sitting on my desktop with a paragraph or two, or maybe just a few …
At the Tuesday (July 15) Town of Islip Council meeting, I called for a moratorium on zone changes until the masterplan now underway is complete. See the recording: …
In 2024, 17-year-old Connor Kasin, a Massapequa High School student athlete, passed away suddenly while playing a charity hockey game. Connor had an undiagnosed heart condition and had suffered a …
On Wednesday, July 16, the Islip Town Planning Board will consider a project that could mark a turning point for Long Island’s housing future: the proposed South Bay Village / Island Hills …
This Earth Day, the 55th in its history, there is reason for both optimism and concern for Long Island’s environment. While our air, land, and water are undoubtedly cleaner than they were in …
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