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City Council president Brendan Finn reiterated his thoughts on the ever-going wind turbine project off Long Beach, questioning the point of the governor's new RAPID Act.
Long Beach neighbors rally against turbines, cables
Long Beach, Island Park and Oceanside community residents have been speaking their minds about offshore wind for nearly two years. For or against it, they have made their voices heard — at … more
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A rendering of what the city plans to have the sidewalks renovated into.
Park Avenue revitalization project is now underway
Phase 2 of the ambitious City of Long Beach revitalization and improvement project for   the downtown and central business districts started this week with beginning on the north side of Park … more
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Former Congressman George Santos announced he would run for office again, this time against Suffolk Republican Congressman Nick LaLota.
Santos announces comeback bid, challenges LaLota amid controversy
Former disgraced GOP Congressman George Santos, who was expelled from the House of Representatives last December, announced Thursday night that he’s running for Congress again, this time … more
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The 3rd Congressional District’s boundaries are set to shift north and east, shedding the Republican-heavy Massapequa while incorporating sections of Suffolk County’s North Shore, including portions of Huntington and Huntington Station.
New maps shift political balance
This is the third story in a series exploring the complexities of elections to provide a better understanding of one of Americans’ most precious privileges, the right to vote. The State … more
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Glen Cove High School Senior Phoebe George hosted a panel after the school’s production of ‘The Laramie Project,’ a play about the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student. With George were Dennis Shepard, Matthew’s father, on a laptop Zoom call, Jared Ross, Marsha Silverman, Kayla Hogan and an English teacher at the high school, Rebecca Goldaper.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s transgender ban debated in Glen Cove
Rebecca Goldaper remembers standing in front of her mirror in 2021, wearing a short green skirt with yellow flowers that she had bought on Amazon. In that moment, she took her first step to becoming … more
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Michael Doall and other researchers from Stony Brook will collaborate with the town and local environmental groups on the ‘Putting the Oyster Back in Oyster Bay’ project.
New project is ‘Putting the Oyster Back in Oyster Bay’
In a groundbreaking initiative aimed at restoring the once-thriving oyster populations of Oyster Bay and Cold Spring Harbor, the Town of Oyster Bay has embarked on a transformative project called … more
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Amanda Fisk, artist in residence at the Glen Cove Public Library, helped design the preliminary concept of the mural.
Honoring veterans through art and education
The sound of plastic bottle caps echoed in the community room of the Glen Cove Library Saturday morning as volunteers sifted through eight, five-gallon buckets, filled to the brim, to offer their … more
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Nassau County schools face uncertainty with Gov. Kathy Hochul's state budget
Since Jan. 16, when Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her proposed fiscal year 2025 budget, educators have been focused on state aid for local schools. The governor’s spending plan includes about … more
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Although residents living in the North Shore enjoy a variety of local beaches, they haven’t been able to go to Crescent Beach since 2009 because of contaminants.
Starting big push for clean truck standards
To protect the delicate ecosystems on the North Shore and the quality of life, Assemblyman Chuck Lavine and other elected officials have been encouraging the Environmental Protection Agency and the … more
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Congressman Tom Suozzi, of Glen Cove, traveled to Washington for the State of the Union where he managed to take a selfie with the President.
Tom Suozzi snaps a selfie with President Biden at State of the Union
When people living in the 3rd Congressional District watched the State of the Union on Thursday night, they saw images of elected leaders they’ve seen in the newspaper and on television, but … more
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