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Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford, left, and Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin called on County Comptroller and former Long Beach City Manager Jack Schnirman, as well as Town Supervisor Laura Gillen's chief of staff, Jim LaCarrubba — Long Beach's former public works commissioner — to resign on Tuesday, saying that both received separation payments they were not entitled to when they ended their employment with the City of Long Beach.

Clavin calls on Nassau County comptroller to resign

Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford and Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin called on County Comptroller Jack Schnirman to resign on Tuesday, saying that he was overpaid for sick and … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/20/19

A column about columns

Q. We’re being told that our new front porch can be held up by fiberglass columns. This is confusing, because we wonder if it could be strong enough to hold up the roof. Is this a common thing to do? more

By Monte Leeper | 8/16/19

It’s time to embrace ‘micromobility’ on Long Island

For all the promise Long Island has, we’re still held back by decaying infrastructure and congested roadways. If we want to usher in a brighter future, we have to embrace new mobility options . . . more

By Laura Gillen | 8/16/19

1969: watershed in a decade of change

By now, nearly every publication has written about the iconic moments in the summer of 1969 when humankind seemed to take a collective breath and move forward . . . more

By Timothy Denton | 8/16/19

Aunt Ada’s notes from Paris, August 1945

I never knew why my husband’s Aunt Ada went into the Army during World War II, but my hunch is that the family thought it might tame her wild ways. more

8/16/19

Tone down the rhetoric — and pass tougher gun laws

In the wake of the country’s three most recent mass shootings, one of which has been classified as a hate crime, a conversation about white supremacy has entered the national narrative. more

8/16/19

Legislator Josh Lafazan led a press conference to address the anti-Semitic incident in Oyster Bay. Legislator Kopel, far left, and Assemblyman Lavine, far right, spoke.

Opinions differ on cause of anti-Semitic incident

For some, the anti-Semitic incident was personal. The discovery of seven 10-inch swastikas scrawled in purple marker on the walls of the picnic pavilion at Oyster Bay’s Theodore Roosevelt Park on … more

By Laura Lane | 8/16/19

There to help at the Oyster Bay Animal Hospital are receptionists Lauren Pastolove, far left, and Julia Stanwycks, Dr. Jeremy Lancer and veterinary assistant Rita Ripani.

Oyster Bay Animal Hospital under new management

The Oyster Bay Animal Hospital has inhabited the same space at 64 Pine Hollow Road since 1964, but after a merger with West Hills Animal Hospital and Emergency Center in Huntington last year, the … more

By Alec Rich | 8/16/19

Sugar Mountain performs a tribute to Neil Young on Aug. 16.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage Saturday Night FeverMusical adapted from the popular film, Thursday and Friday, Aug. 15-16, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 17, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 18, 2 and 7 p.m.; … more

8/15/19

The Sixties Show

That influential decade returns in the form of the Sixties Show’s salute to Woodstock. more

8/15/19

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