A New Voice Comes To Temple Or Elohim
Rabbi Cassi Kail At a time where many synagogues are either merging or closing for good, Jericho’s Temple Or Elohim is trending in the opposite direction and having to adapt to the increasing numbers...
View ArticleLetter: To Those Who Run Stop Signs
I know we live in a world where people have developed a sense of entitlement and where they consider themselves exempt from laws and such, but I am here to tell you that you aren’t. You aren’t...
View ArticleEditorial: Generation Race
By the time this paper gets in your hands, the events that took place in Charlottesville may be nothing more than a distant memory, eclipsed by more pressing issues and the breaking news of the day....
View ArticleEditorial: Teachable Moments
As the children and teenagers in our Long Island communities head back to school this September, it is vitally important that we put them on the bus with some all-important directives: Be courteous to...
View ArticleLetter: Never Again
Intolerance is anti-American. For far too long fear has been used to spread hate, discriminate and divide our communities. We know that speaking out early and often is the only way to stop the spread...
View ArticleDo You Love Local Sports? Anton Is Looking For A Sports Reporter!
How would you like to be Anton's sports reporter at your school? Anton Media Group is looking for bona fide sports nuts to join our team and help expand local sports coverage. We want to draft...
View ArticleEditorial: Unity Shouldn’t Be A Casualty
The 9/11 Memorial is set within the footprints of the original Twin Towers. (Photo by Kimberly Dijkstra) The time may pass, but the pain is always there. September 11, whose significance drastically...
View ArticleLetter: In The Name Of Respect
Nassau County Eisenhower Park September 11, 2001 Memorial (Photo by Kimberly Dijkstra) This past September 11 was the 10th anniversary of Nassau County’s much-appreciated September 11 Memorial which,...
View ArticleEditorial: Book Ended
The events surrounding the 2016 presidential election left most voters on the political spectrum scratching their heads, whether veiled by a red MAGA hat or not, but what’s perhaps more confusing is...
View ArticleEditorial: A Prime Place For Amazon
Amazon already has a distribution center in Bethpage. Could Long Island be the perfect location for Amazon’s second headquarters? (Image via Google Earth) Last week, Amazon set off a cluster-scrum...
View ArticleEditorial: Hurricane Season
It seems like just yesterday when Superstorm Sandy came through Long Island and the Northeast at large with a vengeance, causing tremendous damage to homes and property and plunging much of the island...
View ArticleEditorial: Statues Of Limitations
Recently, local officials proclaimed to the rest of the country that any unwanted statues of Christopher Columbus should be delivered to the Town of Oyster Bay, which would proudly display the static...
View ArticleEditorial: Cleanup On Aisle…What?
Grocery shopping should be a pleasant experience, right? Or at least not an unpleasant one. Managers of local supermarkets don’t seem to agree. The volume of music played in most local supermarkets is...
View ArticleHomes By Mara Goes To The Dogs
Realtor to host North Shore Animal League adoption effort Homes By Mara Realty of Syosset is opening up its doors and hearts for animals rescued by North Shore Animal League America, inviting the...
View ArticleEditorial: Badge Of Dishonor
Last week’s announcement by the Boy Scouts of America that it would accept girls into its organization was called progressive and empowering; however, the move is a sad attempt by an organization that...
View ArticleLong Island Restaurant Week Begins October 29
Restaurants dish best bites with $28.95 prix fixe menus for eight days The tri-annual and award-winning Long Island Restaurant Week kicks-off its Fall 2017 campaign on Sunday, Oct. 29 for eight days,...
View ArticleEditorial: Lies Our Parents Told Us
Each year when Halloween would roll around, I’d hit the road in my Ben Cooper plastic mask/vinyl jumper and troll the neighborhood for candy. But I wasn’t free to go to any house I wanted—instead, I...
View ArticleLetter: Help Make Someone’s Thanksgiving Special
On Thursday, Nov. 23, Thanksgiving Day, we will be preparing and delivering hot meals to homebound senior citizens while coordinating this program from our home. Last year we provided over 450 meals...
View ArticleDetectives Believe Three Robberies To Be Connected
Detectives from the Nassau County Police Department’s robbery squad are investigating three separate attempted robberies and one robbery that occurred in the Plainview area on Nov. 1, beginning at 8:38...
View ArticleEditorial: It’s A Man Problem
It’s no secret that sexual harassment is a pervasive problem that seeps its way into all industries, institutions and incidents. From elite Hollywood producers, to blustering presidents, to the cops on...
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