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Photo of the Week
CLOUDY DAY REFLECTIONS
Elisa Hendrey of Sound Beach snapped this surreal photo at Mt. Sinai Harbor on March 19 using her iPhone 6.
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A call for help: Wildlife rehab organizations seek donations amid pandemic closures
By Melissa Arnold
As most businesses come to a standstill to aid in social distancing, many people are looking for ways to help their neighbors...
Huntington Residents Send Some Care to Seniors
During these days of self-quarantining and social distancing, three Huntington-area women are working together to ensure local seniors have what they need.
With health care...
Local Businesses Extend a Helping Hand to Hospitals
Local businesses throughout Long Island have been hit hard because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but it also has brought them closer together. These...
Setauket BSA Troop Female Unit Looks to Grow
It’s been more than a year since the Boy Scouts of America became Scouts BSA, inviting girls to join separate, gender-specific units and earn...
Book Review: ‘Hope and Freckles’
Retired police officer encourages empathy for refugees in powerful first book
Reviewed by Melissa Arnold
Every year, tens of thousands of people from around the world flee...
Staller Center season cut short
On March 7 Kelli O'Hara and Sutton Foster joined forces for the first time in a double headline show at Stony Brook University's Staller...
Spotlight on Spring! — A photo essay by Mimi Hodges
'Life throws challenges and every challenge comes with rainbows and lights to conquer it.'
― Amit Ray
WELCOME SPRING!
Photographer Mimi Hodges of Sound Beach ventured...
Shelter Pet of the Week: Max
MEET MAX!
This week’s shelter pet is Max, an eight-year-old Corgi mix, patiently waiting at the Smithtown Animal Shelter for his furever home.
A surrender, Max...
Making Democracy Work: The critical value of the 2020 U.S. Census
By Lisa Scott
Covid-19 is affecting every aspect of our lives. Businesses are being told to reduce staffing or if deemed “non-essential” to shutter altogether;...
