By Thomas M. Cassidy The American Red Cross has three lifesaving principles, “Reach, Throw, Don’t Go.” Stand or lie down on solid ground and reach...

Eight years of water testing By George Hoffman Almost a decade ago, Laurie Vetere and George Hoffman had a conversation about water quality concerns in Setauket...

By John Broven During my 30 years living on Long Island, I have been fortunate to travel to places south, west and north in the...

Rev. Fr. Andrew Garnett  Each spring, as daffodils bloom and days grow longer, Christians around the world gather to celebrate the most profound and joyful...

By Rabbi Joshua Gray Nothing brings me back to my childhood, gathered around the kids’ table with my brothers and cousins, like the Hillel sandwich....

By Ernestine Franco  You don’t have to wait until July of 2026 to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States of America. There were...

By Frank Artusa This month New Yorkers were blanketed with scam text messages requesting payment of unpaid tolls. Another growing text based scam involves receiving...

By Jeffrey Szabo The March 7 article in Newsday, originally titled, "Public water providers challenge strict PFAS standards, concerning environmentalists,” might mislead readers regarding the...

By Jonathan Kornreich, Brookhaven Town Councilmember There is no question that the cost of housing in many areas of Brookhaven has surged in recent years....

By Thomas M. Cassidy As a former senior investigator for the New York State Attorney General’s Office who spent twenty years investigating health fraud, I...