By: Steve Levy There was a recent blaring headline in Newsday: “Southern Poverty Law Center lists Long Island groups as Anti-Government.” Sounds ominous, doesn’t it? Are these a bunch of skinhead or KKK groups? You would certainly think so based upon the story citing the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which labeled the Long Island Loud Majority as an “extreme anti-government group.“ So what is the SPLC, and who are the Long Island Loud Majority? Sure sounds like a case

By Steve Levy After hearing that President Biden was on a path toward forgiving student loans for millions of Americans, a letter writer rightfully asked, “Will I, as someone who chose not to go to college, be able to get the loan forgiven that I took out for the truck I needed to start my new business?” Therein lies the dilemma in trying to pick winners and losers on this issue. This loan forgiveness movement is being propelled by young, upwardly mobile whites in the chic p

By Chris O’Neill The Huntington Town Board voted on May 10th to schedule a June public hearing to end permission for day campgrounds to offer overnight 'glamping.' Glamping is a term invented by certain campgrounds to describe “motel-like” tent accommodations, with semi-permanent, standing-room fixed tents, real beds, kitchens, hot and cold water, electricity, showers - and all of the amenities of an open-air hotel. The term is a contraction of the words “glamorous” and “camp

The United States is the world's leading superpower. It is also the world's only moral superpower, acting usually, if not always, out of motives to increase the security and freedom of humanity. That is why the US Senate's approval of a $40 Billion aid package for Ukraine is so important - and why the 11 Senate Republicans opposing that aid are so wrong. Vladimir Putin, the dictator of Russia, launched the February invasion of neighboring Ukraine to conquer the country. His

by Meagan McCarty Fireman’s Field is the parking area adjacent to the Oyster Bay LIRR station, and proposals have been made for decades to beautify the field. Now, Town Supervisor Joe Saladino has secured new funding, and is calling for a the project to get moving. “My administration is focused on improving our quality of life and these enhancements to Fireman’s Field will beautify the hamlet," stated Saladino. "All while improving the drainage and protecting the environment

By Nolan Cleary The first ever "Rock for Love Porchfest" is coming to the Village of Sea Cliff this weekend. The concert, which will feature residents and local bands playing live music on their porches, will be held Saturday, May 21, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sean Llewellyn, a resident of Sea Cliff for 10 years, devised the idea in 2019, when he held a position on the village Youth Activities Board. Taking inspiration from a similar event in Ithaca in 2012, he felt the concept

By Thomas Nothel The latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of Public High Schools in the United States puts 12 north shore schools in America's top 1000. 19 High Schools on Long Island are ranked in the top 1000 Schools, and 12 of those 19 schools are located on the North Shore. The top north shore schools, with their overall rank nationally, are: #109 Jericho High School; #195 Great Neck South High School; #215 Manhasset High School; #298 Cold Spring Harbor High School; #

By Rupert Deedes Two Oyster Bay men were arrested last week by the FBI, for the February 12, 2019 murder of Xin Gu, a 31-year-old Queens man, over a business dispute. Arrested are Qing Ming Yu, also known as “Allen Yu,” of Oyster Bay; and You You, also known as “Eddie,” of Plainview. Two other Defendants were arrested , Zhe Zhang, also known as “Zack,” of Arcadia, California, and Antony Abreu, also known as “Anthony,” of Queens. “The Defendants callously used gun violence to

by Priya Persaud Huntington Hospital has received new certifications in stroke and cancer care, becoming the first hospital in the Northwell Health system to earn this high recognition. The hospital was also among 50 hospitals nationwide to be recognized to be in the National Accreditted Program for Rectal Cancer. “These are two significant accreditations," stated Nick Fitterman, the Executive Director of Huntington Hospital. "The review leading to these accreditations looked

By Maureen Daly A brazen woman thief stole a $1500 luxury handbag from Saks Fifth Avenue in Huntington. Suffolk County police are searching for the woman, who is accused of stealing the Yves Saint Laurent purse valued at $1550. Police say the accused woman entered the Saks Fifth Avenue store in Huntington, and had "clearly rehearsed" the daylight theft. The woman removed the security tag from the Yves St Laurent purse, and then swiftly left the store, located at 230 Walt Whi