Frying Latkes in Oil Is One Small Way to Express Our Judaism

A small Chanukah party, I thought. With just a few people over, I’d cook up something yummy, the house would be clean, and all would be very, very manageable. And then my invitee asked the question. “Are you making latkes?” Her eyes lit up. “From Read More …

Common Thanksgiving Hazards and How to Avoid Them

Thanksgiving is a time for celebration and togetherness, but the approaching holiday also comes with potential hazards. “With the risks posed by the COVID-cold-flu season and the typical hazards associated with holiday festivities, ensuring a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving should be your top priority,” says Read More …

Safety Tips Ahead of Thanksgiving

  Thanksgiving is just days away. This holiday season, people are embracing the traditions they love best: Gatherings with family and friends, and turkey platters with all the trimmings. And don’t forget a day of football – both in the backyard, and on our screens. Read More …

State Senate 2nd District: Challenger Susan Berland

Longtime public servant Susan Berland, a Democrat, is running for New York State Senate, challenging Mario Mattera, who currently holds the seat in the 2nd Senate District. Berland, 61 of Dix Hills, is a former Suffolk County legislator and former Huntington Town board member. In Read More …

Democrat Sanin Seeks Huntington Supervisor Seat

Rebecca Sanin, the president and CEO of Health and Welfare Council of Long Island and a former Suffolk County assistant deputy county executive, wants to be the Town of Huntington’s next supervisor. “I love the Town of Huntington – currently it’s being mismanaged,” Sanin, a Read More …

Berland Working to Return to Suffolk Legislature

Susan Berland, the Suffolk County Legislature majority leader, is seeking re-election for the 16 th legislative district. She said she has the right mix of compassion and fiscal responsibility to lead the district through the recovery from the pandemic and other challenges impacting the region. Read More …

Maritime Film Festival Set at Cinema Arts

Cinema Arts Centre is partnering with Long Island Traditions, and the Plaza Cinema and Media Arts Center in Patchogue to host a two-month-long Maritime Film Festival. The series, which starts March 15, examines Long Island’s coastal culture. The  screening of the documentary film “A World Read More …

Huntington’s Raj Tawney Connects to the Past, Through Classic Film

  If you’ve noticed a North Shore resurgence of film screenings of times past – think: Frank Sinatra, Joan Crawford, Alfred Hitchcock and others – chances are  Cinema Arts Centre’s Raj Tawney is behind it. At 31, Tawney, is a publicity director at Cinema Arts. Read More …

In Huntington, Jud Newborn, a Holocaust Expert, Urges Fight for Social Justice

Jud Newborn, a Huntington-based Cinema Arts Centre curator and Holocaust expert, was “deeply moved” to learn he is this year’s Spirit of Anne Frank Human Writes Award honoree. The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect wants to not “simply promote the story of Anne Frank Read More …