Op-Ed: Santos Outdid Himself With His Lies

George Santos, expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives last week, was a bizarre member of Congress. By his serial deceit, Santos obtained a national reputation for being a liar, adishonesty superstar. No member I’ve written about representing Long Island in my 60 years of Read More …

Op-Ed: Many Need Help Year Round

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, numerous organizations are coming together to donate turkeys and essential food items to families facing economic hardships within our community. While these initiatives aim to bring comfort during the holiday season, it is imperative to recognize that many of the Read More …

Op-Ed: Lessons From My Mother

Silence is complicity. That is a lesson that has been deeply ingrained in me as far back as I can remember. When my mother was five years old as a little Jewish girl growing up in France during the Holocaust, her parents were forced to Read More …

Op-Ed: There’s Land If You Choose to See It

One of the common rebuttals affordable housing advocates hear from people in Huntington Town Hall is “there’s no land to build on”. It’s patently not true, as recent events have shown. There is land available if you choose to see it. First off, there is Read More …

Close-Up: Wineries Make Their Mark in Suffolk County

Before the year 2023 comes to an end, let me devote this space to the 50 th anniversary of the start of what became an agricultural revolution in Suffolk County: the creation here of a world-class region for the production of wine. As the Long Read More …

Essay: New Technique Improves Prostate Cancer Outcome

For many men diagnosed with prostate cancer, the best treatment could be no treatment. As counterintuitive as that might sound, it’s the reality for at least one in three men, who could be better off by not going through a biopsy and the difficulty of Read More …

Op-Ed: Rethink Roads for Safety’s Sake

Crashes on our roadways have gotten out of control.  While roadway deaths on Long Island typically average 18 per month, which is terrible enough, last month there were 31.  What made August that much worse than usual is hard to say, but clearly something needs Read More …

Op-Ed: Suffolk Bill Would Set Irrigation Rules

It would seem to be a non-brainer: a Suffolk County “Law To Establish Requirements For Automatic Irrigation Systems,” as it’s titled. Who hasn’t had the experience of driving in Suffolk on a rainy day and encountering a sprinkler system spraying water into the air—even though Read More …