Michael Rabinowitz still recalls the pain of watching his mother, Barbara, slowly slip away. For six long years, Barbara battled dementia—a fight neither she nor her family fully understood at the ...

When Social Security was established in 1935, there were 42 workers supporting each retiree. Today that number is down to just two or three. If nothing changes, the system is projected to reduce ...

The Kiwanis Club of Lindenhurst recently honored five students from Lindenhurst High School at its annual scholarship dinner. Those recognized by the club were Adela Marques, Ritika Singh, Caitlin ...

After Joann’s Fabric and Craft store shuttered its doors at 735 Montauk Highway last year, the empty storefront at the east end of the Great South Bay Shopping Center became an unlikely refuge.

I’ve been writing “Pets” for 42 years now. In the past, I gave names to the featured shelter pet in each column. These anonymous waifs needed visibility, as dogs in town shelters faced limited time ...

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services has issued an advisory against bathing at 62 beaches including Amityville Beach, Tanner Park and Venetian Shores Beach. The advisory is based on the ...

The Village of Amityville’s annual July 4th parade will take place on Fri., July 4, stepping off at 10 a.m. from Bayside Avenue and Ocean Avenue. It proceeds north on Ocean Avenue, west on South ...

One hundred and forty years after the formation of the Cuban Giants, the country’s first professional all-Black baseball team, the Village of Babylon honored its local history with a commemorative ...

Suffolk County Marine Bureau officers rescued nine ducklings that fell into a storm drain in Gilgo Beach Monday night, June 23. Police said Officers John Rodriguez and Robert Mroczkowski were on beach ...

New Yorkers take the longest time in the nation to pay off consumer debt, with renters needing an average of 107.71 months—nearly nine years— to clear balances totaling $94,598. The findings come from ...

The annual fireworks extravaganza above the shores of Jones Beach State Park simulcast to a musical array of patriotic songs will be held July 4 beginning at 9:30 p.m. Arrive early as parking lots ...

How does what we read every day affect our lives? Daily newspapers and TV news drown us with torrents of repetitive and sometimes conflicting accounts of events across America and the world. The best ...