Brentwood High School seniors Roberto and Ricardo Lopez are very similar: co-captains of the swimming team, plan to attend the same college and recently named semifinalists in one of the nation’s most prestigious competitions, Regeneron Science Talent Search 2022. They are also identical twins and … Read More

Suffolk OTB announced on Tuesday that Jim LaCarrubba, appointed president and CEO just 13 months ago, has resigned as part of a management reshuffle. Longtime Vice President Anthony Pancella III, who helped establish Jakes 58 casino in Iceland and help OTB dig out of bankruptcy, … Read More

Positive COVID-19 cases in the state of New York have fallen by 75% since the peak on January 7, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday at the beginning of her budget speech. Hochul said there were 22,312 new cases, down from 90,132 less than two weeks … Read More

For the love of cheese. That’s the only reason you open a cheese shop. It’s not for the money or the glory that you want to see a little bit of. Some customers will hit a quick exit when they see prices that do not … Read More

For Daniel and Ines Loor, it was a dream to afford a house on Long Island. The Loors and their three children rented part of a house in Brentwood. Now they are settling into a renovated three-bedroom house with lawn in Massapequa. It is a … Read More

One of the country’s largest law firms is planning two offices on Long Island and has hired a former top federal prosecutor from the region. Greenberg Traurig LLP opens its 41st office in Bridgehampton on Tuesday and will begin operations in Garden City this week, … Read More

Life and Legacy of Pastor Martin Luther King Jr. was celebrated across Long Island and throughout New York State on Monday with calls for public service and a commitment to preserve the voting rights of black Americans. At Bethlehem Judea Church in Hempstead, nearly 75 … Read More

The boys’ basketball players from Kings Park and Elmont stepped out of their gyms and into the big arena Monday night, and they will not soon forget it. Kings Park used 15 points from Matty Garside, 10 from Jon Borkowski and a dynamic defense in … Read More

A federal judge has again recommended Valerie Cincinelli, the former NYPD officer convicted of obstructing a major jury trial in a plan to hire a hired killer to kill her alienated husband, to serve her time in a Connecticut jail. Cincinelli wrote a letter to … Read More

Long Island comedians Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling and Peter Bales have been making audiences laugh for more than 40 years. These days, they are cracking each other up on their new podcast, “Stand-Up Memories,” which they are recording on Tiedin Media in Plainview. The … Read More