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Episcopal Health Services (EHS) is set to mark a significant milestone in healthcare provision for Far Rockaway and surrounding communities.

DISCLAIMER: The following column is a composite of several different experiences I have had with clients. It does not depict a specific encounter. This story is not about you! Money matters surface in many different ways in a marriage. In the extreme, it can be seen as a tool for control and even as a […]

Before the State Legislature returned to session this month, Assemblyman Ari Brown used his relatively free time in December to help a man in need, donating one of his kidneys to a Purple Heart-awarded veteran.

By Malkie Gordon Hirsch Magence I was recently published in a magazine and wondered if it confused others reading the article when I was referred to by my three last names, randomly and in different configurations within the article. My friend Elisheva, who edits that publication, was nothing less than horrified as she scanned the […]

Suozzi Is Not The Squad Dear Editor, Mazi Pilip’s most recent campaign ads make a claim that Tom Suozzi joined the far-left squad during his time in Congress. Nothing could be further than the truth, as Tom was one of the most moderate members of Congress, serving as the vice chair of the Problems Solvers […]

I’m occasionally asked a puzzling question by some people in political circles. What, they ask, do people in the Five Towns want from us in government. I respond, of course, that Five Towns residents want the very same things that everyone else, in every other neighborhood, wants and needs. They want their public officials to provide, above all, safety for their families. They want good schools, clean streets, good roads and an efficient, well-run government that keeps taxes as low as possible...

The launch of E-ZPass on the Atlantic Beach Bridge last month has brought change to the seven-decade-old structure that connects Atlantic Beach with Lawrence, and has also confused many residents and …

By Malkie Gordon Hirsch In an interview with the Meaningful People podcast, Racheli Fraenkel (mother of Naftali Fraenkel, Hy’d) uttered something so clear and personal to me, that I could have expressed it myself, and I kind of wish I had. She mentioned that while she was in a restaurant in Florida while conducting a […]

Howard Kopel, who represents Nassau County’s 7th Legislative District (including the Five Towns), was appointed this week as the legislature’s presiding officer. …

Lawrence resident Howard Kopel who has served as the Nassau County Legislatures deputy presiding officer since 2018 was sworn in as the presiding officer in the Legislative building on Jan. 5.