Innovation in its eyes, Molloy earns overdue promotion
By GREGORY ZELLER // An island blessed with a pantheon of leading universities is adding another. And like Stony Brook University, Hofstra University, Adelphi University and the other jewels of…
Farmingdale State College
No. 674: Spring is coming – we celebrate with circuses, microwave technology and oatmeal cookies
Egg-cellent: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the very last Friday of Winter 2022 – Spring arrives in our beautiful Northern Hemisphere on Sunday,…
No. 666: Devilish fun with Lady Liberty, Mark Twain and flying cows – plus, fast times at Kellenberg High
A little off: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as we wrap up a surprisingly springlike week of socioeconomic innovation and look forward to a well-earned three-day weekend – at…
LI ceremony kicks off state’s first offshore-wind farm
By GREGORY ZELLER // The future of the national energy industry is now rising off the Long Island coast. Construction of the South Fork Wind Farm – officially, New York’s…
No. 664: La-Z-Boys, lattes and stressed-out CEOS – with birthday wishes for America’s greatest inventor
Ad nauseum: We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, intrepid innovator – you’ve conquered another workweek and queued up another weekend, and we don’t know how you…
For Broad Hollow Bioscience Park, a beauty of a deal
By GREGORY ZELLER // A major-league anchor tenant will breathe new life into Broad Hollow Bioscience Park. The not-for-profit facility on the Farmingdale State College campus, designed primarily to support…
No. 663: Small-biz bosses, punchline podcasts and the many saints of ancient Wales (plus bagels and lox!)
After these messages: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we reach the midpoint of another midwinter workweek. Before we dive in, this commercial break: Several epic ads set to…
Jovia eyes frozen assets at Northwell Health Ice Center
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Good For the Goose/Good For the Gander File comes mighty healthcare conglomerate Northwell Health, which normally lends its name – and significant funding –…
No. 659: On dental drills, dominant diamonds and Wayne’s world – with a whole lotta Long Island love
Crikey, it’s cold! Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as the Winter of 2022 peaks on Long Island with highs in the 20s, lows in the teens and the threat…
With billions blowing around, Albany inks wind deals
By GREGORY ZELLER // For the second time in one week, New York has surged toward its offshore-wind destiny – this time, finalizing megawatt power contracts with billion-dollar implications. A…
No. 649: Cooking with Flay, discovering exoplanets, ticking toward Armageddon and fulfilling dreams at FSC
End run: It’s Friday, intrepid innovator, and you’ve done it again – another workweek conquered, another well-earned weekend on tap. Well played, as usual! Before we clock out, just…
No. 647: In which IDAs, immigrant students and neon lights all shine – and Agatha Christie vanishes!
Just 21 shopping days until Christmas: That makes it Dec. 3 out there, intrepid innovators, and ho ho ho, the weekend is upon us. First, of course, it’s Friday,…
In Long Island first, FSC eyes ‘dreamer’ scholarships
By GREGORY ZELLER // Front-page fights over women’s rights may divide us, border security may frighten us and faith in our elected officials may be staggeringly low – but the…
No. 645: On battle hymns, bagpipes and the historic Gettysburg Address – plus, Island Harvest talks turkey
And don’t brine for more than 24 hours, or it will be too salty: Greetings, travelers, and welcome to the Friday before Thanksgiving, slightly less famous than the Friday…
SUNY pumps millions into COVID-related mental health
By GREGORY ZELLER // Referencing a “once-in-a-generation health crisis” with dramatic implications beyond the physical, the State University of New York system has launched a massive student mental health and…