Big diaper changes required as childcare costs soar
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // If there’s any truth to Mark Twain’s observation that “the only person who likes change is a baby with a wet diaper,” infants in Tennessee…
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At the LIA, a mental health day like no other
By GREGORY ZELLER // A critical and often overlooked component of employee health and productivity took center stage this week at the Long Island Association. The LIA’s Health, Education and…
No. 695: Go ahead and read about light laws, incubators and webslingers – we double-dog dare you!
Silver linings: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and to June, and to the start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season, forecast by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to…
For LI seniors, a critical battle against food insecurity
By PAULE PACHTER // Poverty, food insecurity and poor nutrition have harmful effects on the health and wellbeing of Long Island’s older adults. These impacts can limit their ability to…
No. 612: The metric system, new COVID clues and a unique gun-violence plan, all coated in milk chocolate
Right where you left us: Here we are, dear readers, back in your inbox and back on the beat midway through this blessedly cooler week of socioeconomic innovation. Let’s…
Long Island’s helping hands need a hand, and a plan
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // COVID-19 has driven Long Island’s economy into a deep recession, creating budget gaps of more than $750 million in each county and shuttering – perhaps permanently…
On Long Island, innovation never takes a holiday
By GREGORY ZELLER // As holidays are wont to do, Thanksgiving brings out the best in people – and Long Island has no shortage of can collections, stuff-a-bus campaigns and…
No. 378: Applied DNA in Asia, tech in the classroom and golfers on the moon (plus: why King Kullen still cares)
Stuck in the middle with you: Here we are, dear reader, together again at the midpoint of another busy week of socioeconomic innovation. Welcome to Wednesday! It’s Feb. 6…
Collaboration cooks up unique ‘Food as Health’ effort
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the You Are What You Eat file comes a New York State first: a hospital-based initiative designed to comprehensively address hunger-related issues. The New Hyde…
No. 321: Integrating LI schools, fighting crime with TV, and why the sun shines so brightly on J. Kings
Half full: Over the hump we go, dear readers, as another summery week of socioeconomic innovation reaches its midpoint. It’s July 11 out there – “7-Eleven Day,” according to the…
For LI brewers, Craft Beer Week is a show of strength
By JIM McCUNE // With a jumpstart on this year’s American Craft Beer Week, the seventh-annual Long Island Craft Beer Week returns with a Nassau County Cask Kickoff May 11….
HIA-LI gala shines light on hunger, LGBT rights
By GREGORY ZELLER // Community-minded Long Island business leaders will take a bow under the HIA-LI spotlight. The Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long Island has filled an impressive dance card…