Expect delays (but the Route 347 refit is speeding up)
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Department of Good News and Bad News comes the latest leg of the State Route 347 Reconstruction Project – officially, the seventh stage of…
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In Holtsville, an enduring Symbol of regional innovation
By TOM MARINER // Long Island has long been home to pioneering technology firms, but few illustrate the region’s role in global innovation as clearly as Symbol Technologies. Symbol evolved…
The Debrief: Heart, and horse sense, at Pal-O-Mine
As founder and CEO of Islandia-based Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, Lisa Gatti fills an unprecedented and increasingly important niche in Long Island’s social structure. Officially established in 1995, the 501(c)3 nonprofit…
The best environmental innovation is rooted in the past
By FRANK PICCININNI // We have spent the better part of the last century treating nature like a construction project. Straighten the rivers. Contain the wetlands. Mow the meadows. Fill…
Hochul blasts PSC over latest National Grid rate hikes
By GREGORY ZELLER // With utility rates rising across the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul is squaring off with her own Public Service Commission. Just months after hitting homeowners across Long…
The Debrief: Art, for education’s sake, at the LICM
Erika Floreska has a keen understanding of the unique relationship between art and intellectual development. Her impressive résumé is filled with instructional and administrative roles at well-known theaters and…
Challenging year ahead for Long Island public schools
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Reading, writing, arithmetic … and class-action lawsuits? As Long Island students return to the classroom, public school districts face numerous legal and policy challenges that…
SBU leads SUNY-wide effort to translate super-science
By GREGORY ZELLER // State University of New York flagship institution, endless superlatives for your burgeoning medical system, the only statewide campus with two Empire State Development-stamped Centers for Advanced…
From 140.6 miles to the last mile, an IRONMAN emerges
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s most respected thought leaders gets a little familiar in his new memoir, sharing a personal journey filled with universal life lessons. Jeffrey…
How to survive and thrive in life after the ‘dead Internet’
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Is the Internet dying? Over the past year, websites across the Internet have experienced a significant drop in traffic from search engines. Some are reporting…
New York needs balance in AI – and RAISE ain’t it
By MARC ALESSI // The race to become the national leader in artificial intelligence is accelerating, with several states making significant investments in the infrastructure that powers AI. They are…
All smiles as FSC Dental opens soothing ‘sensory unit’
By GREGORY ZELLER // Farmingdale State College has joined forces with one of the world’s leading medical manufacturers to strike a delicate balance in a critically important corner of the…
In technology innovation, nothing beats ‘Going to Gemba’
By BRAD CARLSON // Gemba, the place where things happen, is crucial to successful innovation. Gemba is a Japanese phrase meaning “the actual place.” It’s a term used often in…
Intergalactic SBU survey shines new light on star-births
By GREGORY ZELLER // An intergalactic survey led by a Stony Brook University astronomer has shed new light on the formation of stars. As told by Jin Koda, a long…
With new partnership, Rivkin Radler goes to Washington
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s most prestigious law firms has gained a significant strategic advantage through a new partnership with a lean, mean and well-regarded Washington-based PR…