Chasing the dream, from field to field
By GREGORY ZELLER // As a star baseball player at Ward Melville High School and the University at Buffalo, Kyle Brennan found his best game. As a professional coach, he’s…
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Impressed Canadian VC increases ThermoLift stake
By GREGORY ZELLER // A north-of-the-border venture-capital fund is doubling down on a Long Island-based carbon-reduction innovator. Canadian VC firm Natural Gas Innovation Fund is increasing its investment in Stony…
Albany brings youth employment to a gun fight
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany is loading up some unique ammunition in its battle against gun violence: jobs for at-risk youth. Following a Nassau County “gun violence community meeting” on…
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…
As COVID lingers, LI housing market rides the rapids
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The metropolitan New York housing market has dramatically shifted since the onset of the COVID pandemic – and the rapid changes will continue, especially with…
‘Court TV’ gives SCCC interns production experience
By GREGORY ZELLER // Suffolk County Community College is helping attorneys in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office make their case. Seven SCCC Radio and Television Production interns are producing…
Walmart deal proceeding smoothie for LI yogurt maker
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Long Island yogurt maker with an ultra-healthy formula and an already-impressive following is close to joining an exclusive club. Port Jefferson-based Trimona Foods has its metaphorical…
Pros (and cons) rise as NCAA athletes win NIL rights
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // While working remotely, the thing I miss most from the office is our spirited discussions – favorite movies, celebrity gossip and, of course, the hilariously…
LIA president pitches billionaires in final frontier flier
By GREGORY ZELLER // As the billionaire space race and other final-frontier fantasies rekindle earthlings’ interest in traveling to the stars, one Long Island rainmaker is hoping to save Long…
Small screen, big honor for Emmy-nominated series
By GREGORY ZELLER // And the Emmy Award nominations go to … HJMT Public Relations! Whether the Long Beach-based PR house walks away with a golden statuette remains to be…
‘Independence at Home’ effort is where the heart is
By BETTY OLT // When the New York City area became the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the Northwell Health House Calls program – which treats chronically…
Under-the-gun legislators lock-and-load silver bullet
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // At least 233 people were killed, and another 618 injured, by gun violence in more than 500 nationwide shootings, all while we celebrated America’s independence during…
Abnormal: As variants spike, NYU Langone gets busy
By GREGORY ZELLER // “Normal” is back, at least for now – but COVID-19 is far from finished. Variants are thriving, millions remain unvaccinated (and are getting sick, or worse)…
With IDA’s bread, legendary LI bakery stays home
By GREGORY ZELLER // A fresh-from-the-oven Nassau County Industrial Development Agency incentives package will help a stalwart regional bakery expand its already impressive regional operations. Carle Place-based Cardinali Bakery, a…
Revolutionary TC3 sets make-or-break Canadian test
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Stony Brook-based carbon-reduction innovator and a large-scale Canadian utility are proceeding with an ambitious field test that will put a groundbreaking climate-control device through its…