Food bank, friends unite to help LI shutdown families
By GREGORY ZELLER // You’d like to think that hardworking men and women – particularly those dedicated to government service, which is essentially service of the people – wouldn’t have…
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The shutdown and you: A Long Islander’s guide
By JEFF GUILLOT // One thing I drill into the collective consciousness of students every semester is that the role of the federal government in your daily life is minimal,…
New name, new mission for Adelphi ed/health college
By GREGORY ZELLER // Ruth S. Ammon, we hardly knew ye. Actually, no – Ammon, a gifted teacher, 1942 graduate of Adelphi University and longtime namesake of the Garden City…
LI water districts drink up anti-contamination funds
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Role Reversal Department comes Stony Brook University, which is handing out the grants for a change. More specifically, the Center for Clean Water Technology…
Dual-degree effort gets scientists into business, faster
By GREGORY ZELLER // In a region where biotechnology and other lab work is cemented as a socioeconomic cornerstone, a new dual-degree program will attempt to teach students the business…
Digital glory there for the taking on talent-rich LI
By DEAN DeCARLO // As a 25-year-old millennial, I can distinctly remember a world without omnipresent electronic devices. Then my father brought home a white Compaq PC, preloaded with Windows…
Northwell bolsters nursing pipeline at Golden showcase
By GREGORY ZELLER // Think of it as a “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”-type situation, only replace Charlie, Veruca Salt and Augustus Goop with about 500 nursing students, and substitute…
A healthy startup with roots, from Long Island to Peru
By GREGORY ZELLER // It took Chris Cianciulli more than two decades to find his true calling – but when he did, it couldn’t have been any sweeter. It certainly…
Growing nationally, Jericho ed-tech ace refocuses on LI
By GREGORY ZELLER // An innovative edu-tech platform designed to digitally instruct New York State students still has a few things to learn itself. So, Jericho-based iTutor is recruiting a…
Statewide leadership role for South Nassau’s Murphy
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Healthcare Association of New York State has found a new leader on Long Island. South Nassau Communities Hospital President and CEO Richard Murphy has been…
Politics 2019: Are millennials ready to govern?
By JEFF GUILLOT // Congratulations are due to my millennial-aged comrades. In 2018, you outshined every previous dismal midterm voter turnout and showed up in record numbers. It was clear…
In U.S. first, French phenom spreads its bread to LI
By GREGORY ZELLER // If you’re still clinging to those New Year’s weight-loss resolutions, better stay out of Great Neck. Marie Blachère (bring your French dictionary, the U.S. website is…
Handy IDA package helps maintenance manager move
By GREGORY ZELLER // Leveraging a $5 million company investment and looking to preserve nearly five dozen jobs, the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency has stepped up like a boss….
With $15 per hour in sight, minimum wages tick up
By GREGORY ZELLER // The New Year brings new minimum wages across New York State, including a $15-per-hour top tier that bests any state-sanctioned minimum wage in the country. Not…
With PPA, a fuel-cell park grows in Yaphank
By GREGORY ZELLER // A global player in fuel-cell solutions for energy issues has signed the first of three long-term power-purchase agreements under a tariff program administered by PSEG Long…