Dolly’s ‘Imagination’ continues its fundamental mission
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // After Dolly Parton died last month, most of the news coverage focused on her music – not surprising, given more than 100 million albums sold,…
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No. 1024: Back on the beat with big plans, new partners and Albany’s $56M boost for Long Island development
Fresh start: Hello again, dear readers, as we finally catch up with you – gratefully, eagerly and not a moment too soon, after a long stretch of unanticipated retinal…
Deregulation: Cutting red tape is not so black-and-white
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Long Island is on the front lines of the battle between the federal government and New York State over Trump 2.0’s aggressive pursuit of government…
Jake’s takes all bets with ambitious $210M expansion
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s taken years to create a viable expansion plan for the Jake’s 58 Casino Hotel – but insiders think it’s right on time. With three downstate…
With ‘checkoffs’ stalling, oversight (or overhaul) needed
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // Tax season might seem like an inopportune time for government to ask for charitable contributions, but hundreds of thousands of New York State taxpayers have…
A summer of digital love for Long Island universities
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two leading Long Island universities are spending their summer vacations upping their computer-science game. The summer months might not be known for educational innovations, but don’t…
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…
Innovation in the Age of Coronavirus
Vaccinations are ramping up and the pandemic is winding down, but COVID-19 continues to reshape the world around us. And myriad Long Island forces – large and small, corporate and…
Debtless docs debut at tuition-free LI med school
By GREGORY ZELLER // Future doctors ceremoniously started their medical educations at schools around the world July 26, but the “white coat ceremony” at one Long Island institute held a…
Old-school art, next-gen tech converge at Five Towns
By GREGORY ZELLER // Once the pipedream of an overactive imagination, a new Interactive Computer Graphics degree program is now resetting educational and professional trends at Five Towns College. With…
Is there a nurse practitioner in the house? 28, actually
By GREGORY ZELLER // Three years after opening its doors, the Hofstra/Northwell nursing school is promoting its first graduating class. Twenty-eight freshly minted nurse practitioners – each specializing in either…