This newspaper has openly called for the liberation of Iran - and the removal of the Ayatollahs’ terrorist dictatorship that has ruled there since 1979. President Trump is now acting - in one of the boldest initiatives in modern history - to finally rid the world of the Ayatollah terror regime - and give the 90 million Iranians their freedom, self determination and their country back. The Ayatollahs have threatened America with nuclear war - and made “Death to America” the na

By Leader Staff   The Waterfront Center in Oyster Bay has announced that Coach Zach Runci has joined the WaterFront Center’s High School Sailing coaching staff. Runci recently served as Head Sailing Coach at Fordham University, after nearly ten years leading the SUNY Maritime College sailing program. He brings more than a decade of collegiate and youth coaching experience to the Waterfront Center. During his tenure at SUNY Maritime, Runci's teams qualified for numerous ICSA N

By Leader Staff   The Raynham Hall Museum is looking for artistic submissions, inspired by the opening lines of the United States Constitution.   The finalists will be exhibited at Raynham Hall under the "We the People" exhibition from April 23-August 20, 2026.   This year's exhibition is inspired by the 250th anniversary of the 1776 founding of the United States of America, and it is Raynham Hall's third annual Call for Artists to submit their works.   Artists from Long Isla

By Leader Staff   A raging house fire at 5 Beverly Road in Glen Cove brought out seven local fire departments - and both Mayor Pam Panzenbeck and Deputy Mayor Donna McNaughton were on the scene to assist the rescue efforts.   On February 25, 2026 at 10:50 AM, the Glen Cove Volunteer Fire Department got an emergency call of a residential house fire at 5 Beverly Road, a two story private dwelling.   There was one occupant inside the residence at the time of the fire, who was tr

By Leader Staff   Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has been officially nominated as the Republican Party and Conservative Party candidate for Governor of the State of New York.   Blakeman will face the beleaguered incumbent Governor Kathy Hochul, who is seeking the Democratic Party and socialist Working Families Party nominations, but faces a Democratic primary election being waged against her by her own Lt. Governor, Antonio Delgado.   Hochul got a "boost" recently, as

By Rupert Deedes     The history of Plum Island is rich and varied, with changing times, historical context, and national challenges changing the use of the island and its purpose. Here are highlights of the Island’s history: Colonial Background, 1640s–1700s : Plum Island is incorporated into English colonial land grants on Long Island’s North Shore. The island is Used mainly for grazing livestock, fishing access, and maritime navigation reference American Revolution, 1775–17

By Rupert Deedes   About 20 years ago, The Leader ran a front-page picture of a mangled body of a strange dead animal swept ashore near Oyster Bay.   The story accompanying the picture suggested that more than a few residents believed the dead animal was the subject of experiments at Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC).   In all likelihood it was not, but rumors surrounding the high-security facility on the island have accompanied it since it was built more than seven

By Steve Levy   Late-night host Stephen Colbert lied to the public when he said that the CBS Network prevented him from airing an interview with a Democratic Senate candidate from Texas. The reality is that the lawyers for CBS clearly advised Colbert that, if he was going to air an interview of one Democratic candidate for Senate, it might trigger the FCC’s equal time doctrine, which would require the network to allow other candidates in the Democratic primary, as well as Rep

By Thomas Nothel   The Planting Fields Foundation has announced a $100,000 grant from Bank of America in support of the highly anticipated “Oudolf Garden” opening this fall.   The grant advances the Foundation’s vision to create a world-class four-season garden that “inspires visitors, strengthens community connections, and enriches Long Island’s cultural and environmental life.”   The Oudolf Garden will be a dynamic one-acre landscape adjacent to the historic Rose Arbor, off

By Thomas Nothel   Students at both North Shore High School in Glen Head, and Northport High School staged recent student walk-outs to protest the controversial actions of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).   ICE has received criticism over their killing of two US citizen protestors in Minnesota, and attracted protests nationally over their efforts to apprehend some of the 13 million criminal and other illegal aliens inside the US.   On Friday February 6th Nort