Oyster Bay-East Norwich and Cold Spring Harbor schools have led not just Long Island, but the entire country as excellent school districts. That is no accident. It came from smart, tough, and visionary school boards, who made the tough and nurturing decisions, and managed to excellence. There are contested elections in both the OBEN and CSH school districts. The election is this Tuesday, May 19th. The Leader endorses: COLD SPRING HARBOR Kate DelliCarpini, Lisa Smith and Bil

Oyster Bay-East Norwich and Cold Spring Harbor schools have led not just Long Island, but the entire country as excellent school districts. That is no accident. It came from smart, tough, and visionary school boards, who made the tough and nurturing decisions, and managed to excellence. There are contested elections in both the OBEN and CSH school districts. The election is this Tuesday, May 19th. The Leader endorses: OYSTER BAY - EAST NORWICH Maryann Santos and Nancy Cast

By Steve Levy I recently read a letter to the editor in Newsday, from Elisa Antonelli, the co-chair for the Issues and Advocacy committee of the League of Women Voters’ Huntington chapter, which requires a response. Ms. Antonelli was posting about the virtues of the League, which “proudly stood behind our banner proclaiming the need for change, (and) respect for our immigrant neighbors…” at a protest outside Hempstead Village Hall criticizing federal officials arresting an

By Thomas Nothel The Roslyn Grist Mill has been a historic community resource and landmark since its construction in 1698. But in recent decades it has been shuttered and “under restoration.” Last week, Nassau Executive Bruce Blakeman allocated a $1 million payment to get the Roslyn Grist Mill restoration finished. The Grist Mill is expected to re-open to the public next year - in 2027 - marking the first time the historic building will welcome visitors in more than 50

By Leader Staff The three Town Supervisors from Nassau County - North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino, and Hempstead Supervisor John Ferretti - blasted NY Governor Kathy Hochul (D-Buffalo) over her secretive proposed "Propel" electric transmission project that threatens to smother Long Island neighborhoods with electric wires and massive battery storage facilities, to benefit New York City and upstate. "Critical questions remain

By Leader Staff Supreme Court Judge Ute Wolff Lally of Oyster Bay was recently honored at the "Women in the Law" Ceremony held at the Nassau Supreme Courthouse in Mineola. Judge Lally was appointed to the Nassau County District Court bench in 1985 by then County Executive Francis Purcell. She was elected to a full term the next year, and was elevated to the Supreme Court in 1995. Lally arrived in the United States in 1950 as a penniless child refugee from post WW2 Germa

By Steve Levy The redistricting process in America is a mess. Red states and blue states are jockeying to redraw their district lines in the middle of the ten-year census cycle — something unique in American history. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court just issued a landmark decision, outlawing the use of race in redrawing the lines, while remaining acquiescent to the concept of allowing lawmakers to blatantly utilize political partisanship as a tool in redistricting. The entire s

Following the 2022 elections, when it first became clear that newly-elected Congressman-elect George Santos was a fraud, pathological liar and a nut, Republican leaders moved fast to have him expelled. An Ethics Complaint was filed; an investigation launched; a Report finding him '"Guilty" was issued; and Santos was expelled from the US Congress. Why ? - Because it destroys the credibility of all members - and the US Congress itself - to have a scammer and criminal serving n

By Thomas Nothel A 15 year old Syosset student and his father were arrested last Wednesday, April 22, 2026 for making explosives in their Syosset home. The case came to the attention of police as they investigated the student for painting sawstikas at his school - the Syosset High School. The arrests were made by detectives from the Nassau County Police, Second Precinct. According to police, detectives first had conducted an extensive investigation of a "Bias Inciden

By Rupert Deedes A murder-for-hire plot has led to the arrest an unlicensed Huntington “Dentist” and two other Huntington residents. The case, which stretches back to a murder in the summer of 2022, was a contract killing meant to silence a whistleblower, according to prosecutors and police. On August 2, 2022, around 1:18AM, the Suffolk County police responded to a 911 call reporting shots fired at a basement apartment in Huntington. Officers found 23‑year‑old Byro