Long Island labor unions protest $37 million contract awarded to non-union group
The Building and Construction Trades Council of Nassau and Suffolk Counties protestors outside of the south entrance of Stony Brook University on Tuesday, Nov. 2. The local union is protesting a...
View ArticleLI sees red wave as election results come in
Tim Sini, the former Suffolk County District Attorney. Sini lost the race for District Attorney to Ray Tierney despite being the incumbent. PUBLIC DOMAIN Long Island was engulfed in a red wave this...
View ArticleStony Brook’s Mall Walkers Club returns
John and Ann Klein at the Mall Walkers’ first meeting of the year at Smith Haven Mall. They’ve been members since 2000. VIOLA FLOWERS/THE STATESMAN The Stony Brook Mall Walkers program, co-sponsored by...
View ArticleBrentwood holds first annual Youth Day
Members of the Youth Advisory Board. From left: Ahmad Perez, founder; Destiny Eusebio, vice chair; Jason Campos, vice outreach chair; Nathaly Cordova, outreach chair, Joshua Chan, chair. PHOTO...
View ArticleLong Island man runs over 320 miles for charity — and friendship
Bethpage resident Wai Law runs along the boardwalk from Seaford to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, during a seven-day charity marathon for Stony Brook University’s Thomas Hartman Center for Parkinson’s...
View ArticleAnnual car show is Stony Brook University’s tie to the Italian Community
A Ferrari 308 GTS showcased during the Robert D. Cess Concorso d’Eleganza XVI. The exhibit was free, open to the public, and featured Italian vehicles as a representation of Italian culture. NITHILAN...
View ArticlePine beetles killing thousands of trees across Suffolk County
The Ashley Schiff Preserve across from Roth Community at Stony Brook University. In the coming weeks, thousands of trees in Suffolk County will be cut down after being infected by the southern pine...
View ArticleSimple Good offers sustainable alternatives to everyday items and products
Incense and herbal salts on display at Simple Good in downtown Port Jefferson. It’s well known for their environmentally sustainable skin-care and lifestyle products. SONYA GUGLIARA/THE STATESMAN For...
View ArticleStony Brook University to be anchor institution in $150 million Governors...
Rendering of an aerial view of “The Exchange,” the proposed bid by Stony Brook University in developing Governors Island into a start-of-the-art climate research center. The University has been...
View Article84 years making a marine: the life of Marty Doherty
A photo of Martin “Marty” Doherty. Marty is an 84-year-old veteran who volunteers his time at the Long Island State Veterans Home. LORI SAXENA/THE STATESMAN. In 1958, on the corner of 150th St. and...
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