After high lead levels were detected in the water at schools in Ithaca and Newark, Senator Charles Schumer visited Long Beach last week to unveil legislation to ease the burden on school districts … more

More than 18,000 people attended last week’s public policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington, including 105 members of the Young Israel of … more

At the recent American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference, each of the remaining United States presidential candidates—except for Democratic contender Sen. Bernie Sanders … more

Among the record 4,000 college and high school students who attended AIPAC’s annual Policy Conference in Washington last week, was a strong delegation from the Stella K. Abraham School for … more

Seven students from the David Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys of the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach attended last week’s AIPAC policy conference in Washington, along with General … more

Standing outside the boarded up waiting room of the Far Rockaway Long Island Rail Road station last Thursday, state Senator James Sanders, Assemblywoman Michele Titus and … more

Candidates in the April 19 election to fill the South Shore’s vacant state Senate seat clashed this week over lawmakers accepting outside income. Democrat Todd Kaminsky criticzed Republican … more

In most communities, arguments over the Jewish state are not likely to play a large role in a local election (for Congress maybe —but for state Senate?). However, in the Five Towns and other … more

The owner of a Maple Avenue building found a pair of swastikas spray painted in red on the pillars of a parking garage, police report. The incident is thought to have occurred between 4:30 pm on … more