Brianne Ledda

1 week ago | newsday.com | Brianne Ledda

In March 2014, Dawn Schultzer found herself in a parking lot on her lunch break. As she stared at the sky, contemplating the shape of her life, she realized she had a new dream. The accountant of 20 years quit her job the following month to open Tranquility Within, a holistic healing center in downtown Patchogue that permanently closed its doors on Feb. 16. Schultzer died of cancer in 2020, just a few years after opening, but the business lived on thanks to the efforts of family and staff.

1 week ago | newsday.com | Brianne Ledda

Brian Branigan felt his house shake so hard March 10, 2023, that he believed he had experienced an earthquake. “I thought the house was going to get knocked down,” said Branigan, 54, who was in his West Islip home with his son, who was 7 at the time. Soon he got calls from neighbors: “Did you feel that?" he recalled them saying.

1 week ago | newsday.com | Brianne Ledda

In February 2023, Katie Schnepp became the first permanent state park ranger on Long Island, one of relatively few women in the program. For a year, Schnepp, 48, coordinated the hiring, training and deployment of dozens of seasonal park rangers in 12 state parks across Nassau and Suffolk counties.

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Brianne Ledda

Prepare to purchase fewer goods and services, economists are warning ahead of potentially drastic price increases in the wake of newly implemented tariffs by the Trump administration. Costs across the board will likely rise, potentially pushing the economy toward a recession as consumers cut back, economists warn. The Trump administration has implemented a 10% blanket tax on imports from nearly all countries, with additional tariffs on 60 nations, AP has reported.

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Brianne Ledda

Prepare to purchase fewer goods and services, economists are warning ahead of potentially drastic price increases in the wake of newly implemented tariffs by the Trump administration. Costs across the board will likely rise, potentially pushing the economy toward a recession as consumers cut back, economists warn. The Trump administration has implemented a 10% blanket tax on imports from nearly all countries, with additional tariffs on 60 nations, AP has reported.