Joshua Needelman

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Joshua Needelman

Twelve years ago, the Town of North Hempstead secured a steel beam recovered from Ground Zero meant to be the centerpiece of its planned 9/11 memorial. Four years ago, the beam was installed at Manhasset Valley Park. And now, nearly 24 years after the terrorist attacks, town officials say a more expansive memorial can be finished by September.

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Joshua Needelman

Marge Rogatz, a civil rights activist dedicated to fighting homelessness and racial injustice on Long Island, died Saturday at her home in Port Washington two days after suffering a stroke, her husband, Peter, confirmed. She was 97. “I think she would like to be remembered as someone who fought for the underdog,” Peter Rogatz, 98, said in an interview.

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Joshua Needelman

New York State has approved grants totaling $450,000 apiece to two Long Island nonprofits that serve youth with severe mental health issues, part of a push to provide more intensive and preventive round-the-clock care in community settings. The funding to CN Guidance and Counseling Services and CEC Healthcare allows them to establish Youth Assertive Community Treatment, or ACT teams — part of a model the state implemented in 2022.

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Joshua Needelman

Long Islanders can expect perfect weather for their Mother’s Day celebrations Sunday. Sunny skies with temperatures in the low-70s with minimal wind is on tap Sunday, National Weather Service meteorologist Jay Engle said. Temperatures could reach the mid-70s in western Nassau County, he said. "It’s perfect outside," Engle said. "Take a peek out the window and you’re going to have a lot of sunshine."Temperatures will cool Sunday evening, falling to about 50 degrees, Engle said.

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Joshua Needelman

Minutes after Adam Koblenz was sworn in as Roslyn Estates' new mayor last month, he voted to approve the village's nearly $1.9 million annual budget. It was the first act of what Koblenz hopes is a mayorship that helps create new and preserve existing public spaces, addresses drainage issues to prevent future flooding, and reorganizes the village website to better facilitate communication with residents.