Tara Smith

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Joseph Ostapiuk |Tara Smith

Today, look to the sky. With the familiar roar of planes and fighter jets coming and going from Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma and Republic Airport in Farmingdale, more than a dozen superstars of the stratosphere will be en route to Jones Beach for the FourLeaf Credit Union Air Show Saturday and Sunday. Organizers boast that this year will have the most military performers in the show's 21-year history as it pays tribute to Memorial Day.

1 month ago | newsday.com | Joseph Ostapiuk |Tara Smith

Long Island Catholics praised Pope Francis for opening the church to all, pushing boundaries and showing deep compassion for marginalized people. Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88. “I wish that he could live forever,” said Patricia Callahan, of Rockville Centre, who was attending mass on a Saturday in February at St. Agnes Cathedral. “He has been an incredible man for this time and this church.

2 months ago | newsday.com | Joshua Needelman |Tara Smith

On a Tuesday in early March — just days after the Ukrainian president's contentious Oval Office visit — two Long Island residents weighed in on the Ukraine-Russian war at separate town hall meetings some 60 miles apart. At North Hempstead Town Hall in Manhasset, Nina Gordon, of Great Neck, wanted to know if board members still stood with Ukraine. At Riverhead Town Hall, resident John McAuliff urged council members to sponsor a resolution affirming support for the country in its war with Russia.