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LIU Post president: 'Degree empowers you'
NewsdayLIU Post's 55th commencement was held Friday under a tent on the Great Lawn on the school's Brookville campus. NUMBER OF GRADUATES 939 bachelor's, 1,099 master's, 28 doctoral degrees FACULTY SPEAKER David J. Steinberg, who will retire this...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Labor Day, Steve Israel, Education, Graduation
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LI home sales show April gains, year to year
NewsdayLong Island housing sales volume increased 21.7 percent to 1,549 in April compared with a year earlier, according to a report released Friday by the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island. Nassau County gained the most sales, growing by 24 percent to...Tags: Real Estate, Real Estate Buyers, Marketing, Real Estate Sales, Services and Shopping
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BRIEF: $90 million suit filed against Bounty owners
Richmond Times-DispatchThe owner and operating company of the Tall Ship Bounty are being sued for $90 million by the family of deceased crew member Claudene Christian. The suit, filed in federal court Monday in Long Island, N.Y., asserts dozens of failures and shortcomings...Tags: New London (New London, Connecticut), Christianity, U.S. Coast Guard, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Religion and Belief
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Mostly sun predicted for Mother's Day
NewsdayGood news for those planning to spend some of Mother's Day outdoors: Sunday's forecast is mostly clear with high temperatures expected to reach nearly 70 degrees, the National Weather Service said. "Sunday, a good chunk of it, will be relatively dry,...Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, National Weather Service, Mother's Day
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Two LIers win young entrepreneur challenge
NewsdayTwo businesses on opposite sides of the spectrum -- a low-tech restaurant concept and a high-tech medical device -- took the top prizes in a contest for young Long Island entrepreneurs Thursday afternoon. On one end was Pink Nori, a Japanese...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Astoria, Stony Brook University, Students, Cardiologists
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Denver artist tells contemporary stories through sculpture
The Salina Journal, Kan.Editor's Note: This is one of a series of profiles of nine sculptors who are exhibiting their work for the first time at SculptureTour Salina 2013. Their works will be exhibited on a three-block route on Santa Fe and Iron avenues in downtown Salina...Tags: Sculpture, Arts, Arts and Culture
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LI's Pannell, Schreiber, Murray among Tewaaraton finalists
NewsdayThree former Long Island high school lacrosse stars, two men and one woman, are among the finalists for the 2013 Tewaaraton Trophy awarded annually to the outstanding men's and women's college lacrosse players in the country. Cornell's Rob Pannell...Tags: College Basketball, Sports, Syracuse Orange, Princeton Tigers, Ivy League
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Movie review: Baz Luhrmann presents big, bold version of 'Gatsby'
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteAfter Jay Gatsby has filled the living room of Nick Carraway's modest bungalow with cascades and crystal vases of orchids, he fears, "You think it's too much." To which Nick responds, "I think it's what you want," as a backdrop for an ill-fated reunion....Tags: The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Carey Mulligan, William Shakespeare, Michael Fassbender, World War I (1914-1918)
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Islanders trail, 3-2, but revel in challenge
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe New York Islanders are on the ropes. The Penguins return to Long Island with a series lead after a 4-0 win Thursday night in Game 5 at Consol Energy Center in this Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. But the Islanders, who trail, 3-2, and...Tags: Thomas Hickey, Douglas Murray, Frans Nielsen, Lubomir Visnovsky, Kris Letang
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Ron Cook column
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRust? What rust? So what if Penguins goaltender Tomas Vokoun hadn't played in 17 days? Playoff inexperience? What inexperience? So what if Vokoun hadn't played in a postseason game in more than six years and came in with a 3-8 playoff record?...Tags: Ron Cook, Kevin Poulin, Nashville Predators, Kris Letang, Ice Hockey
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Cape Vincent Wind Project committee members named
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y.Thomas E. Brown, Cape Vincent, and Deanne L. Scanlon, Chaumont, have been named to the state ad hoc siting committee to represent their communities in the Article X review of the proposed Cape Vincent Wind Project. Mr. Brown, retired regional director...Tags: Dean G Skelos, Elections, Politics, Watertown, Wind Power
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Most LI districts propose spending or tax hikes of 3% or higher
NewsdayMore than 70 Long Island school districts are proposing hikes in either spending or taxes of at least 3 percent for next year -- a significant rise -- and many are also expanding student services. In contrast, fewer than 30 districts boosted budgets...Tags: Seaford (Nassau, New York), Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Andrew Cuomo, Central Islip
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