Morrelly team tackles fire safety
The Nassau County Fire Service Academy in Old Bethpage has become a guinea pig for a coalition of companies at the Morrelly Homeland Security Center in nearby Bethpage seeking to cash in big on...
View ArticleBovie faces patent violation, nepotism charges
After settling two lawsuits related to patent infringement, medical device maker Bovie Medical faces a shareholder suit charging that mismanagement and self-dealing damaged the firm and its stock. The...
View ArticleLI teacher delights in baking
Special education teacher Darcy Grainger’s signature pumpkin bread was always a big hit. And like most amateur bakers, her perfectly moist loaves were given out as holiday gifts and offered at school...
View ArticleColleges buzzing about energy drink sales ban
The University of New Hampshire’s short-lived decision to ban the sale of nonalcoholic energy drinks has created more buzz than the caffeinated beverages themselves. Within four days of announcing it...
View ArticleWatchdog: Regulators bowed to banks on bailout
Federal regulators bowed to pressure from big banks seeking a quick exit from the financial bailout program and did not uniformly apply the government’s own conditions set for repaying the taxpayer...
View ArticleLIRR expects normal Friday service
The Long Island Rail Road says some trains will be canceled or delayed for the morning rush but overall it expects “near-normal” service. The railroad says it restored the signal system damaged by...
View ArticleU.S. incomes fall for first time in nearly 2 years
Americans earned less last month, the first decline in nearly two years. With less income, consumers could cut back on spending and weaken an already-fragile economy. Consumers spent a little more in...
View ArticleStrongwater resigns as Stony Brook Hospital CEO
After serving as CEO since 2007, Dr. Steven Strongwater has agreed to step down from his post at Stony Brook University Medical Center. Strongwater’s resignation, effective Nov. 15, was precipitated by...
View ArticleSchumer seeks Google, Cold Spring Harbor union
Sen. Charles Schumer wants Google to give a “Plus one” to Long Island. In recent weeks, Schumer has been facilitating a potential partnership between the technology behemoth and Cold Spring Harbor...
View ArticleStocks fall as gloomy 3rd quarter ends
Stocks opened lower Friday, the last day of a tumultuous third quarter for the stock market. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 130 points in the first half-hour of trading. The Dow, S&P 500 and...
View ArticleMorrelly team tackles fire safety
The Nassau County Fire Service Academy in Old Bethpage has become a guinea pig for a coalition of companies at the Morrelly Homeland Security Center in nearby Bethpage seeking to cash in big on...
View ArticleBovie faces patent violation, nepotism charges
After settling two lawsuits related to patent infringement, medical device maker Bovie Medical faces a shareholder suit charging that mismanagement and self-dealing damaged the firm and its stock. The...
View ArticleLI teacher delights in baking
Special education teacher Darcy Grainger’s signature pumpkin bread was always a big hit. And like most amateur bakers, her perfectly moist loaves were given out as holiday gifts and offered at school...
View ArticleColleges buzzing about energy drink sales ban
The University of New Hampshire’s short-lived decision to ban the sale of nonalcoholic energy drinks has created more buzz than the caffeinated beverages themselves. Within four days of announcing it...
View ArticleWatchdog: Regulators bowed to banks on bailout
Federal regulators bowed to pressure from big banks seeking a quick exit from the financial bailout program and did not uniformly apply the government’s own conditions set for repaying the taxpayer...
View ArticleLIRR expects normal Friday service
The Long Island Rail Road says some trains will be canceled or delayed for the morning rush but overall it expects “near-normal” service. The railroad says it restored the signal system damaged by...
View ArticleU.S. incomes fall for first time in nearly 2 years
Americans earned less last month, the first decline in nearly two years. With less income, consumers could cut back on spending and weaken an already-fragile economy. Consumers spent a little more in...
View ArticleStrongwater resigns as Stony Brook Hospital CEO
After serving as CEO since 2007, Dr. Steven Strongwater has agreed to step down from his post at Stony Brook University Medical Center. Strongwater’s resignation, effective Nov. 15, was precipitated by...
View ArticleSchumer seeks Google, Cold Spring Harbor union
Sen. Charles Schumer wants Google to give a “Plus one” to Long Island. In recent weeks, Schumer has been facilitating a potential partnership between the technology behemoth and Cold Spring Harbor...
View ArticleStocks fall as gloomy 3rd quarter ends
Stocks opened lower Friday, the last day of a tumultuous third quarter for the stock market. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 130 points in the first half-hour of trading. The Dow, S&P 500 and...
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