Desire To Help Others Draws Nurse Into Health Care
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Brenda Nickens is the nurse manager at NYU Langone Medical Associates in Riverhead.
Brenda Nickens is the nurse manager at NYU Langone Medical Associates in Riverhead.
Cailin Riley on Nov 10, 2022
For as long as she can remember, Brenda Nickens knew she wanted to one day work in the medical field. Figuring out exactly what her niche would be within that... more
My heart goes out to Carlos Sandoval, always representing some segment of the depressed opposition. I hope to confirm with this response that I feel his special pain. In “We Are the Living Dead,” his recent column [“Vistas,” Opinion, March 27], he laments America being destroyed at the hands of the dreaded four-lettered red caps and their duly elected president. He even alludes to imagining “flying monkeys” coming for our benefits. His imagery (or nightmare) extends to a pot of water he finds himself in, as a Democrat, being slowly boiled by the Trump administration. The best might be: “They ...
31 Mar 2025 by Staff Writer
Le Closet Celebrates Five Years in Business Le Closet in Southampton is celebrating five years of business in the village. Arielle Haller-Silverstone opened the luxury curated consignment in Southampton in 2020. After initial success, she partnered with Nicole Schumann in 2021, and the duo unveiled Le Closet’s New York City location on the Upper East Side. “We couldn’t be more proud of what Le Closet has become. The community in both Southampton and New York City have been so supportive and our clientele continues to expand. Our customers trust us and will often reach out when they’re looking for something ...
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The Flying Point Foundation for Autism has joined forces with Stony Brook Southampton Hospital and the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Division of Emergency Medical Services to hold a seminar to help first responders better understand and react to the special circumstances that can arise at an emergency involving people with autism. The annual seminar coincides with Autism Awareness Month, and will be held this year on Friday, April 25, starting at 9 a.m. at The Point, a space operated by the Flying Point Foundation for Autism, at 1370A Majors Path, Southampton (west side of Southampton Youth Services building). ...
27 Mar 2025 by Staff Writer
The Nature Conservancy will conduct a prescribed burn at Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island on Thursday, March 27, starting at 11 a.m., a follow-up to a controlled burn it held on Sunday that surprised many on the South Fork. The fire will finish after dark, and the conservancy said that smoke will be visible, though it doesn’t anticipate impacts to local roads or communities.
by Jack Motz
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Police received a call reporting that a man wearing ripped clothing with a gun was on Main Street early morning Sunday. According to the report from Sag Harbor Village Police, almost immediately, before officers got to the scene, East Hampton Village Police dispatch contacted Sag Harbor and informed them that their department had immediate access to surveillance video of the area and that the surveillance video showed no one at the scene where the gunman was supposed to be. Two Sag Harbor officers “conducted an extensive canvass of the area, with negative results,” the police report ...
26 Mar 2025 by Staff Writer
Observed in mid-March, Sunshine Week is a vital annual reminder of the importance of open government and the public’s right to know — and the critical role of local media outlets like The Express News Group in helping to disseminate that information to the public. New York State joined the nationwide initiative this year, from March 16 to 22 — as it does every year — in an effort to emphasize transparency and accountability in all levels of government. The New York News Publishers Association continues to work toward those goals, focusing on them not only during Sunshine Week but ...
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Cailin Riley on Nov 10, 2022