06.01.2024 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Banning gas-powered leaf blowers The Village of Southampton has become the first municipality in Suffolk and Nassau counties to completely ban the use of gas-powered leaf blowers. The process was deliberative and inclusive...
02.25.2022 Around the Island Gimme Shelter: Remembering the Ukrainians When Sy Weissman woke up Thursday morning, his heart sank when he saw the news. His first thought, he said, was, “This is the worst.” Ukraine, a country close...
12.19.2015 Columns Richard’s Almanac: Senior Services Office is here to serve I had a conversation last week with Sy Weissman, the current head of the Senior Citizens Foundation. He is the current president because at the last meeting of the...