By Leader Staff A n Iranian national residing in Roslyn has pled "Guilty" to running a human trafficking ring that smuggled dozens of aliens into the United States - including a member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard - a terrorist organization. He also pled guilty to receiving and having pornography on his mobile phone. Sharon Gohari received tens of thousands of dollars in payments from Iranian nationals seeking to enter the United States illegally. Gohari would arrange and fa

By Leader Staff Two teens - aged 16 and 17 - were arrested Friday afternoon, after they assaulted two drivers in Bayville. The incidents started in Stehli Beach in Bayville, when the two assailants were tossing garbage and trash onto the ground. A 38 year old man asked the teens to "Stop Littering" and the teens responded with a rush of profanity, according to police. The teens then assaulted the man with a lacrosse stick and a baseball bat. The man then tried to driv

By Steve Levy In one of the most alarming developments in the history of the American educational system, a Marxist movement spearheaded by the radical leftists controlling the Chicago Teachers’ Association funded school buses to transport students to participate in protests and rallies supporting a communist agenda and attacking the sitting president. This is not an exaggeration. This is a blatantly illegal act by the mayor of Chicago and his supporters in the teachers’ un

By Steve Levy Our next generation is being indoctrinated to believe that socialism - and even communism - is a far better system than the free market system that grew America into the greatest economic power in world history. They are told that socialists are humanitarians, while believers in capitalism are cold-hearted, selfish exploiters. One of the prime examples I use to explain the benefits of free market capital investment over socialism is the following: Imagine that

Oyster Bay-East Norwich and Cold Spring Harbor schools have led not just Long Island, but the entire country as excellent school districts. That is no accident. It came from smart, tough, and visionary school boards, who made the tough and nurturing decisions, and managed to excellence. There are contested elections in both the OBEN and CSH school districts. The election is this Tuesday, May 19th. The Leader endorses: COLD SPRING HARBOR Kate DelliCarpini, Lisa Smith and Bil

Oyster Bay-East Norwich and Cold Spring Harbor schools have led not just Long Island, but the entire country as excellent school districts. That is no accident. It came from smart, tough, and visionary school boards, who made the tough and nurturing decisions, and managed to excellence. There are contested elections in both the OBEN and CSH school districts. The election is this Tuesday, May 19th. The Leader endorses: OYSTER BAY - EAST NORWICH Maryann Santos and Nancy Cast

By Steve Levy I recently read a letter to the editor in Newsday, from Elisa Antonelli, the co-chair for the Issues and Advocacy committee of the League of Women Voters’ Huntington chapter, which requires a response. Ms. Antonelli was posting about the virtues of the League, which “proudly stood behind our banner proclaiming the need for change, (and) respect for our immigrant neighbors…” at a protest outside Hempstead Village Hall criticizing federal officials arresting an

By Thomas Nothel The Roslyn Grist Mill has been a historic community resource and landmark since its construction in 1698. But in recent decades it has been shuttered and “under restoration.” Last week, Nassau Executive Bruce Blakeman allocated a $1 million payment to get the Roslyn Grist Mill restoration finished. The Grist Mill is expected to re-open to the public next year - in 2027 - marking the first time the historic building will welcome visitors in more than 50

By Leader Staff The three Town Supervisors from Nassau County - North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino, and Hempstead Supervisor John Ferretti - blasted NY Governor Kathy Hochul (D-Buffalo) over her secretive proposed "Propel" electric transmission project that threatens to smother Long Island neighborhoods with electric wires and massive battery storage facilities, to benefit New York City and upstate. "Critical questions remain

By Leader Staff Supreme Court Judge Ute Wolff Lally of Oyster Bay was recently honored at the "Women in the Law" Ceremony held at the Nassau Supreme Courthouse in Mineola. Judge Lally was appointed to the Nassau County District Court bench in 1985 by then County Executive Francis Purcell. She was elected to a full term the next year, and was elevated to the Supreme Court in 1995. Lally arrived in the United States in 1950 as a penniless child refugee from post WW2 Germa