When Hamas invaded Israel on October 7, 2023 - and took 250 innocent civilians  hostage - many of them Americans - one local business took a public stand to demand that the hostages be released.   The Golden Globe Diner in downtown Huntington - under Greek-American owners Pete and Mike - posted 250 pictures of the hostages in their front windows and called for their release. A gesture of humanity and decency.   The negative consequences to the Diner were very real - and often

After two years of awful, bloody war - with 65,000 dead - the Israel-Gaza War has come to a negotiated end, thanks to the patient and persistent efforts of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio; US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff - and US President Donald Trump.   The war started with the October 7, 2023 military attack by the Islamist terror group Hamas - which controlled Gaza - into neighboring Israel.  Hamas sent in over 5,000 armed troops, killing over 1,200 Israeli civilians - m

By Mark Demetropoulos Over 1,000 protestors thronged the intersection of Jericho Turnpike and Route 110 on Sunday as a local manifestation of the nationwide "No Kings" protest movement against President Donald Trump and his administration. The protestors chanted “No Kings No Power" and "we the people will not be silenced,” among other protests. Much of the protest was because of President Trump’s policies on immigration, with one woman shouting “Enough is enough of the Trump

By Maureen Daly Fraudster ex-Congressman George Santos received a "Commutation" from President Donald Trump, and was released from federal prison on Friday, after serving only 87 days out of a seven year prison sentence. Trump also waived Santos' restitution to his crime victims. Santos has been described as a "20-year international crime wave," and has a criminal record in both Brazil and America. This newspaper - The North Shore Leader - was the first newspaper to break the

By Maureen Daly The annual Raynham Hall - Town of Oyster Bay Halloween Parade is coming-up, and it promises to be a scare fest for young and old alike. Oyster Bay Town Councilwoman Vicki Walsh and Town Clerk Rich LaMarca are taking the lead to promote the parade which fills downtown Oyster Bay with ghouls and monsters. The parade is sponsored by the Raynham Hall Museum in conjunction with the Town of Oyater Bay. The parade is being held on Saturday, November 1st, starting at

By Ishan Shah A supposedly upscale Huntington bar was the scene of a bloody knife attack on October 5th, that sent one man to the hospital and left two fugitive violent criminals on the run - and still at large. The assault happened  around 12:40AM. on October 5th at the "Tap Room" bar, located at 363 New York Avenue in Huntington. The victim was a patron at the late-night bar and got into an argument with two other men. According to Suffolk County Police investigators, the t

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