Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) proudly joined fellow parishioners at Our Holy Redeemer R.C. Church in Freeport on Sunday, Oct. 12 for their annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. ... Read full Story
Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Debra Mulé and Legislators Seth I. Koslow and Scott M. Davis recently attended the Morrison Mentors STEM Connections event at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale. ... Read full Story
Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) proudly joined the community and their colleagues in government at the Incorporated Village of Freeport’s annual ... Read full Story
Earlier today, Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Debra Mulé and Legislators Seth I. Koslow and Olena Nicks attended CSEA 830’s “Rally Against The Bot” in Mineola. ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Ben Fiebert | 10/15/2025 9:35 AM
As Alexis Jensen prepared to welcome her newborn this summer, she and her husband, Joe, were also brewing … Continued
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Mineola, NY: The Nassau County Department of Health (NCDOH) today reported one confirmed case of Chikungunya Virus in a Nassau County resident. ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 10/14/2025 5:08 PM
A driver suffered a medical emergency Tuesday afternoon before crashing his vehicle into a playground in Westhampton Beach, … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Ben Fiebert | 10/14/2025 2:57 PM
The biggest, life-sized inflatable whale in New York — large enough for visitors to walk inside — will … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 10/14/2025 2:57 PM
A young Shirley mother is facing a serious setback after her latest brain surgery. Caitlyn Weldon, 27, was … Continued
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Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) proudly joined leaders of the Plainview Water District and his colleagues in government on Friday, Oct. 10 for a ceremony celebrating the completion of the Plant 4 ... Read full Story
Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) joined the greater community on Saturday, Oct. 11 for the festivities at the 36th annual Farmingdale Street Fair. ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Andrew Rappaport | 10/14/2025 11:48 AM
It’s not your typical Italian spot. At the newly reopened Selita’s Restaurant and Bar in Lynbrook, the focus … Continued
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Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D – Glen Cove) commemorated Columbus Day in Nassau County and across America by helping to beautify the Columbus statue in Mineola. ... Read full Story
Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D - Glen Cove) proudly partnered with NuHealth and the Charles Evans Center to bring the breast cancer screening van to Glen Cove on Thursday, Oct. 9. ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Staff | 10/14/2025 11:21 AM
Nursing home residents were temporarily relocated early Monday after smoke filled part of the San Simeon by the … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 10/14/2025 8:08 AM
One of Long Island’s own has earned national recognition — and it’s all thanks to its devoted pizza … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 10/13/2025 11:00 PM
It was “the biggest garbage truck” the actor had ever seen. The vehicle Alec Baldwin said cut him … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 10/13/2025 9:20 PM
Actor Alec Baldwin escaped injury Monday afternoon after crashing his white Range Rover into a tree in East … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 10/13/2025 4:46 PM
Nassau County claims the top four spots on GOBankingRates’ 2025 ranking of the 20 safest and richest suburbs … Continued
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“... as Angola prepares for the final, the combination of personal perseverance, team cohesion, and national pride coalesces into something bigger than a game: a celebration of resilience, dedication, and the enduring spirit of basketball in Angola.” — Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes, 24 Aug. 2025
Did you know?
The meaning of many English words equals the sum of their parts, and coalesce is a fitting example. The word unites the prefix co- (“together”) and the Latin verb alescere, meaning “to grow.” Coalesce is one of a number of English verbs (along with mix, commingle, merge, and amalgamate) that refer to the act of combining parts into a whole. In particular, coalesce usually implies the merging of similar parts to form a cohesive unit, such as a political ideology, a fan-following, or (perish the thought) a Portuguese man-of-war, the body of which includes three types of zooids.