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FROM THE PUBLISHER
It’s June on Long Island, and that means school will soon be replaced by fun in the sun.
Of course, for some people, the serious work of helping Long Islanders never lets up.
For example, the staff members of the nonprofit RISE Life Services, this month’s cover
story, have been busier than ever providing food and services to the increasing number
of local residents negatively affected by the pandemic-induced economic slowdown.
The courts are also busier than ever, thanks to the backlog in court cases ushered
in by the Covid-19 shutdown. Looking to hire a lawyer for a case of your own? Check
out this month’s special section on LI’s leading lawyers.
In Press Business, beat reporter Claude Solnik gives readers a look at local entrepreneurs
who were inspired to launch new businesses despite the coronavirus. Speaking of business,
this issue also features the 18th annual Long Island Press Power List, celebrating
the region’s most influential movers and shakers who help make the region a better
place every day.
In Press Health, we have men’s fitness tips for ditching the “dad bod.” In Long Island
Family we have a Father’s Day gift guide to help find the perfect present for pop. And
in Press Home, we take a look at the latest interior design trends.
As far as all that fun in the sun goes, in Press Buzz our reporters round up all the LGBTQ-friendly fun of Pride
Month, toast the latest new restaurant, brewery and craft cocktail, and our Do This! listings preview the growing
list of live music events that are finally coming back as the virus wanes.
And in Rear View, Associate Editor Annie Wilkinson recalls Henry Fonda, the Oscar-winning everyman's actor who
never took an acting class. But when he first set foot onstage he was happy to hide behind a mask. He subsisted on rice
while going on cattle calls for parts. When success hit, he vacationed in the Hamptons and wed his fifth wife, in Mineola.
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Happy summer!
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Volume 200, No. 6 June 2021
Sincerely,
Joanna Austin
Publisher, Long Island Press
9 THIS MONTH
The latest local news headlines from across
Long Island, the mask-wearing debate continues,
and our continuing We Are Long
Island series celebrating the bicentennial
of the Press founding. 16 COVER
A look at RISE Life Services’ efforts to improve
the lives of some of the region’s most
vulnerable populations. Cover photos by
Bruce Adler. 18 GUEST COLUMNISTS
Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr.
urges Albany lawmakers not to legalize
prostitution and Babylon Town Supervisor
Rich Schaffer touts new mental health
services.
21 BUSINESS
LI entrepreneurs who founded new
companies despite the pandemic, meet
Evan Krinick, managing partner of Rivkin
Radler LLP, LI’s largest law firm, and how
a Commack-based company is making
cutting edge microscopes and telescopes. 33 LEADING LAWYERS
Who are the region’s top attorneys? Find
out in this special section. 39 POWER LIST
The 18th annual Long Island Press Power
List celebrates the region’s most influential
movers and shakers. 41 HEALTH
Men’s fitness tips for dropping the dad bod,
Covid-19 mental wellness tips, and the latest
pandemic headlines.
45 LI FAMILY
Our annual Father’s Day gift guide, podcasts
for kids to stop the summer slide, why
animal shelters are seeing a surge in pet
surrenders, and how the coronavirus is
impacting high school graduation season. 61 BUZZ
A roundup of LGBTQ-friendly Pride Month
events, the Main Dish food and dining section,
summer fun in our Do This! listings,
and recalling actor Henry Fonda’s time on
LI.
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