6 LONGISLANDPRESS.COM • AUGUST 2018
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August is the peak vacation season and the opportunity to rejuvenate ourselves. It’s
not to be taken lightly, because the balance between work and play is critical to our
life, family and work.
To help you plan a staycation at one of Long Island’s many glorious destination
hot spots, read this issue’s features for a guide to all there is to see and do. We offer
you “The A List” of places to go beyond the South Fork, our feature destination this
month. Enjoy our pages on where to go and what to do in our Press Buzz entertainment
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Importantly, on the news front we put the spotlight on Democratic primary challenger
Taylor Raynor, who’s making a bid to replace 30-year incumbent New York State
Assembly Deputy Speaker Earlene Hooper (D-Hempstead), who Raynor says has done little
to help the beleaguered Hempstead district.
And in our continuing coverage of the deadly opioid epidemic, we examine the support services provided by peer
advocates and recovery coaches that have emerged as the latest trend in helping those in rehab. We need to find new
ways to help our children avoid drug abuse and death.
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Volume 197, No. 8 August 2018
Sincerely,
Victoria Schneps-Yunis
Publisher, Long Island Press
8 NEWS
The latest in our continuing coverage of
the Hempstead School District crisis.
16 COVER
Legendary comic Jerry Seinfeld shares
Massapequa memories and talks up
the new season of Comedians in Cars
Getting Coffee.
18 GUEST COLUMNS
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone
touts glamping at Cedar Beach in East
Hampton and Nassau County Executive
Laura Curran counts the many ways
local parks please the senses.
21 BUSINESS
Meet Stanley Bergman, CEO of Henry
Schein, Inc., Long Island’s lone Fortune
500 company. Plus a guide to self
insurance, East/West Industries, Mid-
Island Y JCC and our new nonprofit
listings.
32 HEALTH TECH 2.0
SUMMIT
Recap of the region’s top experts in
health and technology discussing new
trends in the industry.
35 HEALTH/BEAUTY
A reminder for teens to moderate
screen time, a look at the new trend of
peer advocates in drug rehab, Sea Cliff
fashionistas Impish Lee give power to
the women, and Take 5.
48 BEST OF LONG
ISLAND SPOTLIGHT
Check out the 2018 contest winners in
the education category as you prep for
fall.
49 EDUCATION GUIDE
Get ready for back to school with these
helpful tips.
57 HOME
Long Island localities crack down
on short-term rentals, a former CIA
director’s Gold Coast compound is
for sale and dive into these cool pool
renovations.
69 BUZZ
Destination: The South Fork,
staycation destinations, meet
Westhampton chef Starr Boggs, eye on
community theatre and Do This!
92 REAR VIEW
Recalling that time Robert F. Kennedy
accidentally told Long Island he was
running for president.
93 LAST LOOK
Meet LI’s top realtor, Deirdre
O’Connell, CEO of Daniel Gale
Sotheby’s International Realty.
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