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FROM THE PUBLISHER
October is back, which means crisp fall weather is in full eff ect, pumpkin spice everything has
returned to store shelves, and one last month of relative calm before the hectic holiday season.
Warning that this way of life may soon be disrupted by the devastating eff ects of climate change
and how saving wild horses on Western ranges can help is Manda Kalimian, the founding
president of the East Norwich-based nonprofi t CANA Foundation, who appears on this month’s
cover. She details her advocacy in her new book, Born to Rewild, which was published on Oct. 1.
October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so in this edition’s Press Health section,
reporter Bernadette Starzee has the latest on what women need to know before getting screened.
The issue also includes a special Medicare enrollment guide and Life Ever Aft er, a special
section about coping with and planning for death.
In Press Business, business beat reporter Claude Solnik continues the breast cancer coverage in
an interview with medical oncologist and associate deputy physician-in-chief of the Memorial
Sloan Kettering Regional Care Network, Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes. As for children›s health, in
Long Island Family, we bring readers the latest on the ongoing debate over requiring students
to wear masks in schools.
In Press Home, real estate reporters Tammy Scileppi and Arlene Gross cover the shift ing
desires of homebuyers and how to create a sanctuary at home. In Press Buzz, our reporters
round up the best haunted houses, pumpkin-picking spots, and Oktoberfest locales, plus this
month’s Main Dish food and drink section and the latest event listings. And Associate Editor Annie Wilkinson tells a tale of how,
from the apparition of a former resident to the stomping ghost of a sea captain, an infamous East Hampton mansion dubbed “The
Witch House” has been haunted by an abundance of strange spirits ever since its eccentric inhabitants died.
As always, don’t forget to like Long Island Press on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, and subscribe to our
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10 THIS MONTH
The latest local news headlines from across
Long Island, local hospitals fi re some staff ers
for failing to comply with a New York State
mandate to get the Covid-19 vaccine, and a
look at the hottest races this Election Day.
16 GUEST COLUMNISTS
By Christine Hodyl, D.O., F.A.C.S., director of
Breast Health Services Mount Sinai South
Nassau, on the life-saving diff erence of detecting
cancer in its earliest stage, and the Vaccine
Center at NYU Langone Hospital — Long
Island director and associate director on the
need for coronavirus vaccine booster shots.
18 COVER
Manda Kalimian, founding president of
CANA Foundation, an East Norwich-based
nonprofit advocating for wild horses,
shares how her eff orts can also help fi ght
climate change.
21 BUSINESS
Inside Long Island’s pharmaceutical
manufacturing boom, meet the head of
Memorial Sloan Kettering’s new LI cancer
center, and how the burgeoning off shore
wind farm industry may be a windfall for
the region’s economy.
35 HEALTH
The latest breast cancer screening trends,
steps to take to avoid a diagnosis, LI’s top oncologists,
and our Medicare enrollment guide.
51 LIFE EVER AFTER
The do’s and don’ts of living wills and
how to cope with the loss of a loved one
to cancer.
59 LI FAMILY
The debate over mandating that students
wear masks spills from the classroom to
the courtroom, parenting tips, George To
The Rescue helps more Long Islanders, and
how women and men diff er in choosing
lucrative college majors.
71 PRESS HOME
What homebuyers want in the post-
Covid-19 era, how to create a sanctuary
at home, and a ghostly home for sale in
Huntington.
81 PRESS BUZZ
Guides to haunted houses, pumpkin picking,
Oktoberfest, where to go and what to
do, plus new restaurants, and living with
the half a dozen ghosts of Grey Gardens.
For more news and features, visit longislandpress.com
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