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Massapequa Softball Tournament Honors Player’s Passing
By Katherine Hoey and Maia Vines Thick, grey clouds weighed down on the sky, threatening to strike out a fundraiser high school softball tournament before it even began. But the clouds retreated in time for the first game, Massapequa versus West Islip. On Sunday, April 6, The Massapequa High School Chiefs played against four high…
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Long Island Hemp and CBD Businesses Face Potential Cannabis Ban
By Katherine Hoey and August Fei. Originally on The Osprey. Open Minded Organics Farms opened its apothecary store’s doors on March 1st in Sag Harbor, but a looming cannabis ban threatens to remove a multitude of products from its shelves. One of the two hemp farms on Long Island, Open Minded Organics expanded its produce…
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Suffolk Schools Outdated Vaping Policies go up in Smoke as Epidemic Spreads Across Long Island
By Katherine Hoey and Erika Peters. Originally on The Osprey. Two more Suffolk County school districts are expected to join a new program by the end of February and early March alongside the county’s Department of Health to rethink how students are educated and reprimanded regarding vaping. The “Vape Out” program, which includes community and parent…