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2-year-old Mastic Beach boy in critical condition after being found unresponsive in a pool
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (204+ words) A relative found the boy in an in-ground pool at his Mayfield Road home. Suffolk police are investigating." Credit: Paul Mazza A toddler was in critical condition Friday morning after he was discovered unresponsive in a pool in Mastic Beach,…...
The Digital Dilemma: Finding Balance for You and Your Kids
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (38+ words) Newsday Experts and local moms discuss practical ways to manage screen time, social media, AI and digital overload " while helping kids build healthy habits and confidence. Credit: Newsday...
Unfiltered: The Truth About Leadership, Motherhood and Making It Work
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (32+ words) Newsday Senior female leaders share a candid look at ambition, parenting, career pressure and the personal trade offs behind success. Credit: Newsday...
Midlife Momentum: Parenting, Perimenopause and Professional Power on Long Island
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (33+ words) Newsday An expert-led conversation on how perimenopause, energy shifts, sleep, caregiving and leadership intersect during a demanding stage of life. Credit: Newsday...
Newsday's Long Island Working Moms Summit video sessions
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (455+ words) Hear from Long Island women navigating careers and personal health along with families and financial pressures during this video recap of'Newsday's Working Moms Summit.' Long Island offers great schools, vibrant communities, and strong career opportunities " but it's also one of…...
Travel trends shaping family getaways in 2026
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (53+ words) Newsday Fans in the outfield bleacher Rockpile section of Coors Field stand for the wave during action between the Colorado Rockies and the Milwaukee Brewers. Credit: TNS/Dustin Bradford The latest travel trends can provide inspiration for your next family…...
A cancer patient's cats inspired a push for pets in hospice wards
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (673+ words) Medical student Malgorzata Brzozowska and her therapy dog Kluska visit the bedside of patient Ewa Lutka-Krawczyk at the Palliative Medicine Clinic at the Medical University of Warsaw, Poland, Monday, June 15, 2026. Credit: AP/Vanessa Gera WARSAW, Poland " When Ewa Lutka-Krawczyk was…...
Musings: Thanks to a stranger
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (100+ words) I am so grateful to that good Samaritan. Driving on Sunrise Highway in Oakdale on May 30, I experienced the biggest fear of my life after 55 years of driving " I got a flat tire. A good Samaritan motioned for me to…...
Still feeling presence of dads after they're gone
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (481+ words) I was sitting at a red light a few days ago, contemplating a tree standing kitty-corner across the intersection. It was a fine tree, tall and flush, with a long and graceful arch to its trunk. Then something popped into…...
Mother of pregnant teen with cancer who died challenges Dominican Republic's strict abortion ban
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (530+ words) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico " The mother of a teenage girl who died after doctors in the Dominican Republic delayed treating her for cancer because she was pregnant is challenging the country's strict abortion ban. Civil society groups including a Christian…...