Jim Merritt

Since 1996, the Academy of American Poets has been designating April as National Poetry Month to celebrate “poets' integral role in our culture” and

Lace up your sturdy shoes and hit local nature trails for spring's answer to the stair climber: a hike with hills.

April is National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate a literary form that can also offer deep spiritual insight for people of faith.

This spring, Long Island art lovers won't have to travel far to take in exhibitions of works by Salvador Dalí, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Françoise Gilot or renowned Islip guitar maker John Monteleone.

Charitable contributions to religious, community-based and other qualified nonprofit organizations may be deductible if itemized in 2023 tax returns, which must be filed on April 15.

On a spring afternoon earlier this month, a call came in to the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center: A woman had found a nest of baby squirrels in the Jeep she'd been working on in Greenport.

Families, friends and congregations across Long Island will gather after sundown on April 22 to celebrate the ritual Passover seder meal.

This week's clergy discuss ideas for the annual observance of the National Day of Prayer.

As National Teacher Appreciation Day approaches, this week's clergy discuss influential family members, fellow clergy and public school teachers who have transmitted vital faith lessons.

The annual dog show will be at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing on May13-14.