Wlliams, a Baldwin resident for 20 years, has served as a trustee since July 2009, when he was appointed by the board to replace outgoing member James Scannell.  The 51-year-old Williams is … more

Clark, 57, has served on the school board since 2001. She has lived in Baldwin for 30 years, is married, and has four children, all of whom attended Baldwin schools.  She is a member of the … more

Six candidates will be running for two seats on the Baldwin Board of Education on Tuesday, May 18.  Veteran trustee Mary Clark and last year's board appointee, Carl Williams, will be running for … more

The Baldwin Board of Education is used to playing a wait-and-see game when it comes to determining precisely how much state aid the district will receive, as lawmakers in Albany are notorious for … more

Heroin addicts describe their first high as the ultimate escape, a 20-hour fix starting with a pleasure rush that races from the tip of the tongue throughout the body and steadily progresses toward hallucinations that transfix a user in a state of semiconscious euphoria. more

Fifteen months after the recession forced Basser Kaufman and the Engel Burman Group to withdraw plans to revitalize downtown Baldwin, the Hempstead town board has adopted a proposal from a second … more

“This is what newspapers do best,” the judges of the New York Press Association’s Sharon R. Fulmer Award for Community Leadership said in conferring on the Merrick Herald the … more

Baldwin was hit hard by the storm Saturday night, into Sunday. The rain and high winds caused fallen trees, downed powerlines and blackouts. The winds also caused a shed to be mangled and thrown … more

Although the Herald Community Newspapers have had an online presence since 1999, an expanded, more comprehensive Web site has recently been launched to help readers keep in closer touch with their communities. The new LIHerald.com has more news, sports, local business and arts coverage and event listings than ever before. more

Each year, drunken drivers cause deadly accidents and claim innocent lives. Their stories often become local and sometimes national lore, cautioning others about the potentially deadly consequences of a crime that some see as socially acceptable. But there is another type of loss that goes with drinking and driving, I recently learned. One that may be considered insensitive or politically incorrect to discuss. Three defense attorneys I interviewed saw the possible loss of one's reputation and even future employment as an unfair fate that befalls many of their clients. I contacted the lawyers after the Nassau County Police Department and the district attorney's office gave me a firsthand look at what a DWI arrest entails. Police simulated my arrest for DWI, including everything from handcuffing me to locking me up. Later, the district attorney's office brought me to District Court, where I took a tour of holding cells, courtrooms and assistant district attorneys' offices. I wrote about the experience for Herald readers. But as I spoke with defense lawyers, expecting to hear mainly about the financial burden of a DWI conviction, I learned that some of the most serious consequences for the convicted are harder to quantify. more