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Certified PGA golf instructor Walter Ostroske taught Herald reporter David Weingrad the fundamentals of the golf swing at the Merrick Road Golf Course.

With my driver raised above my head, I took a moment to remember what my golf instructor, Walter Ostroske, had just taught me –– knees bent, feet a shoulder-length apart and arms straight. Check, check and check. more

By David Weingrad | 8/25/11

Owen Rumelt, a West Hempstead labor lawyer who is running against James Darcy for his Hempstead Town Council seat.

Bond proposal rejection reflects need for new town board

Nassau voters resoundingly defeated the proposed borrowing of $400 million to replace the 39-year-old Nassau Coliseum and construct a new minor league ballpark at Mitchell Field. The Aug. 1 vote was … more

Guest Opinion by Owen Rumelt | 8/10/11

Island Park Mayor James Ruzicka estimated that Little Beach has eroded 75 percent over the last decade. An Army Corps of Engineers report recommends replacing the deteriorating eastern bulkhead of the beach, at right, which abuts Suffolk Road. Sen. Charles Schumer has said he will help the village, the Town of Hempstead, the DEC and the corps come together to find a solution to the problem.

Schumer pledges aid for Island Park beach

Senator Charles Schumer has pledged to help Island Park get the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation together to work on a solution to the … more

Alex Costello | 7/27/11

Kelly Bremel, a Town of Hempstead summer ranger at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick, regularly leads kayaking tours down the Meadow Brook into Merrick Bay.

There's something in the water part IV

For a moment, I stopped paddling and took in Merrick Bay, its virtually still surface glistening in the morning sunlight. In the distance, the Jones Beach water tower and amphitheater stood out amid a light haze. The view was, in a word, breathtaking. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/25/11

What's happening this weekend on Long Island

Exhibits and more... Body MappingThe exhibit commemorates the opening of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Works by contemporary artists, Tina Blondell, Giedre … more

7/21/11

Cynthia Iacopella is the new assistant director at the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter.

Animal shelter has new assistant director

After a four-month, nationwide search, officials at the Town of Hempstead have announced the hiring a new assistant director of the Hempstead Town Animal Shelter. “We are pleased to welcome … more

By Mary Malloy | 7/20/11

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray unveiled a set of “solar trackers” at the town’s Department of Conservation and Waterways in Lido Beach during a news conference on Monday. The trackers adjust to face the sun throughout the day to maximize solar input and energy output.

Tracking the sun to power the town

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray and a group of 15 government officials, civic leaders and engineers donned sunglasses as they unveiled two “solar trackers” in the back parking lot of the town’s Department of Conservation and Waterways in Lido Beach on Monday. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/12/11

What's happening this weekend on Long Island

Exhibits and more... Body MappingThe exhibit commemorates the opening of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Works by contemporary artists, Tina Blondell, Giedre … more

7/6/11

Sarah Zwart, of Levittown, held "Tony the Tiger," the only kitten currently found from the cat and kittens that were misplaced by the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter.

Locals rally against TOH animal shelter

More than 40 local residents joined Hope for Hempstead, a local shelter-reform advocacy group, on June 30 to protest the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh. The group has held several protests of the shelter in the past year, and last week’s rally, held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., followed what the group claims was a “cover up” by the town. more

By Jackie Nash | 6/30/11

Oceanside couple Peter Carbonaro and Laura Francoeur spoke about how the car seat safety program saved their son's life in an accident.

It’s car seat safety season

What could have been a tragedy turned into an opportunity to promote a worthy cause. Peter Carbonaro of Oceanside, was driving with his son Christian one day when he got into a serious auto accident. … more

Chris Connolly | 6/22/11