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Before their Thanksgiving dinners even cooled, millions of Americans began lining up outside the mega-stores to be among the first to get at Black Friday deals. Next week . . . more

11/28/14

Mia Jean-Louis, 14, left, and Joelle Nicolas, 14, took a ride on the Twister last weekend under sunny skies.

Residents turn out for carnival, Shop Local Saturday

Children and adults of all ages enjoyed rides, games and a community feel last week during the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce carnival. more

By Brian Croce | 6/4/14

Why New York state must maintain a balance of power

When our Founding Fathers sat down to create the Constitution, they decided it would be best to devise a system of checks and balances in order to guard the people against tyranny. more

3/6/14

Abandon our coast? Heaven — and HUD — forbid

The clarion call has grown louder since Superstorm Sandy: We must beat a “managed” retreat from the coast, or face certain peril as global warming takes hold and sea levels rise. more

1/9/14

Civic Law

Q: My town is overrun by signs that people have posted with information about garage sales, missing pets, fundraisers, etc. Are there any laws governing what can be posted publicly? A: As every town, city and village has … more

By A. Thomas Levin | 12/19/13

We need to change LIPA, but with care

The Long Island Power Authority is a nonprofit municipal electric utility that has operated in some capacity on Long Island for over 25 years. For as long as I can remember, LIPA has been about as popular as a root canal. more

6/13/13

Now, more than ever, shop locally

Hurricane Sandy taught us many things, but one lesson is clear: The health — good or bad — of an area’s business community has a direct effect on residents’ quality of life. more

11/23/12

Voters occupied the privacy booths to fill out their ballots on Election Day.

Incumbents hold seats in local elections

Polls in New York State closed at 9 p.m, but it wasn't until just after 2 a.m. that the final results of ballots cast in voting machines in Nassau County were available. Nassau incumbents held … more

By Alex Costello | 11/7/12

New York State Assemblyman David McDonough

Assemblyman offers congratulations to Herald editor

To the Editor: I recently read in –– where else? –– the Merrick and Bellmore Heralds that Senior Editor Scott Brinton took home first place for Best Column in the New York Press Association’s annual clips contest, as well as third place for column writing in the Local Media Association’s clips competition. I would like to offer my congratulations for these prestigious honors. more

4/13/12

Richner staff of the Heralds and the Riverdale Press earned dozens of awards at the New York Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest. The winners were announced at NYPA's spring conference in Saratoga on March 30-31. At the conference, seated, from left, Jill Kaplan, Mekea Hurwitz and Andrew Hackmack; standing, from left, Publishers Stuart Richner and Cliff Richner, and Rich Stein.

Heralds rack up 41 awards

Herald Community Newspapers had a strong showing in both the New York Press Association’s and Local Media Association’s 2011 contests. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/6/12

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