While some community based organization are struggling to find volunteers, South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside is recognizing people who have given thousands of hours of service. Anne … more

Rolling Thunder, a track program for special-needs children begun by recent Kennedy High School graduate Jamie Kanner, of Bellmore, is continuing throughout the summer and is seeking high school volunteers to help out. more

In honor of spring, volunteers from the South Bellmore Civic Association spruced up Merrick Road on May 2. Since its inception in 2013, the organization has focused on several community … more

Tim Flynn, of North Bellmore, said he thought there weren’t enough local sports programs for children with special needs like his 5-year-old son, Brody, who has cerebral palsy. Neighbor Lori Cohen, … more

Merrick Herald Life Senior Editor Scott Brinton, third from right, who is an adjunct journalism professor at Hofstra University, recently brought his Issues in Science Reporting students to a cleanup in the Merrick woodlands off the Meadowbrook Parkway to help out and report on the event. More than 50 volunteers attended the cleanup. more

Chaz Murray, 54, grew up in Merrick bounding through the woods near his home. He became a Boy Scout and went on to camp in the wild. He moved away when he turned 24 and returned seven years ago. On Sunday, he said he was horrified to see the derelict state into which Merrick’s forests off the Meadowbrook Parkway have fallen. Murray, a New York City paramedic, was one of 52 volunteers who came to the woods between Sunrise Highway and Meadowbrook Road in Merrick to clean up debris that had washed from farther north into the forest via the Meadow Brook or had been strewn there by vandals. He said he learned about the cleanup by reading the Merrick Herald Life. more

Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . . more

When Erin O’Brien isn’t practicing law, she is using her knowledge as an attorney to help others. Her volunteer work recently earned her an Extraordinary Woman award from Nassau County. more

On Valentine’s Day, Bellmore Fire Department volunteers expressed their love for and loyalty to fire service by accepting leadership positions in the organization. The Bellmore Fire Department … more

As we headed back to the Guy Lombardo Marina in Freeport, navigating through Freeport waterways two days before Thanksgiving, the pile of trash on our boat was both gratifying and alarming. more