Most pundits agreed: Mitt Romney won the first of three presidential debates in 2012, held at the University of Denver on Oct. 3. President Obama, whose rhetorical skills were the stuff of political legend, appeared tired, and in the weeks after the debate, his poll numbers plummeted. more

Carlos Jonathon Alarcon and Jessica Francine Marcus, both East Meadow residents, celebrated Valentine’s Day by getting married at the wedding chapel in Hempstead’s Town Clerk Office. The … more

Nasrin Ahmad watched emotionally as results filtered in for the Hempstead town clerk election on Nov. 6, in which she received 52 percent of the vote to retain the position she had occupied for two months after being appointed by the town board. more

Scott Brinton, senior editor at Herald Community Newspapers and an adjunct journalism professor in the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication, was named to the inaugural class of the Press Club of Long Island’s Journalism Hall of Fame on Feb. 12. All winners of PCLI’s Outstanding Journalist Award, the group’s highest individual honor, were included in the first class of Hall of Fame inductees. Brinton received the accolade in 2006. more

Making good on Pope Benedict XVI’s promise to appoint three auxiliary bishops to the Diocese of Rockville Centre, Pope Francis appointed Monsignor Andrzej Zglejszewski to the position on Feb. … more

Former Baldwin and Oceanside resident Devin Logan, a member of the U.S. Olympic team competing in Sochi, Russia, won a silver medal in the women's slopestyle skiing event early Tuesday morning. After … more

There are mixed feelings when it comes to Valentine’s Day, mostly because people feel that it’s a holiday that has to be spent with a significant other, or a “Hallmark” holiday that just … more

Attendees at Shane Weiner’s Jan. 18 bar mitzvah were immediately greeted by the Taj Mahal. No, the 13-year-old Woodland Middle School student did not have a destination ceremony in India. His bar mitzvah was held at the Bridgeview Yacht Club in Island Park, and Shane handcrafted all of the event’s centerpieces himself — using Legos. more

The East Meadow Chamber of Commerce hosted its 59th Annual Installation of Officers and Board of Directors on Jan. 24 at the Chateau Briand in Carle Place. Stephen Haller was installed as president, succeeding Dolores Rome. more

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Mineola-Pacific Lodge #125 is seeking to move its lodge to 571 East Meadow Avenue. The all-male group, which purchased the property in April 2012 according to Treasurer Dominic Oreste, currently rents a storefront on 226 East Meadow Avenue. more