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Nick Reeves, the choir director at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church and a professor at Adelphi University, will present his concert, “Sounds of Cinema” on Oct. 19 at 7:30 at Adelphi.
East Meadow musician combines film and music in his upcoming concert
The concert hall, to Nick Reeves, is “one of the last places where we experience societal relations in silence and solitude.” He explained that in the Information Age, in a crowded and fast-paced … more
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Friends of Billy Meyer, left, are dedicating their involvement in the Nassau County AHRC Walk on Oct. 14 to honoring his life. Meyer died on July 22, at age 51, after a battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Lynne Brewer, 58, center, was his community habilitation worker and is the legal guardian of her sister Diane Capitelli, 67.
Friends remember Billy Meyer ahead of AHRC Walk
Lynne Brewer noticed that her friend Billy Meyer had a particular talent: No matter where the two went or what they did, she said, he would make a friend. Meyer, who had Down syndrome, shook … more
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Eileen Napolitano, left, organized a fundraiser at Public House 106 in East Meadow to help American Legion Post 1082 make long-needed repairs to its building. Post Commander John Devany thanked her for her dedication at the Oct. 5 event, which Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen attended.
East Meadow lends a hand to its American Legion
Public House 106 in East Meadow bustled with noise and activity last Friday night as dozens of guests gathered to show their support for East Meadow American Legion Post 1082. “We’re doing … more
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Breast cancer survivors Lorraine Pace, left, and Geri Barish worked with former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D’Amato to pass legislation in 1998 supporting women with breast cancer. They thanked him 20 years later, when they celebrated the decline in cancer rates in Nassau County at Nassau University Medical Center on Monday.
Breast cancer survivors, advocates honored at NUMC for two decades of progress
Breast cancer survivors, advocates and elected officials kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Nassau University Medical Center on Monday, roughly 20 years after former U.S. Sen. Alfonse … more
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John Mikulin
Snow, Mikulin square off for 17th A.D. seat
The race for District 17 in the New York State Assembly has John Mikulin vying for the seat just shy of six months into his tenure after winning a special election in April. This November, Democrat … more
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Greg Ferrando, 21, of Seaford, center, spoke with the Herald about hunting and purchasing guns in New York. Above, he was with his father and grandfather on a recent hunting trip. “I cherish the moments that I hunt because it’s all three generations of Ferrando men,” he said. “It’s just a beautiful time with my family.”
Gun enthusiasm across state lines
Part nine in an ongoing series.Greg Ferrando remembers his first hunting trip at 14, and waiting for two days before spotting and shooting a deer. “It all happened real quick,” the … more
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Karen Kirshner is an artist from East Meadow who specializes in abstract surrealism.
East Meadow painter is breaking ground in abstract art
When viewing Karen Kirshner’s paintings, one might see a myriad of different images and feel a range of emotions brought on by the bright colors and surreal forms. The abstract artist from East … more
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Lynn Faherty’s book “Oliver the Brave” is connected to her nonprofit Color Me Cancer Free! Foundation, which recently partnered with Steiner Sports. Faherty welcomed the book’s mascot at his first public appearance, at a fundraiser for childhood cancer at Borrellis in East Meadow on Sept. 13.
Merrick boy is inspiration for cancer-fighting dinosaur
When Bernadette Volpe saw black circles under her son’s eyes, she knew that his intermittent fevers had not been just that. Around the same time, in the summer of 2011, her husband felt a lump … more
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As keynote speaker of the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, Carmen Piñeyro, a trustee on the Freeport Village board, spoke of the importance of unity among the Latino community, despite cultural or political differences.
Honoring the many faces of the Latino community
“We Latinos, we are a nation without a face,” said Carmen Piñeyro, a trustee on the Freeport Village board, as she opened her speech as keynote speaker of a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration on Sept. 21 at the Roosevelt Fire Department. more
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Participants held pinwheels that represented the variety of their relationships with the disease.
Alzheimer's Association draws a crowd at first Eisenhower Park walk
Hundreds of people carried purple, yellow, orange and blue pinwheels at Eisenhower Park in the opening ceremony of last Saturday’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s, hosted for the first time in East … more
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