Carolyn Ferretti knew all about the history of East Rockaway. On the tours she led at the Grist Mill Museum in Memorial Park, she would tell visitors about …
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By Mary Malloy
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4/23/14
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Screaming. Shouting. Crying. Sobbing. Hair pulling. Ah, what ecstasy!
This Feb. 9 marks 50 years since The Beatles stormed America and appeared on The Ed Sullivan show. The mop-top foursome …
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By Mary Malloy
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2/5/14
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John Bishop, who just last June announced his retirement after teaching art at East Rockaway High School for 35 years, died on Jan. 16 at the age of 63.
Born on September 4, 1950, Bishop had …
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By Mary Malloy
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1/22/14
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Those words, uttered by Abraham Lincoln, are featured prominently on Dan Caracciolo’s Facebook page — words that he obviously identifies with, and which, we’ve come to believe, he could have …
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By Mary Malloy
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12/26/13
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By Mary Malloy
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11/22/13
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Members of the Island Park Theatre Group are the epitome of community theater — resilient, relenting and ready for their well-earned bows! And they’ve had more than their share of …
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By Mary Malloy
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11/13/13
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At a June 5 ceremony at the Woodbury Country Club, Herald Community Newspapers took home four honors in the Press Club of Long Island’s annual Media Awards contest.
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6/12/13
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East Rockaway residents — many wearing red,white and blue and waving mini American flags, lined the streets of their village as the annual Memorial Day parade snaked its way through the streets on …
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By Mary Malloy
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5/29/13
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East Rockaway Clerk-Treasurer Doris Piedimonte, 50, was suspended from her job last Friday as village officials continued to investigate her May 5 arrest on shoplifting charges. Village Attorney …
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By Mary Malloy
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5/21/13
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First, I would like to publicly thank the East Rockaway Chamber of Commerce and its board members for naming me Woman of the Year (well, two years really — due to Superstorm Sandy, the event was …
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By Mary Malloy
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4/17/13
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