The book’s front cover looks friendly, uplifting even. The title –– “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” –– is set against an azure sky flecked by wispy white clouds. more

More than four months after Hurricane Sandy, many homes along the South Shore remain in shambles. Countless businesses still have not reopened. more

In the chaotic weeks after Hurricane Sandy rolled across Nassau County, residents, desperate for the gasoline that was in such short supply, learned a new routine: get up before dawn and get to an open gas station before your friends and neighbors did. more

Although planning is still in the preliminary stages, funding for Nassau County’s redevelopment of the Hub area surrounding the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, was given a leg up … more

For years, plans to replace or refurbish the 40-year-old Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and develop the land around it have come and gone. more

Nassau County is establishing a business recovery program to help with the reconstruction and recovery of businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy. more

The Heralds’ Sept. 13-19 editorial, “Reassessing the county executive,” while attempting to offer a report card on my administration thus far, unfortunately provided an incomplete portrayal of my administration’s history relating to the creation of private-sector jobs and the success we have had in attracting new industries and increasing employment to Nassau County. more

It was a promising sign to see several firms answer Nassau County’s recent call for a master developer to create a workable plan for the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and the surrounding Hub area. more

The Town of Hempstead adopted a rezoning proposal for Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont on April 10, three months after Town Supervisor Kate Murray and councilmen Ed Ambrosino (R-North Valley Stream) and James Darcy (R-Valley Stream) announced that they would recommend the inclusion of mixed-use development in the proposal. more

Nearly 200 local residents attended a hearing held by the Town of Hempstead board on Jan. 24, regarding a rezoning proposal for Elmont’s stretch of Hempstead Turnpike. Four days earlier, Supervisor Kate Murray and local representatives councilmen Ed Ambrosino (R-North Valley Stream) and James Darcy (R-Valley Stream) announced they'd recommend the inclusion of mixed-use development in the proposal to the entire town board during the hearing. To the satisfaction of every local resident who publicly spoke during the hearing, the three board members stuck to their promise, voting unanimously to include the mixed-use amendment in the plan. more