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One-year-old Ali showed how quickly she can empty a jar of markers at the Levi Yitzhak Library anniversary party.

Marking two years of the Levi Yitzhak Library in Cedarhurst [Photo gallery]

Opened in memory of Levi Yitzhak Wolowik, the small but vibrant Cedarhurst library that bears his name celebrated its two-year anniversary with a day of activities, festivities and workshops on Dec. 2. more

12/5/12

Why do our school taxes continue to soar?

In 2011, the median property tax bill in Nassau County was $8,478, putting Nassau a close second to Westchester County for the highest property taxes in the country. more

10/24/12

On Saturday and Sunday, Five Towns Community Chest will hold its 28th annual fair in Cedarhurst Park. The event, which features, rides, games and entertainment, is sponsored by the Nassau Herald. Above, Astor Singh at last year’s fair.

Bringing together families and friends

Attendees at this year’s Five Towns Community Chest Fair can expect more fun than ever before, according to the organization’s Executive Director Bob Block. more

By Ann Friedman | 9/20/12

Herald Community Newspapers executives, editors, reporters and interns took part in a kayak tour of the Meadow Brook under sunny skies last Thursday.

Herald staffers kayak the Meadow Brook

A group of Herald Community Newspapers executives, editors, reporters and interns took a kayak tour on Nassau County’s wild side last Thursday, launching from the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick. Among those on the tour was Stuart Richner, who co-owns Richner Communications Inc., the Heralds’ parent company. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/17/12

Nassau County may severely cut funding for youth services. The Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence would lose about $400,000. Above, Peter Levy, president of the Coalition of Nassau County Youth Services Agencies, spoke at a July 6 rally.

Fearing funding cuts at the Five Towns Community Center

Cuts in funding for youth services that are provided by many Nassau County-based, private youth, mental-health and addiction-treatment agencies, including the Five Towns Community Center, would have a drastic impact on the Lawrence-based agency’s infrastructure and the community it serves, Executive Director Bertha Pruitt says. more

By Ann Friedman | 7/12/12

Joe Smith, executive director of Long Beach Reach Inc., addressed the hundreds of people in front of Nassau County’s Theodore Roosevelt Legislative and Executive Building in Mineola.

Youth-service agencies face county cuts

Hundreds of people gathered at Nassau County’s Theodore Roosevelt Legislative and Executive Building in Mineola on July 6, rallying for the reinstatement of contracts and funds that the county cut for youth programs and substance-abuse treatment agencies. more

By Brian Croce | 7/11/12

A threat to our schools — and my property

There is little doubt that my wife and I overpaid for our home. When we were looking for a house to buy a decade ago, we had one search criterion in mind –– the schools had to be excellent. Period. more

6/7/12

Time to get out and enjoy the sunshine

Spring, which seems to have been teasing us since last December, has finally arrived. more

4/12/12

Library district residents approved the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library's proposed budget by a nearly 3-1 margin.

Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library budget approved

Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library's proposed budget was approved on Tuesday by a count of 273-94. more

JEFFREY BESSEN | 4/4/12

At Hewlett-Woodmere’s March 22 budget forum, Hewlett resident Howard Goldstein asked how the state’s mandated 2 percent tax cap would affect the school district.

Hewlett-Woodmere unveils tentative 2012-13 budget

Although Hewlett resident Howard Goldstein’s two sons have graduated from high school and no longer attend the Hewlett-Woodmere School District, he decided to come to the budget forum on March 22. Goldstein was curious about how the state’s new 2 percent tax-levy cap would affect the district’s spending plan for 2012-13. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 3/29/12

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