When Hofstra University got the call on Nov. 2 asking if they had power following the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, officials never expected what they would be asked next. The Long Island based Army …
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By Deirdre Krasula
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11/13/12
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Two days after Hurricane Sandy barreled through the area, walking down West Boulevard in Bay Park was truly like walking in a war zone. Some residents were putting almost everything they owned on …
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By Mary Malloy
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11/7/12
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Very few people escaped the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, as the unprecedented storm left a path of destruction in her wake, causing floods, fires, downed trees and massive power outages — damage on a scale that many people said they had never seen in a lifetime of living on Long Island.
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Readers and residents submitted photos throughout the day, showing Hurricane Sandy inching toward the communities. Submit photos to Mmalloy@liherald.com. Let us know location, date and time, and who …
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By Mary Malloy and Brian Croce
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10/29/12
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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano issued a mandatory evacuation for all Nassau County residents south of Merrick Road from Rockville Centre to …
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By Mary Malloy
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10/28/12
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Christmas in your neighborhood
[Photo gallery]
The Herald's photo editor, Christina Daly, but together this video slideshow of homes in the Herald coverage area that have been decorated for the season.
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Christina Daly
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12/23/11
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People don’t take me seriously, and that’s OK sometimes.
I know it’s my own fault. Even though I have a respectable job, drive an ordinary mom-mobile, and live in a …
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By Mary Malloy
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7/27/11
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The Herald asked its Facebook friends “What do you miss most about your summers in East Rockaway and Lynbrook?” Some former residents — and current ones, too — reminisced about their day of sun, surf and family beach time.
First in a series of summer stories
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What fun would it be, as a serious journalist, to have an emergency surgical procedure and not write about it at length and in anatomical detail? Not one to disappoint, here are the gory …
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By Mary Malloy
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5/11/11
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The Herald Community Newspapers won two top awards, for Best Column Writing and Best Feature, in the 2010 Suburban Newspapers of America Editorial Contest, the SNA announced March 18.
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