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Eleven years after Sandy, facing future floods

Flooding is a fact of life for many South Shore residents. Whether it’s heavy rain and flash flooding, as we saw last month, or the larger storms that have reached our shores on a seemingly annual basis in recent years . . . more

By Andrew R. Garbarino | 10/26/23

Members of the Nassau County Police Department remove their hats during one of several prayers shared during the Nassau County’s 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony and Musical Tribute at Eisenhower Park on Monday.

Nassau remembers those taken on 9/11

It’s been 22 years since our world changed forever when our nation was attacked. But for so many like Susan Hutchins, it still feels like Sept. 11, 2001 — the day she lost her son, West Hempstead’s Kevin Nathaniel Colbert, in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. more

By Michael Hinman | 9/18/23

Lithium-ion batteries pose a real threat

Buyer beware. Many of today’s most popular electronics — including Tesla cars, e-scooters and smartphones — are powered by lithium-ion batteries, because they can can store large quantities of energy in a small space. more

4/20/23

Andy Butera is honored by the East Meadow Fire Department and American Legion Post 1082, in a photo that helped photo Tim Baker win an award from the New York Press Association over the weekend.

Herald wins nine state awards, including best sports feature

Herald Community Newspapers took home nine state awards at the New York Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest over the weekend in Albany. more

STAFF REPORT | 4/1/23

The rules exist for all of us

Q. I hired a carpenter to rebuild my garage because it was rotted and leaning. The roof was OK, so we kept it, but all the walls were stripped away and replaced. more

By Monte Leeper | 10/7/22

You have just two minutes to escape a fire

This Sunday is the beginning of National Fire Prevention Week, a century-old public health observance created by the National Fire Protection Association . . . more

10/6/22

The rules exist for all of us

Q. I hired a carpenter to rebuild my garage because it was rotted and leaning. The roof was OK, so we kept it, but all the walls were stripped away and replaced. In the middle of the job . . . more

By Monte Leeper | 10/7/21

Taking a shot at reducing gun violence

How to go about reducing the number of shootings, injuries and fatalities caused by guns is proving to be a question whose answers are hard to decide on. more

8/5/21

We must reduce the dangers of fire-retardant chemicals

Our brave firefighters risk their lives every day to keep our communities safe. The least we can do is protect them from dangerous, cancer-causing chemicals. more

By Todd Kaminsky | 6/10/21

Former Merrick Fire Department captain dies at 78

The radio scanner that blared from inside Kim Sheridan’s childhood home in Merrick was so constant, she said, she assumed everyone else had one in their house, too. It would alert her father, … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 3/9/21

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