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U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos has yet to directly respond to questions about his claimed work and education history, as well as where hundreds of thousands of dollars he loaned his campaign originated from. Now he's facing additional questions about whether his claims his grandparents escaped the Holocaust are true.

Santos claims grandparents were Holocaust survivors challenged

George Santos faces growing scrutiny over where he has worked, where he went to school, and where his seemingly sudden wealth has come from. But now the U.S. Representative-elect is being questioned about something much different: Is he a descendant of Holocaust survivors? more

By Michael Hinman | 12/22/22

Len Kirsch was instrumental in the creation of the North Merrick Public Library in 1964 and received its first library card. He lived in the Merricks and worked in public relations for decades. At right, his wife, Ruth.

Len Kirsch, library founder, dies at 88

Longtime Merrick resident Len Kirsch, whose intellectual curiosity, public messaging savvy and can-do attitude made him the ideal person to head the citizens’ committee that advocated for the North Merrick Public Library’s founding in the mid-1960s, died last month after a lengthy illness. He was 88. more

By Brian Racow | 3/25/15

Calhoun researcher to be published

Calhoun High School senior Nicholas Moehringer of Merrick, 17, has been selected to have his research into sideline concussion tests for athletes published in an upcoming edition of the Journal of Euro-Ophthalmology. more

3/5/15

First and foremost, he was a great teacher

The registration line for his Russian history course snaked down the hall and nearly out the building. more

5/1/14

Heather Leibowitz, right, was recently named director of Environment New York, a statewide nonprofit organization. Above, Leibowitz with her mother, Judy, at her graduation from Pace Law School.

Kennedy graduate is a 'natural' do-gooder

At 15, Merrick native Heather Leibowitz lit out for Ute Mountain in Colorado. She went to study Hopi Indian culture and to dig for relics in a pit at the foot of the mountain, which is surrounded by an expanse of dusty, brush-covered plains. more

By Scott Brinton | 1/29/14

Abandon our coast? Heaven — and HUD — forbid

The clarion call has grown louder since Superstorm Sandy: We must beat a “managed” retreat from the coast, or face certain peril as global warming takes hold and sea levels rise. more

1/9/14

Dr. Steve Kussin, the Herald’s education columnist since 2005, now anchors the “Eye on Education” feature for WCBS News Radio.

From Cornell to CBS News

On April 19, 1969, members of Cornell University’s Afro-American Society occupied Willard Straight Hall on the Ithaca campus to protest a litany of perceived racial injustices after a cross was burned outside Wari House, a cooperative for African-American female students. During the occupation, AAS members smuggled in rifles and bandoliers of ammunition. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/2/11

David Wechsler, named to United Way Board of Directors.

Merokean named to United Way board

David Wechsler of Merrick was recently elected to serve on the United Way of Long Island Board of Directors. more

1/7/11

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