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St. Matthias Church, on the border of Bellmore and Wantagh, has not changed in its 115 years.

St. Matthias Church granted landmark status

St. Matthias Church — a small building with brown shingles and white clapboard on the border of Bellmore and Wantagh — was granted landmark status at the Oct. 2 Hempstead Town Council meeting. The site will now be protected against demolition, preserving a 100-year-plus legacy of the area’s African-American history. more

By Andrew Garcia | 10/10/19

Wearing a version of her shuttle launch and entry suit, Nicole Stott joined a training session at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in 2010.

Astronaut Nicole Stott takes students to the stars

From inside the Cradle of Aviation’s Planetarium Theater, Stott, a veteran NASA astronaut, launched the imaginations of dozens of female students to the stars. In celebration of Women’s History Month, a panel on Monday encouraged the young women to pursue science, technology, engineering and math careers. more

By Andrew Garcia | 3/14/19

Ode to the museum, font of creativity

I am a child, scavenging the halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. I am 6 or 8 or 10; I can’t recall. Many of the world’s greatest works of art stare down at me. I am unimpressed. My eyes are fixed on the oak floor. more

3/8/19

Let’s celebrate women speaking truth to power

On Friday, many countries worldwide are commemorating International Women’s Day. Meanwhile, in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, all of March will be marked by . . . more

3/8/19

Talking about race on Long Island

As a senior at Mepham High School in Bellmore, I’m excited that ERASE Racism has launched a Long Island-wide public discussion called “How Do We Build a Just Long Island?” more

By Gabriela Daza | 2/8/19

Black history is a story of migration

February is Black History Month, and African-American history is very much a story of migration. Between 1916 and 1970, 6 million black people left behind the shackles of the rural South and its … more

1/31/19

Mingle with the Vanderbilts and friends, as portrayed by Ellen Mason (from left), as Elizabeth Arden; Peter Reganato, as Pietro, the Italian chef; Beverly Pokorny, as Ann Morgan; and Florence Lucker as Consuelo Vanderbilt.

At home with the Vanderbilts

Step back in time at the Vanderbilt Mansion, which offers visitors a glimpse into the gilded past of its former occupant. more

By Karen Bloom | 8/16/18

Strong women will not be silenced

When acclaimed poet and memoirist Maya Angelou described the makings of a great woman in her 1995 poem “Phenomenal Woman,” she wrote of a female spirit that . . . more

3/2/18

Debra Medowar Landau shared stories about her father, Jerry Medowar, and his long history in Merrick with the Herald recently.

A peek into Merrick's past

Judge Jerome “Jerry” Medowar, who died last June, had roots in the Merrick community that were perhaps deeper than anyone else’s. For decades as a schoolteacher, librarian, attorney, judge and unofficial local historian, Medowar defined the Hempstead hamlet for many. more

By Erik Hawkins | 3/1/18

A shifting vision of black America

Perhaps no show on American television addresses the perilous times in which we find ourselves more vividly than ABC’s “Black-ish,” which . . . more

2/1/18

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