When a newly written opera, entitled “Champion,” opened at the St. Louis Opera House last Saturday, Oceanside resident Ron Ross and his family were front row center. For Ross, who celebrated his … more

The Czerwin family didn’t set out to break any records, but over the years, they seem to have done just that. All three sons of Oceanside residents Elliot and Pamela Czerwin — Adam, 22, … more

A derailment inside one of Amtrak’s East River tunnels Monday evening caused delays in the morning commute for Long Island Rail Road riders on Tuesday, and officials said congestion could continue … more

What: Jobs FairWhen: Friday, June 21, noon to 4 p.m.Where: Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre    For more information about the upcoming jobs fair or any other … more

Lisa Tyson, the Long Island Progressive Coalition’s director, has suggested a number of reforms to limit campaign contributions to elected leaders from companies that do business with the government. more

Protesters from the Long Island Progressive Coalition, a nonprofit social and environmental advocacy group, claimed at a June 4 rally in Mineola that County Executive Ed Mangano received $144,000 in campaign contributions from private companies that did restoration work for the county after Hurricane Sandy. more

On June 20, the voters of Oceanside will elect a commissioner of the Town of Hempstead’s Sanitary District No. 7, which collects the hamlet’s garbage. The vote will take place from 3 to 10 … more

At a June 5 ceremony at the Woodbury Country Club, Herald Community Newspapers took home four honors in the Press Club of Long Island’s annual Media Awards contest. more

The Jets’ old, dark-green scoreboard still stands in a dirt field at the team’s former training camp on Hofstra University’s north campus. “The will to win is nothing without the will to prepare,” it reads. Call it a monument to the past, which will soon be removed to make way for the future –– a 63,000-square-foot addition to the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ Medical School, which was founded in 2008 and welcomed its first class of 40 in 2011. The $39.5 million project, funded in part with a $14.5 million state grant, will more than double the size of the medical school. more

Standing outside of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Bruce Ratner spoke proudly of the arena that was developed by his company, Forest City Ratner, of which he is executive chairman. The 675,000-square-foot complex, complete with a 19,000-seat concert hall, is the home of the Brooklyn Nets and will be home to the New York Islanders beginning in 2015. Its design, internally and externally, is the benchmark for how he wishes to transform the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. more