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Checking off a list of reasons why life is good

There are at least a couple of reasons why Thanksgiving is a favorite American holiday. One is that Americans have so much to be thankful for, and two, it’s non-sectarian. Everyone, of any religion or no religion, of any ethnicity or socio-economic status, can celebrate . . . more

11/23/16

I’m blessed to have learned some lessons

There are certain events in our lives that, from the instant they happen, we forever remember details of the moment, exactly where we were and how we felt. I’ve recently added another such moment. On April 8 at 8:21 a.m., the doctor told me I had cancer. more

8/10/16

Photos by Christina Daly/Herald More than a dozen Herald and Riverdale Press staffers attended the New York Press Association

Heralds earn awards for journalism

Herald Community Newspapers staff came home from their weekend in Saratoga Springs with 14 awards, earned in the New York Press Association’s 2014 Better Newspaper Contest. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/1/15

Partly Cloudy Week is nothing to celebrate

Hillary Clinton and Andrew Cuomo could not have picked a better time to reveal their views on work-related emails. Last week was the 10th anniversary of Sunshine Week . . . more

3/26/15

Anthony Rifilato and Alexandra Spychalsky: The Long Beach Herald was awarded first place for Best Community Weekly Newspaper. Anthony Rifilato is the paper’s editor and Alexandra Spychalsky its reporter.

Heralds grab six awards in Press Club of Long Island contest

Herald Community Newspapers took home six honors, including three first-place awards, in the Press Club of Long Island’s 2014 Media Awards contest. In addition, Senior Editor Scott Brinton was inducted into the first class of PCLI’s new Journalism Hall of Fame, honoring 25 of Long Island’s top reporters, broadcasters and editors for their contributions to the journalism profession. more

6/11/14

Reporter Brian Croce won second place in the Rookie Reporter of the Year category.

Heralds earn 25 state and national awards

The Herald Community Newspapers were recognized for their work both on the state level and nationally last weekend, when awards from the New York Press Association and the Local Media Association were announced. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/9/13

John O’Connell, in front at left, executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers, was recently named the Nassau County Ancient Order of Hibernians Man of the Year. Above, O’Connell marching with the AOH Nassau County Board in Long Beach’s St. Brendan the Navigator Irish Day parade.

Herald editor named Hibernian of the Year

What you notice first about Herald Community Newspapers Executive Editor John O’Connell is his magnetic smile, those who are close to him say. As you get to know him better, you quickly realize that he is a kind soul who is always willing to give of himself to others. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 10/18/12

At the New York Press Association convention in Saratoga Springs were, standings, from left, Publishers Stuart and Clifford Richner and online editor Richard Stein. Seated, from left, are advertising executive Jill Kaplan, Riverdale Press Associate Publisher Mekea Hurwitz and Valley Stream editor Andrew Hackmack.

Heralds rack up 41 awards

Herald Community Newspapers had a strong showing in both the New York Press Association’s and Local Media Association’s 2011 contests. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/4/12

Relativism: the new absolute

Sometime beginning in the late 1960s and to a greater extent every decade since, people turned from a confidence in absolute truths to a feeling that anyone’s beliefs and views were just as true as anyone else’s. more

2/23/12

A sad story I just can’t shake

A passerby found the body of a badly burned man in Lawrence at around 2 a.m. last Wednesday morning. According to the latest reports, the victim was a homeless man who had tried to stay warm through the freezing night by lighting a fire in a cooking can. more

by John C. O'Connell | 2/11/11

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