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Martin Brull addressed the crowd at the Tommy Brull Foundation’s 11th annual fundraiser in November, which benefitted 14 individuals and organizations.

2018 Herald Person of the Year: Martin Brull

“I feel like a seed was planted in him from a very young age,” Shara Brull said of her husband, Martin, whom she met in Florida while he was attending graduate school at the University of Miami, studying physical therapy. “It drove his career. It drove everything.” more

By Ben Strack | 12/27/18

Making the case for Hempstead’s budget

I was elected Town of Hempstead supervisor in 2017 to make our local government more accessible and accountable to residents. Since the first day of my administration . . . more

By Laura Gillen | 10/19/18

The first job I ever loved

I can still picture the last day of my fourth and final summer as a Fresh Air Fund counselor at Camp Hayden Marks, on the 2,000-acre Sharpe Reservation in upstate Fishkill, 28 years ago. The campers . . . more

7/12/18

Memories of Mexico lead to a career in journalism

As I scroll back through my childhood remembrances, Mexico comes to me in clips and phrases, a staccato succession of wonder and horror — but mostly wonder. more

6/8/18

Cherished Rockville Centre resident, camp director dies at 65

Rockville Centre resident Bob Wortman, director of Camps Baco and Che-Na-Wah in the Adirondack Mountains, died on March 21 of complications from histiocytosis. He was 65. “He gave everything to … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 4/5/18

Over the span of more than a month, Rich McQuillan and his family transformed their Cedar Avenue home into a holiday spectacle, with a display that includes nearly 300,000 lights.

Toy drive lights up Rockville Centre with holiday cheer

Most passers-by moseying along Cedar Avenue slow down in front of the same house, entranced by the nearly 300,000 bulbs that awaken holiday spirit in a way that only few things can. Another source of that cheer is generosity. more

By Ben Strack | 12/14/17

Jazaniah Nellis went airborne during a talent show at Rockville Centre’s Martin Luther King Jr. Center on Aug. 24.

MLK Center campers show off their talents

Since the beginning of the summer, campers in the Martin Luther King Jr. Center’s summer program have been preparing acts for the end-of-camp talent show. On Aug. 24, all their hard work came to … more

By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 9/6/17

Tommy Brull Foundation hosts Pro Wrestling Day

Rockville Centre’s Tommy Brull Foundation hosted its second annual Professional Wrestling Day on Aug. 11, at Camp ANCHOR, as campers responded to the action in the ring with cheers, smiles and laughter. more

By Ben Strack | 8/17/17

Joseph Lentini’s original Camp ANCHOR staff from more than 40 years ago gathered at an event last summer. From left were Jeff Smith, Cindy Guiles, Sandy Braun, Lentini and Judy Cliszis.

ANCHOR visionary from RVC retires

When Joseph Lentini was hired as coordinator of Camp ANCHOR in Lido Beach in 1970, the Town of Hempstead’s recreation program for children and adults with special needs, it had 80 campers and a few … more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 4/20/17

Camp ANCHOR visionary retires

When Joseph Lentini was hired as coordinator of Camp ANCHOR in Lido Beach in 1970, the Town of Hempstead’s recreation program for children and adults with special needs, it had 80 campers and a few paid staff and volunteers. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 4/20/17