Molloy College broke ground last September on its new Public Square and student recreation center — the first major construction project on its Rockville Centre campus since 1992. more

The two columns of gray T-shirted, sweat-drenched runners you may see hustling across the sand on a Town of Hempstead beach early next month will not be the Marines, but rather the town's rookie lifeguards, being drilled by Training Officer Andrew Rinn. For two weeks Rinn will beat the teenagers down and build them back up, in the ocean and out, weeding out quitters, building a team. He'll be the one in a lifeguard uniform, though looking, frankly, with his shoulder-length black hair, more like Russell Brand's athletic older brother than a beach captain. more

The Rockville Centre Board of Trustees recently passed a law banning residents from owning Rottweilers and pit bulls, giving local dog lovers two fewer breeds to adore. more

The June 7 school board meeting was Board of Education Secretary Doreen Cordova’s final one, and members of the administration, her colleagues on the board and PTA officials were on hand to thank her for her service and wish her well. Former school board Vice President Kathy Horace — who had unexpectedly resigned her trustee seat on Feb. 1 — was also honored at the meeting. more

When Rockville Centre Comptroller Michael Schussheim asked the Board of Trustees to approve his changes to the village's water rates for the upcoming year, everyone at the May 25 meeting seemed shocked. Some gasped. There was even applause. Schussheim proposed lowering the rates by 5 percent. And the trustees agreed, although just barely, adopting Schussheim's recommendation in a 3-2 vote. more

The question of how involved Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick has been in talks with the Chinese Zhondge Group to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in south Freeport has been a point of concern among local residents since news of the proposal broke last month. more

Rockville Centre resident Lisa Mack was one of six volunteers honored for their work on behalf of children in the community by the National Council of Jewish Women, at its annual spring luncheon on May 5. more

Nassau County Legislator Joe Scannell (D-Baldwin) and his son, Brian, third from right, stopped in on the Rockville Centre Youth Council’s recent Operation Medicine Cabinet, held in village police headquarters, to give community residents the opportunity to dispose of expired, unused or unwanted drugs in an environmentally safe manner. more

Polls will be open at South Side High School on May 18 as residents of the Rockville Centre Union Free school district have the opportunity to vote on school and library budgets and elect trustees for those boards. In this at large election, three district residents are vying for two open seats on the Board of Education. The candidate who receives the second highest vote tally will be sworn in immediately to fill a vacant term that runs through June 30, 2011. The candidate who receives the highest number of votes will be sworn in on July 1, 2010 for a full three-year term as a trustee. The following are answers to questions that the Herald submitted to the three candidates. more

On April 26, the Rockville Centre Village Board accepted the proposed 2010-11 budget, solidifying a 7.95 percent tax rate increase, bringing the average tax bill for a home in the village to $2,935 in the upcoming fiscal year. more