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The late Lorraine Poppe was John F. Kennedy High’s principal for 23 years.

Bellmore’s John F. Kennedy High School was more than just the late Lorraine Poppe’s home for her 23-year career as principal — some said it was her life. Those close to her saw her … more

By Andrew Garcia | 12/26/19

Leslie Guerci spent two years developing a map of Sea Cliff’s hidden walkways.

Preserving Sea Cliff’s history, one path at a time

Even on an overcast December afternoon, the view from Leslie Guerci’s home is spectacular. Through a large second-story window, she can see boats moving through Hempstead Harbor, which, … more

By Mike Conn | 12/26/19

Liz Treston, the Long Beach Herald's 2018 Person of the Year.

Liz Treston, an advocate for Sandy victims

By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com With a box of doughnuts on the table for everyone to share, home improvement volunteers roamed in and out of West End resident Liz Treston’s newly … more

By Bridget Downes | 12/27/18

Roth as Chief of the department. He served from 1964 to 1966.

A firefighter for seven decades

If the Seaford Volunteer Fire Department were a religion, Fred Roth would be its chief priest and prophet. In a career that included a 30-year stint as fire commissioner, Roth, 89, has served the department for more than 70 years and is still an active firefighter. more

By Timothy Denton | 12/27/18

Howard Nacht, near left, led a joint Simchat Torah service in October 2016 with Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum of Temple B’nai Torah.

Helping unite two synagogues

Howard Nacht decided he wanted to become a rabbi during his pre-teen years, growing up in the traditional Orthodox synagogue his grandfather attended. more

By Alexandra Dieckmann | 12/27/18

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

Community activist Agatha Nadel is Sea Cliff/Glen Head's 2018 Person of the Year.

Glen Head’s undaunted activist

Of all of Agatha Nadel’s attributes, the one that is often overlooked is her prowess on the tennis court, her husband, Lloyd, said. “People may not know this about her, but she’s a … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 12/27/18

Herald seeks ‘Person of the Year’ nominations

Know anyone around town who you’d describe as a true do-gooder –– that PTA president, Little League coach or scout leader who goes above and beyond the call of duty; that community volunteer … more

11/16/18

John Fellin, left, and his good friend Lee Hymowitz. Fellin has been scaling mountains to raise money for leukemia research, and is due to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in March — the latest in a lifetime of good deeds and service to a greater cause.

John Fellin is the Oceanside/Island Park Herald Person of the Year

The Rev. Nicholas Lombardi, who served as pastor of St. Anthony’s Church from 2012 to 2017, recalled the story of Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer when speaking of his friend and former parishioner John … more

By Peter Belfiore | 12/29/17

Tammie Williams, above with Aubrey Phillips, was honored for her work as a community activist in February, during Black History Month, at St. John’s United Methodist Church of Elmont.

Tammie Williams: Elmont Person of the Year

Some activists arrive at meetings in a flurry of nervous energy, cell phones glued to their ears, with a gaggle of followers and a sense of such manic urgency that it is tempting to believe the fate of humanity depends on what happens in the next five minutes. No one can say that longtime community activist Tammie Williams lacks urgency or energy. But those qualities are tempered by a sense of depth, of human bedrock that transcends the news cycle more

By Timothy Denton | 12/29/17

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