Nassau County Republicans lined up earlier this month in support of County Legislator Michael Venditto, a Massapequa Republican, as their party’s candidate to succeed former Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. in the New York State Senate. more

Dave Denenberg, the Merrick Democrat who has represented the Nassau County Legislature’s 19th District for 14 years, has decided he is ready to move from Mineola to Albany. more

Wantagh and Seaford residents are still digging out after a winter storm barreled through the area Thursday night, with snow continuing to fall Friday morning. Wantagh received 4.1 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service, while 5.3 inches fell in Seaford. more

Despite the fact that three yards and a cloud of dust has been replaced by three yards and a spritz of cryogenic rubber and silica sand, legendary Ohio State coach Woody Hayes had to be smiling down on the Seaford-West Hempstead semifinal matchup. more

The 2013 election saw the return of two longtime incumbent Nassau County legislators who represent the Bellmore-Merrick area. The Herald Life spoke this past week with the three legislators about what they hope to accomplish in the their upcoming term. more

Top-seeded Seaford continued its reign atop Nassau Class B girls’ volleyball on Nov. 7, beating a familiar foe to claim a third consecutive county title. The senior-led Lady Vikings got 14 kills and seven blocks from Jessica Rini, 18 digs and nine kills from Emma Schait, and 19 digs from Theresa Angelisto in a 25-11, 19-25, 25-21, 25-18 victory over No. 3 Lynbrook. more

Norma Gonsalves, a Republican from East Meadow is running for reelection to represent the 13th Legislative District against Democratic challenger Ed Kraus, a firefighter from North Bellmore. Gonsalves, who has held the position since 1998, became the Legislature’s Presiding Officer in 2012. Kraus has been in the North Bellmore Fire Department since 2004, is a former chief of department, and current fire commissioner. The 13th Legislative District includes East Meadow, North Bellmore, North Merrick, and parts of Seaford and Wantagh. more

Last Saturday’s Seaford-West Hempstead Conference IV football game could not have gotten off to a better start for the Vikings or a worst beginning for the host Rams. more

Publishers Clifford and Stuart Richner announced July 10 that Richner Communications has agreed to acquire L&M Publications, a Long Island weekly newspaper group that includes the Merrick Life, Bellmore Life, Freeport-Baldwin Leader and the Wantagh-Seaford Citizen. Both Richner Communications and L&M are privately held companies, and terms of the sale were not announced. The sale is expected to close this quarter. more

Maureen Beccaris has been an officer in the Nassau County Police Department’s 1st Precinct for 26 years, but for the last six months, she said, she came to work every day not knowing where she would be the next week. She explained that her office’s supplies and papers were still in boxes, waiting to be moved to Seaford when the scheduled merger of the 1st and 7th precincts took place.But when Beccaris returned to work after a weekend of visiting colleges with her daughter two weeks ago, her coworkers greeted her with news that the 1st Precinct in Baldwin would remain open. After months of uncertainty, she said, the mood in the station house shifted to a sense of relief. more