Nearly 200 people attended the 22nd annual Mayor’s Golf and Tennis Classic & Dinner Monday night, the primary fundraiser for the Rockville Centre Community Fund, at the Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor — about 125 golfers, 30 for tennis and the rest for dinner only. Former Village Justice Frank Yannelli was the guest of honor. Yannelli was introduced by former Village Justice Robert Williams, his colleague for 16 years, and among the speakers were Mayor Mary Bossart and Dr. Barry Dov Schwartz, the spiritual leader of Temple B’nai Sholom who referred to the Jewish harvest festival of Succot, likening the ceremonial citrus, shaped like a heart, to Yannelli’s character. more

Rockville Centre residents Tom Walsh and Liz Fernandez placed fourth and fifth overall in the 5K race sponsored by South Nassau Communities Hospital on Sept. 27. Fernandez also was the second fastest … more

Although the Herald Community Newspapers have had an online presence since 1999, an expanded, more comprehensive Web site has recently been launched to help readers keep in closer touch with their communities. The new LIHerald.com has more news, sports, local business and arts coverage and event listings than ever before. more

The Vineyard Church held its annual Community Party at the Rockville Centre Village Green on Sept. 26, and it was quite a party. After it was rained out on its original date in August, the church rescheduled the party for September, and the weather couldn’t have been more beautiful. Those who stopped in were treated to free food and activities for kids, a live DJ, rides, raffles and a watermelon-eating contest. more

The rain did not deter hundreds of runners from participating in the South Nassau Communities Hospital 5K Run on Sunday, Sept. 27. more

On the board Board of Trustees Briefing Oct. 1, 7 p.m., Village Hall Board of Trustees Meeting Oct. 6, 8:15 p.m., Village Hall Zoning Board Meeting Oct. 14, 8 p.m., Village … more

Although it is the most common form of cancer in the United States, it is also one of the most preventable, and treatable, forms of cancer when detected early. more

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, has been a part of our social and political system for more than 30 years. Over the past 10 years, however, many of you have come to know ACORN not as a community organization, but as a political arm of the Working Families Party. more

Vineyard Church reschedules Community Party Their plans for the free Community Party on the Village Green in August were dashed by inclement weather but undeterred, the Vineyard Church has … more

A $2 million plan to construct a new “shared-use” path that connects Eisenhower Park in East Meadow to other areas in the Hub was unveiled last week by Governor David Paterson. The … more