The West Hempstead Street Fair was a hit this year, as hundreds came out for face painting, food and fun.
As music blared in the background, doezens walked up and down Nassau Boulevard last …
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10/6/10
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In losing a loved one, many individuals experience a range of dampening emotions from unbearable sadness to heavy guilt or even rage. But for some, it can be the beginning of a new chapter in life, which is exactly the case for Susan Ingrao-Woods of Lynbrook, who turned her “grief” into “greatness” by starting a web site, which not only helped her heal, but is helping others to cope with loss as well.
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Clarissa Hamlin
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7/28/10
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The Rockville Centre Public Library is proposing a budget of just over $3 million, 2.8 percent larger than its current spending plan. We encourage residents to support it.
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5/12/10
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On Tuesday, Rockville Centre school district residents will vote on the proposed 2010-11 school budget of $93.4 million, a 3.7 percent budget-to-budget increase. The Herald urges voters to approve the plan.
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5/12/10
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March 21, 2010, will go down in history as the day Congress voted to expand the social contract the U.S. government has with America. Late Sunday night, 219 Democratic Congressmen and women went against 178 Republicans and 34 Democrats in a historic vote on health care reform.
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Al D'Amato
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3/26/10
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Saying it was a sad night for him, school Superintendent Dr. William Johnson bade a public farewell to Eileen Kamhi, Rockville Centre’s assistant superintendent for special education and support services, on the occasion of her last Board of Education meeting on March 9.
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Judy Rattner
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3/17/10
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Teams from the Nassau County Department of Health fanned out to Rockville Centre’s seven schools on Dec. 18, administering H1N1 vaccinations to staff and students who requested it.
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12/23/09
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The West Hempstead Community Support Association hosted its Holiday Party for kids last Sunday at West Hempstead Middle School.
The event, which featured music, carnival games, costumed …
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12/9/09
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At its Nov. 3 public work session, the Rockville Centre school district said it has ordered doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine but that it has not received any to date. School district administrators have been working with the Nassau County Dept. of Health to develop a protocol to provide vaccinations to students and appropriate personnel if and when the vaccine arrives.
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Judy Rattner
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11/11/09
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