During the dog days of summer, many people are more apt to relax on vacation than to think about whom they plan to vote for in the upcoming elections, never mind how they can help ensure voters’ rights at the polling place.
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8/11/22
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Voter fraud has been around since the creation of democracy, but that doesn’t make it right or mean we should allow it to continue or expand.
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By Ronald J. Rosenberg
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6/30/22
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When polls are open on May 17, two candidates will vie for one seat on the Rockville Centre Board of Education.
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By Mike Smollins
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4/28/22
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This week's letters to the Editor feature a push to stock a food pantry, a response to County Executive Bruce Blakeman's executive order on masks and the Freedom to Vote Act.
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1/13/22
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After much debate and hours of public comment from various stakeholders, business groups and residents, Village of Valley Stream officials are closing in on a decision on the future of cannabis sales …
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By Juan Lasso
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11/26/21
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Residents in the Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District are being asked to vote in favor of a roughly $30 million school bond referendum on Dec. 7. If passed, the money would be used for “21st …
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By Laura Lane
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11/26/21
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Each election season, we invite political candidates to the Heralds' Garden City office for an hour-long meeting to hear their ideas and views before deciding whom we will endorse. This year will be no different.
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9/23/21
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I must confess that I’m an old-fashioned guy who honors certain customs. I hold doors open for women and people with packages. I put my hand over my heart . . .
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6/10/21
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As Republican lawmakers around the country pass laws that willinstitute new voting restrictions in the wake of a presidentialelection whose validity many in their party question, local groupsin …
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By Bridget Downes
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5/28/21
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The Rockville Centre School District budget of about $123.5 million passed by a vote of 2,008 to 907.School board incumbent Kelly Barry (1,437 votes) and challenger Erica Messier (1,416) defeated …
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5/19/21
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