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We were supposed to have been healed by now, right? With the first African-American president finally elected not once but twice, the nation was supposed to be . . .
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2/2/17
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Feel the beat at the Madison Theatre when some chart-topping vocalists get together for a fast-paced evening of memorable hits.
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2/1/17
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Frederick W. Müeller (1874-1941), the pharmacist who built an original drugstore on West Merrick Road, quickly outgrew his space. Consequently, Muller (formerly Müeller) built another pharmacy on Rockaway Avenue in 1911.
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1/11/17
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The following are excerpts from the Valley Stream Historical Society’s Oral History archives. Helen Dowdeswell, along with Agnes Libath and other members of the society, created the Oral History …
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By Nick Ciccone
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11/9/16
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In 1969, the Stonewall Inn was a hole-in-the-wall gay bar, a plain, two-story structure operated by the Mafia. No one would have suspected . . .
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10/20/16
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June is Great Outdoors Month. It’s a recognition and celebration of all the things we can do outside. And here on the South Shore, there’s no shortage of ways to spend a day out of doors, and have lots of fun doing it.
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6/16/16
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It is surely a positive sign for our society that women are no longer celebrated only for the help they give men. For a long time now, women have been heroes in their own right . . .
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3/10/16
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Central High School capped its Black History Month recognition on Feb. 26 with students presenting to their classmates famous historical and contemporary black figures they had researched. One of the last to go was Fatima Lockett, 17, who fought back tears to recall an experience of her own.
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By Micah Danney
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3/2/16
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Former North High School student and Malverne resident Samuel Catalano, 20, was learning about reality TV during an internship at a TV production company in January 2014, and wanted to pitch a show …
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By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com
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9/10/15
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James Buckley, a longtime member of the Valley Stream Historical Society and caretaker of the Pagan-Fletcher Restoration, died on Aug. 29. He was 92.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/3/15
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