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After meeting with several inmates during his historic visit to a federal prison in July, President Obama remarked, “What is normal is young people make mistakes,” and added that the only difference between the inmates and most Americans is the resources and social support structures available to those who aren’t in prison.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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9/30/15
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Labor Day isn’t far behind us, but we all know how time flies. Soon enough it will be November, and Election Day. All the political talk thus far . . .
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9/17/15
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The Valley Stream Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1790 softball team won the Valley Stream Men’s Softball League championship on Aug. 9, which means the post has won almost half of the tournaments it has played since the league started giving out trophies in 1980.
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By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com
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9/11/15
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New York Times columnist Frank Bruni drives home a singular point in his recently published book, “Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania”: A student’s chances of getting into an Ivy League school . . .
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8/26/15
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Merokean Dylan O’Shaughnessy was out east in Smithtown, helping his mom, Liz, a landscape designer, with a client’s garden in late June, when he got the call: He had been drafted by the New York Lizards, which this year was the best team in Major League Lacrosse.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/19/15
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Players and their families gathered at Firemen’s Field in Valley Stream on Aug. 1 for the awarding of trophies for the Valley Stream Sandlot Baseball League’s spring season.
“I know it’s …
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By Micah Danney
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8/13/15
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It’s not so much a goodbye as it is a see-you-later for the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which closed last week after hosting hockey games, concerts, trade shows and family events for the past 43 years.
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8/12/15
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Jake Thomas and Alex Vargas, both 21, played baseball together in 2011 at Calhoun High School under legendary coach Joe Corea. In 2010, Thomas led the Colts squad that captured the Nassau County Class AA title. In 2012, Vargas played a critical role in the Colts’ victory at the Long Island Class AA championship.
Major League teams recently drafted them both.
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By Julie Mansmann
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7/15/15
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Reaching the midway point of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball campaign with the best half-season record in their 16-year history, the Long Island Ducks (46-23) have plenty to be excited about but also more work to do.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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7/14/15
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The stands at Firemen’s Field were packed last Saturday for the Valley Stream Sandlot Baseball League’s opening day ceremonies, beginning the spring season that will last through mid-June, …
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By Micah Danney
mdanney@liherald.com
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4/29/15
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