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Ducks manager Wally Backman, left, and outfielder/hitting coach Lew Ford talk outside the batting cage

It is unknown if anyone will recite the movie line, ”you’re killing me, Smalls,” but former Major League Baseball player Daniel Murphy — a Mets playoff hero — said he is just looking for a sandlot to play in. The 2015 postseason record breaker is part of the 2023 Long Island Ducks, the team’s 23rd season. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/3/23

An inauguration like no other

I have been blessed to raise my hand and pledge to serve my community as an elected official many times over the past 16 years. However, last Monday was the first — and hopefully, last — time that I will take the oath of office in my living room. more

By Debra Mulé | 1/20/22

A resident cleared his driveway after most of Thursday's winter storm had passed.

Storm drops 2 and half inches of winter mix on Valley Stream

A storm dropped 2 and half inches of a wintery mix of snow and slush on Valley Stream throughout the day on Thursday. At around 4 p.m. about 1 to 2 inches of additional snow was possible, according … more

By Peter Belfiore | 2/18/21

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that modeling shows as many as 16,000 New Yorkers could die because of the coronavirus. The peak of the crisis, he said, is expected at the end of April.

State, Northwell test for Covid-19 in minority communities

New York state and Northwell Health are partnering to increase Covid-19 testing in the minority communities hardest hit by the virus in downstate New York, Governor Cuomo said Saturday. Testing will … more

By Scott Brinton | 5/9/20

When it comes to diversity, we could do better

February, known nationally as Black History Month, is an appropriate time to work toward closing the opportunity gap for people of color. more

2/7/20

Farrah Mozawalla is the acting executive director of the Asian American Advisory Board.

Valley Streamer tapped to head Asian American Affairs office

Valley Streamer Farrah Mozawalla has served as acting executive director of the county’s Asian American Advisory Board since last summer, informing the County Executive Laura Curran about issues of importance to the county’s increasing Asian population and helping plan the observances of Asian holidays. more

By Melissa Koenig | 5/7/19

Let’s make sure we count everyone in 2020

Communities across Nassau County are changing fast. The demographic profile the county comptroller’s office developed highlighted new challenges the county faces so we can deliver the right services in the right way to everyone. more

By Jack Schnirman | 3/29/19

County must shed ‘most segregated’ label

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing in Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder in 2013, opined that the nation had made such strides in overcoming racism since the passage of landmark civil rights legislation in the 1960s . . . more

3/1/19

MS-13 is nothing less than a major threat

The very first sentence of the U.S. Constitution sets as a goal to “insure domestic Tranquillity” for the American people. Protecting us from criminal elements in our midst is a key . . . more

6/1/18

What America needs: diverse newsrooms

I hadn’t truly understood or appreciated the mindset of an 18-year-old black woman until I read Amon Brown’s excellent article, “Black Lives Matter rallies in East Meadow,” published recently in the Heralds. Brown, who is 18 and African-American . . . more

8/3/16

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