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Liberty Utilities, which provides drinking water to several South Shore communities, is proposing a rate increase. Advocacy groups fighting for a public takeover of companies like Liberty are opposed to the increase — and putting pressure on the South Nassau Water Authority to facilitate takeover efforts.

Town of Hempstead officials fuming over Liberty plan

More than 100,000 customers across Nassau County’s South Shore communities may face a steep increase in their private water bills if Liberty Utilities’ planned rate hikes are approved. more

By Jordan Vallone | 5/21/23

What kind of services and activities come with a humble library card? A lot more than you might imagine. By getting a library card, you automatically save a lot of money on services that come free with it.

Everything you can do with a simple library card

When you think summer, especially in Wantagh and Seaford, you probably think of swimming, tanning, concerts, vacations, and so on. But with summer approaching, it’s always good to see what’s happening at our local libraries. And with a library card, it turns out there’s a lot — and it’s not just books and movies. more

By Michael Malaszczyk | 5/21/23

Seaford Middle School eighth graders attended Career Day on May 11, hearing about a variety of professions including education and library science.

Many possibilities as Seaford students go career hunting

More than 80 professionals shared tips with Seaford Middle School eighth graders on May 11 on how to have successful careers. more

By Michael Malaszczyk | 5/21/23

Wantagh Elementary School fifth graders were excited to meet with sixth, seventh and eighth grade students.

Fifth graders from Wantagh learn about middle school

Fifth graders at Wantagh Elementary School got a glimpse of the future on May 8 when they met with student ambassadors from Wantagh Middle School. more

By Michael Malaszczyk | 5/21/23

CVS is offering the Covid-19 vaccine at a number of local sites.

CVS expanding Covid-19 vaccine availability in Nassau

CVS pharmacies are now expanding community access to the Covid-19 vaccine at the following sites within the Heralds’ coverage area: Baldwin Bellmore Cedarhurst East Rockaway Glen … more

3/5/21

These women raised their arms high while chanting, "Hands up, don't shoot," at the Black Lives Matter protest in Merrick and Bellmore on Thursday.

Black Lives Matter protest, Merrick, day three

For a third straight night, Black Lives Matter demonstrators convened in Merrick and Bellmore to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the systemic racism that is … more

By Scott Brinton | 6/4/20

Wantagh budget passes; McLoughlin returned as trustee

The Wantagh School District's $79.8 million budget passed by a vote of 1,486-487 on May 21. Incumbent Board of Education Trustee Kera McLoughlin was returned with a total of 977 votes. In the … more

By Timothy Denton | 5/30/19

Sister Cecilia Moloughney, who died at age 102 on April 5, spent much of the 1960s teaching seventh grade at St. William the Abbot School.

Former Seaford teacher dies at 102

Sister Cecilia Moloughney, who spent 87 years as an Ursuline nun, serving parishes across the Northeast — including a stint at St. William the Abbot School in Seaford in the 1960s — died … more

By Timothy Denton | 5/9/19

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano briefly left the federal courthouse in Central Islip between opening arguments in his corruption trial.

Opening statements heard in Mangano/Veditto corruption trial

Opening arguments were heard on Wednesday in the corruption trial of Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto. more

By Erik Hawkins | 3/11/18

Justice Sonia Sotomayor made it clear that she did not want to miss Monday night’s ALCS game during her visit at Hofstra University Law School on Monday.

'You can't give up who you are'

Part 4 in a Hispanic Heritage Month mini-series. Students in gray-and-black suits, carrying briefcases and backpacks, filled Hofstra University’s Helene Fortunoff Theater at the Monroe Lecture Center on Monday, eagerly awaiting U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s arrival. more

By Stephany Reyes | 10/19/17

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