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Over 1,000 online signatures demanding George Santos’ departure
Following Rep. George Santos’ resignation from two House committee assignments, protesters shared their dissatisfaction with fiery chants of “Santos step down,” on Feb. 1, …
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Groundhog Day celebrated despite contradictory claims
Malverne Mel didn’t see his shadow this morning, thus predicting an early spring. Mel’s prediction was at odds with Punxsutawney Phil, who predicted another six weeks of winter. See …
Rep. George Santos gives himself more free time on the public's dime
Tells McCarthy he won't serve on any House committees
Rep. George Santos announced on Tuesday that he would no longer serve on the House Science and Small Business committees. The embattled Republican congressman, who represents the 3rd District, which …
NCC union rallies after health care costs rise
Demanding fair contracts with affordable health care costs, dozens of Nassau Community College faculty members rallied outside of the county legislature last week.
Memorial’s Room 107 takes on new role
Room 107 at Memorial Junior High School was once a place where students piled in from a crowded hallway for health class. Now it’s a place to remember a teacher who taught there for 42 years, a …
Three cheers for Wantagh cheer
Wantagh High School’s cheerleading team has earned a bid to the national cheerleading competition in Florida later this month.
Republicans ask Lafazan for help in unseating Santos
Josh Lafazan says GOP constituents want George Santos gone
Josh Lafazan’s winning streak began in the first grade when he was elected student representative at Walt Whitman Elementary School. He was senior class president at Syosset High School the …
Malverne removes former KKK leader’s name from sign
Malverne High School students were credited with leading the charge to change the century-old name of a local street, which had been dedicated to a former Ku Klux Klansman. The street formerly …
Seniors gather to celebrate a milestone
Chris O’Leary, the director of the Sandel Senior Center, said that with the help of the Friends of Senior Services fundraising organization, Sandel decided to do something special to celebrate 47 of its members, who are turning 90 or older this year.
Freeport business owner indicted in Sandy fraud
Alexander Almaraz, owner of Design Concepts Group LLC in Freeport, has been charged in a 20-count indictment in connection with a scheme to defraud homeowners recovering from the damage caused by …
Editorial
The tricky balance of fear and openness
It was like having security cameras in every room of a house but one. That’s how Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone described to reporters the decentralized, hodgepodge security infrastructure of the county’s computer network . . .
Herald Editorial
When doing good should be good enough
Impassioned pleas, stories from lifelong residents, and even questions on what could be done to help. All of this was heard last week at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence in the effort to save this 116-year-old community resource.
Peter King
D’Esposito will get the job done in Washington
Earlier this month I had the privilege of speaking at the ceremonial swearing-in of newly elected U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito.
Randi Kreiss
Folks scramble as the price of eggs soars nationwide
You can believe the hype. Last week, a boutique grocery on Manhattan’s Upper East Side was selling eggs for $17.99 a dozen.