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On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the allied nations and Germany in World War I, then known as "The Great War." more
They are known as the dynamic duo. Abby and Miguel Melendez have used their shared experience of surviving cancer to help others struggling with the deadly illness.  And it’s because of those efforts, the two are the Baldwin Herald’s Persons of the Year. more
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's efforts to bring in Hofstra University president Susan Poser before the county legislature will have to wait until February. more
Lauren Reiss, 74, of Baldwin, never pictured herself dabbling in the arts, and even hesitated when her girlfriend, Nancy Levy, invited her to join a drawing workshop at the Baldwin Public Library right before the coronavirus pandemic. more
Last month, Humane Long Island, a nonprofit animal-advocacy organization, received a call that two domestic ducklings had been spotted wandering around Mill Pond in Wantagh. Di Leonardo, the group’s executive director, said that it managed to retrieve only one of the ducklings. more
When it’s time for 19-year-old Rebecca to go to sleep, she does so on a living room couch in her Baldwin Harbor home. Her 21-year-old brother and 16-year-old sister are a few feet away in the dining room, where they sleep on mattresses. Rebecca’s parents, who are both disabled, spend most of their time upstairs as she runs the household. more
The Baldwin Community Garden marked its 10-year milestone on June 21 with festivities that included live music, raffles, and hors d’oeuvres. more
John Buglione, a social studies teacher at Baldwin High School, wanted a creative way for his students to never forget the devastating attacks of Sept. 11. more
Baldwin American Legion Post 246 held its annual Law and Order Night at their headquarters on Grand Ave. over the weekend. The event is held to show appreciation for the unsung, and frequently unpaid, people who make our communities livable: law officers, firefighters, teachers and other community members who give unselfishly of themselves on a daily basis. Post 246 recognized members of the Baldwin Fire Department, the Nassau County Police Department, the New York State Police and the United States Coast Guard at this year’s celebration. more
Over the course of the past 12 years, Jim Volpe has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, LLS, in honor of his wife Marianne, who died from leukemia in 2011. more
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