I’m not ashamed to say that the wild boys were my friends.
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7/16/14
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Michelle Hauser, 17, recalls driving through the Superstorm Sandy–ravaged sections of her hometown of Oceanside 19 months ago. She explained that she remembers asking her father why construction workers from California and Arkansas were repairing utility poles in the neighborhood, but he didn’t know the answer.
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By Julie Mansmann
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7/10/14
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As the young adults exited Baldwin High School and walked onto the football field dressed in blue caps and gowns, they did so for the last time as high school students. Their family members, friends and teachers looked on as, one by one, the seniors took their seats while “Pomp and Circumstance” filled the evening air on June 27.
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By Brian Croce
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7/2/14
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10. Valerie Achille Valerie is an AP Scholar, NYSSMA All-State solo performer, and member of the National, English, French, Social Studies, and TriM honor societies. She has been president and …
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6/25/14
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Baldwin High School’s class of 2014 has a crop of young adults who are primed for success. And while many graduates will be attending prestigious colleges and universities this fall, Bryan Saggese and Richard Henry came out on top of the academic rankings.
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By Brian Croce
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6/25/14
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One terrible day –– May 15, 2005 –– broke the mundane routine that Kristofer Goldsmith, a Bellmore native and a former U.S. Army sergeant, had settled into while on duty in …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/23/14
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Maestro Louis Panacciulli lead his Nassau Pops in a “Tribute to the American Spirit" on April 13 to celebrate a milestone in the orchestra's history.
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By Karen Bloom
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4/2/14
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Most pundits agreed: Mitt Romney won the first of three presidential debates in 2012, held at the University of Denver on Oct. 3. President Obama, whose rhetorical skills were the stuff of political legend, appeared tired, and in the weeks after the debate, his poll numbers plummeted.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/5/14
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A former Nassau County Police detective who faced criminal charges for his role in preventing the arrest of a Merrick teenager whose father was a personal friend and financial benefactor of a police foundation pleaded guilty to official misconduct on Monday.
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/25/14
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The Beatles’ invasion of America 50 years ago this month was a global event, but in 1964, in the Five Towns, it was very much a local story.
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2/14/14
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