Long Beach resident’s first film hits the big screen at Bellmore Movies

Long Beach resident Mike Coppola premiered his debut film, “That Creep From the Bar Last Night,” in Bellmore last Nov. 1 to a crowd of 200.

Does G.C. have a housing crisis?

At the Glen Cove Housing Summit on Oct. 29, experts discussed the rising housing prices in the city, which have made it difficult for residents, especially seniors, to afford homes.

Valley Stream Neighbors in the News

This volunteer extraordinaire is the Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce's 2024 Business Person of the Year.

Earlier this year, the Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce pledged a renewed commitment to community outreach. Few have worked harder or represented that ideal better than Lauri LoQuercio, who was …

Fundraiser for Matt Brolly, Seaford resident, set for Nov. 13 at Mulcahy's Pub and Concert hall in Wantagh

A fundraiser will be held at Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall in Wantagh on Nov. 13 for Matthew Brolly, nearly four years after a skiing accident left the 27-year-old Seaford resident living with partial quadriplegia.

Methodist Church celebrates 150 years

Celebrating 150 years of Methodism

The United Methodist Church of Sea Cliff will celebrate a remarkable milestone on Nov. 17, as the church marks its 150th anniversary. The festivities will honor not only the church’s enduring …

Rotary clubs unite to provide hygiene solutions for Ugandan students

The Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club has partnered with the Kampala Kawempe Rotary Club in Uganda on the Menstrual Poverty Fight Project, an initiative empowering young Ugandan women to make reusable feminine hygiene products, enabling them to stay in school and continue their education.

Elmont native Ken Rosello has Wantagh street dedicated to the late NYPD lieutenant

Elmont native Kenneth Rosello, an NYPD lieutenant and 9/11 first responder who died, was honored with a street dedication n Wantagh.

Cheer team has made nationals four times

Oyster Bay High School cheer team trains for nationals

The Oyster Bay High School cheer team has its sights set on a major milestone: the 2024 National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Florida. Led by varsity coach Holly Janoska, the …

Baldwin's Tom Catapano inducted into Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame

As captain of the varsity football and basketball teams at New Hyde Park High School in the late 1990s, Tom Catapano demonstrated leadership, motivation and communication skills. He understood the importance of guiding his teammates to meet their seasonal goals.

Kiwanis Club of East Meadow gears up for another fall food drive

Student volunteers from East Meadow High School’s Key Club, part of the Kiwanis Club of East Meadow, will hold their annual fall food drive this weekend, with collections set to take place at the Uniondale ShopRite on Saturday and Sunday, to help feed hungry families this Thanksgiving.

At Jones Beach, out of the darkness walk unites thousands

Thousands gathered at Jones Beach on Oct. 27 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk.

Editorial

Small businesses need more federal help

Let’s not mince words: The federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program, which was supposed to hurry loans to small businesses so they can make payroll and stay afloat, has been troubled from the start.

Herald Editorial

Now the real work begins

As the Herald reaches your mailbox, the election results may or may not be fully tallied. Regardless of outcomes, one truth remains constant: Long Island is our shared home, and its future depends far more on what unites us than what divides us.

Columnist

N.Y. state service members are struggling with expenses

As Veterans Day approaches, the financial challenges facing American military households come into sharp focus.

Columnist

If only politics could emulate Notre Dame-Navy football

I truly wish that the almost century-long football rivalry between the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen and Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish could serve as a model for the world of politics and government.