Growing up, Tyquan Scott didn’t really like basketball. He mostly played football, and did so until high school. When he graduated from middle school and went on to Long Beach High, he … more

The street was packed with cars as dozens of Sea Cliff residents and music lovers gathered at the home of Jimmy and Janis Moore to celebrate the former’s 30 years of teaching singing to local … more

With the start of the scholastic year right around the corner, Devra Small, the new principal at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School, says she can’t wait. Small, who has made the move from the … more

Helen Ann Dolan, who led a life committed to philanthropic endeavors that benefitted her community and the world at large, died on Aug. 19 of natural causes at 96. more

Breast cancer affects over 200,000 Americans per year and presents a heartbreaking and difficult challenge for people diagnosed with it to face. One Locust Valley High School student, Gianna … more

Commuters on the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road can expect a lot of changes come Sept. 5. But what the LIRR is touting as simplified trips will be expensive for commuters like Jeffry Brown. A CEO of a company in Manhattan, he is trying to convince his employees to return to work in person, which would require for most taking the Long Island Rail Road. Brown wrote in an email to the Herald that the changes will cost him an additional $120 a month for a municipal parking permit to use another station which he will need to do because of the LIRR’s changes. Although public policies should encourage people to take mass transit, the proposed changes will do the opposite for the Greenvale commuter. more

Police responded to multiple calls about a shooting in Glen Cove around 1 p.m. on the corner of Porter Place and Doxey Drive... more

Across the United States millions of families are struggling to clothe their children, furnish their home and get access to other essential items. The Youth and Family Counseling Agency of Oyster … more

It takes a big heart to dedicate time, money and effort to helping far-away strangers, but for the nonprofit Little Hearts International, that is the name of the game. The Sea Cliff based … more

Layton Hunt, 88, former proprietor of Hunt’s Barber Shop for over six decades, died on July 17. Hunt was somewhat of a legend on the North Shore, known for his skill, congeniality, and kindness. The cause of death was lung cancer. more