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For the love of kayaking –– and South Shore bays

Jerry Foster doesn’t speak of getting his hands dirty when referring to his work. He likes to say that he gets his hands wet. Foster, 53, of Merrick, owns Freeport Kayak Rentals, a part-time seasonal venture that he started in 2013. Now in its fourth summer, the business is growing by word of mouth, and Foster said he is having the time of his life. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/16/16

Meet Mets star David Wright

Mets third baseman David Wright was holding an impromptu news conference amid a crush of reporters around noon on Monday when the 5- to 7-year-old campers started to cheer his name repeatedly, followed by three thunderous claps. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/9/16

What America needs: diverse newsrooms

I hadn’t truly understood or appreciated the mindset of an 18-year-old black woman until I read Amon Brown’s excellent article, “Black Lives Matter rallies in East Meadow,” published recently in the Heralds. Brown, who is 18 and African-American . . . more

8/3/16

Kerri, left, and Margaret Pearsall, a mother-daughter duo who were both Rockettes, founded the Pearsall Dance Centre on Merrick Road in Bellmore in 1999. Their famed studio closed in June.

Pearsall Dance Centre closes after more than five decades

Normally talkative and cheerful, Bellmorite Margaret Pearsall suddenly turned quiet and sorrowful. “Don’t start,” she said. “Don’t bring that up. It’s very sad. … more

By Scott Brinton | 7/25/16

Jayne Chen, from left, Michael Bailey and Nsikak Ekong were among the 10 participants in Hofstra University’s recent High School Summer Journalism Institute. Together, they put final touches on the news stories that had to write for the program.

Hofstra Institute helps shape young journalists

Eight Nassau County high school students and two 2016 graduates recently invested two weeks of their summer vacations learning to craft news leads, shoot photos, edit videos and build their own WordPress blogs at Hofstra University’s High School Summer Journalism Institute. more

By Nakeem Grant | 7/21/16

Bernard Otterman and his son, Michael, both former Merokeans, are working on a project to bring educators from across the Middle East to Hiroshima, Japan, to raise awareness of the dangers of nuclear war.

War and peace: searching for a nuclear-free world

Fears of another terrorist attack are running high after a series of ruthless strikes in Western Europe and the United States over the past year, perpetrated with semiautomatic rifles and suicide vests. The gravest threat to humanity, however, remains nuclear arms, according to Holocaust survivor Bernard Otterman, 79, formerly of Merrick. It has been so since World War II, he noted. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/19/16

The end of poverty — and terrorism

Much of the Middle East now lies in tatters, ripped to shreds by terrorists. Why can this region find no peace? Why is it continually in conflict? The reasons are numerous. more

7/13/16

The running religion

The bestseller “Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen,” by Christopher McDougall, was published shortly before I took up running again in 2010, after a long hiatus. more

6/23/16

Note to media: Stop sleeping with Trump

In November 2000, I was 33 and thought I had it all figured out. I was a journalist. I reported on elections. I was politically savvy, I told myself. I recall a conversation I had . . . more

6/1/16

Frank Pontillo, a member of the Nassau County Police Department's Special Weapons Attack Team, showed students some of the weaponry at his disposal during the department's annual Open House on May 20. Photo by Scott Brinton/Herald

Nassau police open doors to the public

Officer Daniel Hastings was speaking excitedly on May 20, his hands waving in all directions, as he explained to a group of three dozen schoolchildren why he had to, as a job requirement, submit to … more

By Scott Brinton | 5/27/16

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