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If you listed all of Jeff Weiss’s achievements in the 32 years he coached boys’ varsity basketball at Lawrence Woodmere Academy, it would read exactly like the resume you would expect from someone inducted into the Nassau County High School Athletics Hall of Fame, as Weiss was on Sept. 29.
Hewlett Harbor cleans up Willow Pond duckweed
After over a decade of trial and error, Hewlett Harbor has succeeded in keeping Willow Pond clear by targeting early-summer blooms of duckweed with herbicide treatment and dissolving most of the resulting dead matter with bacterial, muck-eating pellets.
Hewlett’s Never Forgotten is growing, in a good way
People, some with bouquets of families, gathered around and near the three benches with more than 600 memorial nameplates on the campus of Hewlett High School as 1970s rock music from the Allman Brothers to Steve Miller poured out of a single speaker.
Nassau police bonds with Five Towns at Lawrence shul
The Nassau County Police Department congregated in the parking lot of Congregation Beth Sholom in Lawrence in an effort to bond with the community at the law enforcement agency’s their second annual Faith & Blue event.
Jason Abelove challenges Don Clavin for Hempstead town supervisor
Jason Abelove is challenging Don Clavin for Town of Hempstead supervisor. Ahead of Election Day on Nov. 2, the Herald asked the candidates questions about their goals and issues facing the community.
Shaar Lev reopens at the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach in Woodmere
aunched in 2018 as a pilot program, the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach’s Shaar Lev program that teaches Judaic studies to children from the Lawrence School District who have unique learning needs has grown to having 34 student from kindergarten to eighth grade this school year.
Cedarhurst’s century-old gas main to be replaced
The 100-year-old gas main under Cedarhurst Avenue that stretches from Peninsula Boulevard to West Broadway will be replaced by National Grid beginning this week, with the project expected to take roughly four months, officials said.
Nicks challenges Murray for town clerk
In a municipality of more than 750,000 people, the Town of Hempstead’s clerk’s office relies on efficiency and transparency to provide various services to its patrons, which includes …
Hewlett Neck revises residency requirements for two appointed posts
Hewlett Neck Deputy treasurer and associate justice appointees are now required to be residents of Nassau County after a Sept. 30 public hearing.
Queens man charged with DWI in Inwood
A Queens man who struck a vehicle from behind in Inwood was arrested and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, which is known as Leandra’s Law, and other violations on Oct. 8, according to police.
Editorial
Recalling Long Island’s Indigenous peoples
Columbus Day has been celebrated in the United States since 1971, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation proclaiming it a federal holiday. For years, the holiday has been controversial.
Randi Kreiss
Into the abyss, and discovering a new world
Some octopuses probably could score better than I did on an SAT. It’s hard to figure, though, since they can’t hold a pen or read the questions . . .
Op-Ed
The progressive left’s New York power play
The race to the progressive left is under way in New York state, with word that New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is forming an “exploratory committee” and may launch a Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Scott Brinton
Elegy for Sears — and, perhaps, mall culture
Long Island recently lost its last Sears, that once ubiquitous powerhouse retailer that sold a range of goods, from sturdy jeans to solidly built power tools and refrigerators.