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Incumbent Cedarhurst Trustees Ronald Lanzilotta and Myrna Zisman were re-elected on Tuesday.

Incumbent Cedarhurst village trustees retain board seats

Incumbent Trustees Ronald Lanzilotta and Myrna Zisman, who ran under the Citizen’s Party banner, retained their board seats in the Village of Cedarhurst in Tuesday’s election. more

By Jeff Bessen and Vanessa Parker | 3/15/16

Empty shelves at Brach's on Jan. 20. The Lawrence kjosher supermarket will close on May 1.

Brach's kosher supermarket closing on May 1

Despite nearly three months of denials, the rumor has become fact: Brach’s a kosher supermarket in Lawrence will be closing. more

By Jeff Bessen and Vanessa Parker | 2/3/16

Lawrence Middle School students, in the orange shirts, saw an Islanders practice and took part in an educational discussion.

Islanders to keep Long Island connection

In an effort to keep a presence on Long Island and stay connected with their longtime fan base, the Islanders will make Eisenhower Park is permanent home for practices. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/27/16

Construction began at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in nearby Uniondale, in November. The initial work is being done inside the arena.

Coliseum opening may be pushed to early ’17

While construction continues at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said that the renovated arena might not reopen until early 2017.The renovation is being … more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/13/16

Cedarhurst resident Sondra Rose works hard to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and her efforts inspire others.

Inspiring and helping others

For the past three years, Cedarhurst resident Sondra Rose has been the top fundraiser among her Team in Training partners, who raise money to support cancer research. But beyond all the dollars she has raised, the septuagenarian is an inspiration to others, and that combination is why she is the Herald’s 2015 Person of the Year. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/31/15

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, watched by developer Bruce Ratner, swung a sledgehammer at a wall of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the renovation of the arena on Nov. 5.

Officials break ground for new Nassau Coliseum

With the swing of a sledgehammer into one of the walls of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the renovation of the 43-year-old arena officially began on Nov. 5. Nassau County Executive Ed … more

By Julie Mansmann | 11/11/15

NCPD Yosef Gerson’s disappearance galvanized the community, which organized an exhaustive search for him and filled a prayer gathering to capacity. NCPD Yosef Gerson’s disappearance galvanized the community, which organized an exhaustive search for him and filled a prayer gathering to capacity. NCPD Yosef Gerson’s disappearance galvanized the community, which organized an exhaustive search for him and filled a prayer gathering to capacity. NCPD Yosef Gerson’s disappearance galvanized the community, which organized an exhaustive search for him and filled a prayer gathering to capacity. Yosef Gerson’s disappearance galvanized the community, which organized an exhaustive search for him and filled a prayer gathering to capacity.

Search unifies community

When the Nassau County Police Department sent out a Silver Alert on Oct. 7 that reported Lawrence resident Yosef Gerson missing, it sounded like so many of the other alerts that are issued about people who suffer from cognitive disorders, as Gerson does, and must be found because they need their medication. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/21/15

Atlantic Beach resident and Holocaust survivor Bernard Suskind wrote a book, titled “We Were Fair Game,” in both English and German.

Holocaust survivor tells his story

Bernard Suskind, a 93-year-old Atlantic Beach resident, recalls the date, Nov. 10, 1938, as though it were yesterday. It was the day his life changed forever. Bernard and his father, Alfred, were taken from their hometown of Furstenau, in northern Germany, to Buchenwald, one of the Nazi concentration camps. more

By Vanessa Parker | 9/16/15

Rabbi Shaul Chill installed a mezuzah — encased verses of the Torah — on the door jamb of the Shulamith School for Girls’ new building, the former Number Five School. At right was the school’s executive director, Rabbi Perry Tirschwell.

Educating students, ‘from head to heart’

In celebration of having a building to call its own, the Shulamith School for Girls held an open house on Sept. 2 at 305 Cedarhurst Ave. in Cedarhurst, the former Number Five School in the Lawrence School District, which Shulamith will occupy for at least this year, and possibly 2016-17 as well. more

By Vanessa Parker | 9/9/15

Remembering a smart, newshound of a dad

I am proud to say I graduated Brooklyn College in 1970. I was a student during the turmoil of the Vietnam War. Demonstrations became an everyday occurrence after the tragic shooting of four students at Kent State in Ohio on May 4, 1970. more

By Phyllis Weinberger | 6/17/15

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