When I was the editor of the Nassau Herald in the late ’80s and ’90s, the running joke when anything happened anywhere in the world was, “What’s the local connection?” …
more
6/18/15
|
Nassau County Legislator Francis X. Becker has been hospitalized with what some reports say is a heart attack. He is a patient at South Nassau Communities Hospital.
Becker, 62, a Republican from Lynbrook, has represented the 6th Legislative District, which includes ...
more
By Mary Malloy
|
6/1/15
|
In proposing a $98.5 million budget for the 2015-16 school year, Lawrence School District officials are making good on their promise to ensure a solid financial footing for the district and to add academic programs.
more
5/13/15
|
Merrick Herald Life Senior Editor Scott Brinton, third from right, who is an adjunct journalism professor at Hofstra University, recently brought his Issues in Science Reporting students to a cleanup in the Merrick woodlands off the Meadowbrook Parkway to help out and report on the event. More than 50 volunteers attended the cleanup.
more
5/5/15
|
Kendall and Ciro Frulio and daughters Olivia and Emma were living in a quaint home on Franklin Street in East Rockaway, within the village limits but blocks from the Bay Park border, when Hurricane …
more
By Mary Malloy and Julie Mansmann
mmalloy@liherald.com or jmansmann@liherald.com
|
4/29/15
|
Purchasing a home is one of the most important decisions in a person’s life — and deciding on a particular house comes with many options.
Buyers in …
more
By Mary Malloy
|
4/16/15
|
Herald Community Newspapers staff came home from their weekend in Saratoga Springs with 14 awards, earned in the New York Press Association’s 2014 Better Newspaper Contest.
more
By Andrew Hackmack
|
4/1/15
|
I’ve heard a lot of local chatter lately about Common Core. I know teachers are distressed and parents confused. To be honest . . .
more
3/20/15
|
Facing pressure from state and local officials, New York Rising announced a major policy change on Thursday to part of its reimbursement formula that officials say has stalled the rebuilding process …
more
By Anthony Rifilato
|
3/20/15
|
Florrie Schwartzberg was my first boss in the newspaper business. I know it’s slightly irregular in an obituary not to sing praises exclusively . . .
more
3/12/15
|