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Partly Cloudy Justice rules for Dems in election challenge: mayor
A State Supreme Court justice has ruled against the Unity Party & Village First Party in its challenge of a Democratic Party caucus held in January to decide its candidates slate for the upcoming …
Officials urge people to get vaccinated
When Maria Jordan-Awalom, of Freeport, contracted the coronavirus last year, she said that one of her main motivations to recover was so she could protect her 84-year-old parents from the …
Long Island businesses left in limbo by pandemic
Long Island business owners, particularly its restaurateurs, are feeling anxious and confused once again after a four-month period of relative calm following last spring’s deadly local outbreak …
Long Island advocates demand justice in police brutality cases
Black women were front and center at the latest Black Lives Matter protest outside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on Sept. 24.
Editorial
Vaccine distribution needs improvement
The rollout of New York state’s Covid-19 vaccine distribution has been, at times, disorganized, even chaotic, but in fairness, the state has received a mere 300,000 doses per week, while the need is significantly greater than that . . .
Op-Ed
We can’t overlook the hardships of our L.I. neighbors
When I first came to the Herald in January to cover Long Beach, I took in what most others see — the fine beaches, the beautiful boardwalk, the tony restaurants on Park Avenue and the cool, funky bars on the West End. But the coronavirus peeled back the layers fast . . .
Randi Kreiss
Saying goodbye to a force of nature on four paws
In our family, we love our dogs wildly and too well. When my daughter adopted Grandma the dog as a little pup from her local Humane Society . . .
Jerry Kremer
Next month, it’s goodbye to Trump’s rogues’ gallery
My parents, Charles and Dorothy Kremer, immigrated to this country in 1922 from Romania, anxious to enjoy the American dream. They worked hard, raised a family . . .