In an era when too many politicians seem to be focused primarily on staying in office, U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy has announced that she will be stepping down, and State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. has already done so.
more
1/16/14
|
Dear Santa:
We here at the Heralds have been hard at work all year, keeping readers up to date on all things local — government, education, business, crime, sports and culture.
more
12/19/13
|
This Sunday, Dec. 22, the Coral House in Baldwin is having a Santa Breakfast Brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can have breakfast with Santa for $29.95 for adults and $14.95 for kids under 12. Kids …
more
12/17/13
|
Obamacare, the cornerstone of President Obama’s legislative agenda, is quickly becoming the epic failure of his legacy.
more
11/21/13
|
The first federal government shutdown in 17 years has reached Week 2. The catalyst? The debt limit. The accelerant? Obamacare.
more
10/10/13
|
Many South Shore homeowners are breathing easier thanks to Governor Cuomo’s decision last week to use money from the N.Y. State Housing Recovery Program to compensate those whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Sandy, but whose flood insurance claims were rejected by FEMA because the damage had been caused by “earth movement” rather than directly by floodwaters.
more
10/10/13
|
Q. We’re not sure what to do about our neighbors who raised their house. They now have windows that look right down into ours, and their decks look over our privacy fence because they’re now so much higher.
more
10/3/13
|
Government shutdown. The term sounds so ominous. A temporary end to all government services. How long will it last?
more
10/3/13
|
You don’t have to be a Harvard Business School graduate to realize that the average voter has little or no respect for government, from the top down.
more
9/26/13
|
If it weren’t for bad luck, Island Park resident Anna D’Amaro would have no luck at all.
Count the ways.
A week prior to Hurricane Sandy, which wiped out her ranch home, D’Amaro’s …
more
By Howard Schwach
|
9/25/13
|