Neighboring Suffolk County is home to the largest population of veterans of any county in New York state — a proud distinction that also gives us Long Islanders a profound responsibility to provide them with all the services they need.
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By Monica Martinez and Ann-Marie K. Foster
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11/14/19
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Part four in a series.
More than 50 years ago, racial tensions in the Malverne School District peaked. Prejudice divided the local community as hostilities mounted. Today, however, the district is …
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By Nakeem Grant and Robert Traverso
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11/14/19
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Students from throughout the West Hempstead School District paid tribute to all members of the Board of Education during a Oct. 15 board meeting at West Hempstead Middle School.
After the Pledge …
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11/7/19
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Incumbent 6th District Legislator William Gaylor, a Republican from Lynbrook, defeated his challenger, Laura Burns, on Tuesday night. At press time on Tuesday at midnight, Gaylor tallied 7,936 votes, …
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11/6/19
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Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas has done the job. Her opponent, Francis McQuade, a Republican, has some legitimate complaints about her performance, but they are minimal compared with …
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10/30/19
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Incumbent Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas is running for her second four-term. Long Beach resident Francis McQuade opposes her.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/24/19
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Marguerite “Peg” O’Connor’s 30-plus years as a Malverne Board of Education trustee — 10 as president — ended when she “retired” last year. O’Connor said she had joined the board for …
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By Nakeem Grant and Robert Traverso
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10/24/19
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The race for the District 6 Legislator seat began at the end of March when challenger Laura Burns announced her bid against incumbent William Gaylor.
The Herald asked both candidates questions …
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By Nakeem Grant
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10/17/19
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Roughly 100 people gathered around Malverne High School’s new performing arts center for its ribbon-cutting last Saturday. The ceremony, which was part of …
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By Nakeem Grant
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10/17/19
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On the afternoon of Sept. 16, two weeks after the start of the new school year, Oceanside High School senior Khaseen Morris was brutally murdered in what appears to have been an ambush by a group of a half-dozen other teenagers.
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9/27/19
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