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The weekends are chock full of activities and festivals that celebrate the best of this short season. You don’t have to go far this weekend to find something for you and the kids to enjoy, besides the pumpkin picking.
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By Karen Bloom
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10/12/11
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This year, West Hempstead High School is sending two students to participate in the New York State School Music Association’s All-State Mixed Chorus competition. Amar Benkhoukha and Jordan Bak …
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Lee Landor
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10/12/11
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“I’ve been singing since I could talk,” 16-year-old Samantha Henry recently told the Herald, adding that it has paid off, helping to launch her into the running for titles in …
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By Lee Landor
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9/28/11
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To the Editor:
As someone who has devoted almost my entire professional career to college finance, I am disturbed by the recent legislation that was passed by the State of New York under the so-called “rational tuition plan.”
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9/15/11
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In preparation for a possible strike by Hurricane Irene on Long Island’s South Shore this weekend, State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. of Merrick provided the following important phone numbers.
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8/26/11
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Local school districts say they are stepping up their games following the release of scores on state math and English tests given in the spring to students in third through eighth grades.
Test …
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By Lee Landor
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8/19/11
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In a 3-2 decision last Thursday, New York State Appellate Division judges upheld new boundaries drawn by Nassau Republican lawmakers for the county’s 19 legislative districts. If the state Court of Appeals rules in favor of the Republican plan on Aug. 24, the GOP’s legislative map will reshape a number of districts, including those covering the Five Towns, Elmont, Baldwin and Merrick-Bellmore.
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By Ann E. Friedman and Scott Brinton
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8/16/11
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Senator Charles Schumer has pledged to help Island Park get the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation together to work on a solution to the …
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Alex Costello
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7/27/11
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In 2004, the Brennan Center for Justice and New York University’s School of Law released a report describing the New York Legislature as “the most dysfunctional state [government] in the nation.” It was an excellent critique and its findings were well founded.
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By Hal Peterson
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7/26/11
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The Long Island Philharmonic, founded by Harry Chapin, offers music lovers a series of free concerts in the region's parks during July and August.
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By Karen Bloom
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7/13/11
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