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Longtime Herald publisher Cliff Richner, center, with the Herald’s Long Island editorial staff at a gathering in June to celebrate his retirement after 36 years in the news business. He will remain an owner of the company that was founded by his parents in 1964.

“It’s been a fascinating career — I feel very lucky to have lived it,” said Cliff Richner, co-owner of Richner Communications and the longtime publisher of Herald Community Newspapers, who retired last month after 36 years in a family-run company that has left an indelible mark on local community news on the South Shore. more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/26/18

Dr. Carina Biggs, chief of trauma surgery at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, puts in long hours, but she said she loves her life-saving work. She decided she would become a doctor at age 4 or 5.

A South Nassau trauma surgeon's daily routine is saving the lives of people on the brink of death

The following is Part One of an occasional series called “Working,” which will examine the lives of people on the job. It was inspired by Studs Terkel’s 1974 book, “Working: … more

By Scott Brinton | 7/5/18

Let's at least study gun violence

The mass shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md., on June 28 struck all of us at the Herald Community Newspapers hard. Five Gazette staff members are dead and two are wounded. These … more

6/29/18

It’s time Empire BlueCross invested in communities

If you operated a library and no one returned the books, sooner or later you’d be out of business. America’s nonprofit hospitals face a similar problem. more

6/28/18

Golf outing co-chairs Jeff Greenfield, left, Tony Cancellieri, honorees Matt Whalen and Joel Schneider and South Nassau president and CEO Richard Murphy with a rendering of the hospital’s upcoming southwest addition.

Hundreds tee off at South Nassau golf outing fundraiser

After a wet weekend, the sun shone through as nearly 400 golfers on May 21 teed off across three local golf courses for South Nassau Communities Hospital’s golf outing fundraiser benefitting its … more

By Peter Belfiore | 6/6/18

South Nassau Communities Hospital could end its participation in the Empire BlueCross BlueShield network if contract renegotiations with the insurance agency are not resolved by July 1.

An unhealthy negotiation: Empire BlueCross BlueShield holders might no longer be covered at South Nassau Communities Hospital

Empire BlueCross BlueShield insurance holders on the South Shore received letters this month informing them that starting July 1, visits to South Nassau Communities Hospital may not be covered under … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 5/30/18

Dr. Warren Rosenfeld, chairman of pediatrics at South Nassau Communities Hospital, explained at a May 10 news conference the associations between excessive screen time among children and delays in their brain development.

SNCH doctors urge parents to limit screen time for children

Youngsters on Long Island are spending way too much time in front of screens, according to a survey performed by South Nassau Communities Hospital, and its doctors are urging parents to crack down on … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 5/17/18

Kathryn Geraghty, a registered nurse in South Nassau Communities Hospital’s geriatric wing, checked the lungs of John Bores, of Oceanside, who suffers from a heart condition.

Help wanted: Demand for nurses growing as baby boomers retire, age

In South Nassau Communities Hospital’s geriatrics wing on a recent Friday, the nurses’ station in the center of the ward was a swirl of activity at midday.Registered nurse Kathryn … more

By Scott Brinton, James Mattone, Brian Stieglitz and Zachary Gottehrer-Cohen | 5/10/18

Hospital volunteer Ruth McDade, second from left, was honored for 5,000 hours of service. She was joined by South Nassau CEO Richard Murphy, left, hospital board Chairman Joseph Fennessy and Anne Marie Fenandez, director of volunteer services at South Nassau.

Oceanside hospital volunteer honored for 5,000 hours of service

Despite the circumstances, when Ruth McDade’s husband died at South Nassau Communities Hospital after an illness in late 2007, she said she found it to be “a positive experience.” Impressed by … more

By Peter Belfiore | 5/1/18

We need readers’ help to fight newsprint tariffs

Thanks to onerous newsprint tariffs that the Trump administration is proposing to enact, the price of producing the Herald Community Newspapers –– and most other newspapers across the country — could soon get a whole lot higher. more

4/27/18

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