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Overcast Tiny Art Show in Bayville
Participants of all ages fill very small canvases
Kristy Fumante, the adult program coordinator at the Bayville Free Library, was searching for a way to bring people back to the library. The coronavirus pandemic had forced an extended pause in …
Recycling shellfish, good for waterways
Shellfish, particularly oysters, have become well known for their positive impact on the environment — particularly for their ability to filter harmful chemicals like nitrogen from the waters …
A first run for public office for Jeremy Joseph
The Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 7 is coming up on August 23, and for Jeremy Joseph of Hicksville, this will be his first run for public office.Joseph was born in 1984 in …
State Sen. Anna Kaplan running for reelection
Looking to win a third term in newly drawn 7th District, where she’s unknown to some
With the district lines redrawn this year, the North Shore of Nassau County is now a part of State Senate District 7, a district currently held by Anna Kaplan of North Hempstead. Kaplan will be …
Kids explore at the Planting Fields camp
The Planting Fields Arboretum’s four-week summer camp is now in session for the first time. Completely outdoors, every week is different, as children explore different areas within the 400-acre …
New mural highlights O.B. railroad’s history
The Oyster Bay Railroad Museum has unveiled a new mural on the side of a building by the entrance to the rail yard. The mural, which features paintings of trains and Theodore Roosevelt, has been …
A changing climate means more ecological threats
North Shore notices climate change
A heat wave has blanketed Long Island in recent days, and it is becoming more apparent that extreme weather patterns are here to stay. The Herald spoke to residents of the North Shore and members of …
Casale, 95, says goodbye to Covid and its symptoms
Nancy Casale was in a wheelchair when she first entered Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in April 2022, and she wore an oxygen mask too. When she left the facility on July 15, she …
Alleged G.C. Mansion shooter turns himself in
Police have confirmed that Brooklyn resident Remy Marshall, 26, the alleged Glen Cove Mansion shooter, turned himself in on July 21 at the Glen Cove Police station accompanied by his lawyer, Javier …
L.V. Intermediate welcomes new assistant principal
The Locust Valley Intermediate School will have a new assistant principal come this fall. Kathleen Reilly of Locust Valley began working at her new position on July 1, and by all accounts has hit the …
Oyster Festival returns in person after two years to the hamlet
The Oyster Festival is coming back to the hamlet after two long years on Oct. 15 and 16 in Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay. The coronavirus pandemic put a crimp in the popular …
Minkin shares his intimate Grateful Dead photos
Grateful Dead ‘memory keeper’ holds book signing
Deadheads from near and far came to meet Bob Minkin, a well-known photographer of the Grateful Dead and other major bands, who was in Oyster Bay on July 14 to sell and sign copies of his new book, …
Op-Ed
Will the Russians fly away from the space station?
Given the all-but-declared new cold war between the U.S. and Russia, it may seem unsurprising that Vladimir Putin’s government would announce plans to pull out of its partnership with the International Space Station . . .
Randi Kreiss
Family time on Maine’s rocky seacoast
Things began to go sideways when the rain began, and we broke out the Monopoly set.
Editorial
It’s time to go to the precinct and vote . . . again?
With school board elections and the June primary for the Assembly, it seems we’re making more trips to our polling precinct than we might make to the gym.
Op-Ed
Two heroes, and one captain who should’ve been ashamed
A tall obelisk rises from the heart of Rockville Cemetery, the Lynbrook burial ground that dates back to the earliest days of our nation. It remembers the 139 souls lost . . .