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Mostly Cloudy Incoming Rockville Centre schools superintendent seeks to unite district
As Matthew Gaven prepares to become the second Rockville Centre schools superintendent in three years, he says he is eager to get to know the community better.
St. Agnes students rally to strike out ALS
Two years after they were set to do so, the students of St. Agnes Cathedral School finally got to line Clinton Avenue and cheer on a parade of patients in their ALS Ride for Life. ALS fighters …
Voters approve $129M school budget in Rockville Centre, Downing unseats O'Shea on school board
Voters hit the polls on Tuesday in Rockville Centre and approved the district's $129 million budget for 2022-23 and also elected Donna Downing over incumbent President John O'Shea.
Molloy Lions capture baseball title
The Molloy College baseball team defeated the Queens College Knights, 6-5 and 12-10, last Saturday at Mitchel Athletic Complex to capture its second consecutive East Coast Conference title.
Hispanic Brotherhood returns to Temple Avodah
Oceanside High School counselor, Mercy Hospital Cardiologist honored
The Rockville Centre-based nonprofit Hispanic Brotherhood returned to Temple Avodah on May 5 for its first scholarship dinner since 2019.
A happy 100th birthday at Maple Pointe in Rockville Centre
It was a day of celebration at Maple Pointe at Rockville Centre on May 13 as Theresa Laterza celebrated her 100th birthday.
Seaford nips South Side in thriller
May 10 was Senior Day for Seaford boys’ lacrosse and that meant a busy postgame ceremony with 20 Vikings on the roster set to graduate in June. But first they wanted to continue to make a …
Oh baby: Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre hosts shower for expectant mothers
More than 100 expectant mothers came to Mercy Hospital last Saturday for a free baby shower, where health experts provided them with health care information.
Lynbrook resident appointed head of Rockville Centre Water Department
The Village of Rockville Centre has appointed Anthony Iannone as superintendent of water. Iannone, a lifelong Lynbrook resident, previously served as superintendent for RVC from 2003 to 2011.
Crime watch: Rockville Centre
Here is the latest crime report courtesy the Rockville Centre Police Department.
Letters to the Rockville Centre Herald Editor (May 19-25)
This week's letters to the Editor focus on Pride Month and a recent column in the Herald.
Editorial
Another tragedy, and no hope on the horizon
Celestine Chaney, 65. Roberta Drury, 32. Andre Mackneil, 53. Katherine Massey, 72. Margus Morrison, 52. Heyward Patterson, 67. Geraldine Talley, 62. Ruth Whitfield, 86. Pearl Young, 77. And then there was Aaron Salter . . .
Op-Ed
Must a girl in STEM be a ‘girl in STEM’?
Every weekday at 10:06 a.m., I walk into my high school engineering class and take a seat among my peers. I spend the period learning the same material as my classmates . . .
Jerry Kremer
In the governor’s race, Suozzi is stuck on first base
In just under six weeks, New York state voters will get a chance to select the candidates for governor and State Assembly. With no disrespect to that branch of the Legislature . . .
Randi Kreiss
A Memorial Day like no other in our lives
The things we carry to this Memorial Day, 2022, are freighted with more recent events than past battles. On the last Monday in May, we look back . . .