Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

The daily rhythm of life in Rockville Centre came to a halt Friday morning as villagers awoke to near whiteout conditions and close to eight inches of heavy, wet snow left behind by the second major winter storm in as many weeks. more

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli recently completed audits of New York’s 733 public school districts and BOCES. The audits were part of a series of legislation following a scandal in the Roslyn School District in which administrators embezzled $11 million. more

On the heels of the Village of Rockville Centre announcing that it is working on an agreement with AvalonBay, the Rockville Centre school district has said that it is also looking to meet with the … more

Residents of Rockville Centre have recently been beset by a series of arguments from the Rockville Centre School District complaining of its treatment by the Village of Rockville Centre. We would … more

Kate Herzlin, 17, a South Side High School senior, was among eight New York students who were distinguished finalists in the 2010 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards for outstanding acts of volunteerism and impressive community service activities. more

The Village of Rockville Centre has fired the latest salvo in what is becoming an ongoing war of words between it and the Rockville Centre school district. In a long open letter that the village Board of Trustees sent to the Herald on Monday afternoon, the village stated that if the school district insists on linking the use of school facilities to the restoration of free garbage pickup, the village will be forced to "reassess" the access it provides the schools to village sports fields and facilities. more

The 6th Grade CYO tournament team are the 2010 champions of the St. Catherine’s Winter Basketball Classic Tournament more

Calling for legislative relief, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has said that many Long Island school districts — including Rockville Centre — have “overfunded” their Employee Benefits and Accrued Liability Reserve funds. He says districts should be able to use that extra money that they can’t now touch, for tax relief. The EBALR is used to pay eligible school district employees for accrued sick and leave time when they retire. DiNapoli has said that Rockville Centre is overfunded by $1,669, 278. But Robert Bartels, Rockville Centre’s assistant superintendent for business, along with the district’s external auditors, might beg to differ. more

South Side High School junior Jenna Randazzo is one of five students from The Community Church of East Williston’s Senior Youth Group who volunteered with Habitat for Humanity in Homestead, Fla. for the week of their mid winter recess. more