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Soccer icon David Beckham snaps a selfie with some of Long Island's best up-and-coming young soccer players during a surprise visit to the Mitchell Athletic Complex on Saturday, as part of the Sands Youth Power Initiative.
David Beckham, Carli Lloyd share soccer skills in Nassau County's Mitchell Athletic Complex
They flocked from all over Long Island to learn from one of soccer’s greatest — Carli Lloyd. But the 400 or so young athletes who gathered at the Mitchell Athletic Complex in Uniondale this past Saturday got an added bonus, with a chance to bend it like David Beckham — with David Beckham. more
Susan Gottehrer, director of the Nassau chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, has witnessed, participated and taught about the power of protests and essential need to speak up for rights and overall human equality.
Participating in, instead of watching, history
She described herself in college as a “timid soul” with a fear of public speaking. Meet Susan Gottehrer now, and you’ll find out that’s nowhere near accurate. more
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This Tuskegee Airmen photo was likely taken in Southern Italy or North Africa. Its original caption reads, “Class 42-I graduated from flight training on October 9, 1942 at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama. Left to right: Nathaniel M. Hill, Marshall S. Cabiness, Herman A. Lawson, William T. Mattison, John A. Gibson, Elwood T Driver, Price D. Rice, Andrew D. Turner.”
Tuskegee Airmen achieved in WWII and beyond
The Tuskegee Airmen are renowned for confronting racial bias in the military and achieving stellar combat records in World War II.  But their achievements did not end with the war, according to … more
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Sacred Heart scholars front row, from left Lauren McCarthy, Cara Carbone, Julia Revill, Gabrielle Augustin, Catalina Ramirez; In the back from left: Madeleine Graham, Katherine Lynch, Ava Guglielmo, Isabel Louie, Olivia Shuff and Kayla Romano.
New crop of psych research winners at Sacred Heart Academy
Once again, Hempstead’s Sacred Heart Academy has guided a contingent of its students to significant recognition of their scholarly work. Eleven young women had their papers chosen to be … more
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State Sen. Kevin Thomas, second from left, was joined by Nassau County Legislators Carrié Solages, far left, Debra Mulé and Joshua Lafazan at a news conference to discuss the county’s freezing of property tax assessments for a third consecutive year. County Executive Bruce Blakeman had pledged to fix the entire system of assessments while campaigning against Laura Curran.
Nassau County tax assessments remain frozen
It’s a vital component of the property tax system, yet for the third straight year, Nassau County won’t be conducting a tax assessment of homes and businesses. more
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The Feil Family Pavilion will feature an expanded emergency department at Mount Sinai South Nassau, along with 40 critical and intensive care beds, and nine new operating rooms. Feil’s foundation donated $5 million to the hospital.
Feil foundation donates $5M for new patient care pavilion
The Louis Feil Charitable Lead Annuity Trust has pledged $5 million — amounting to the largest single gift in the history of Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital. In return, it will help usher in a new state-of-the-art facility, with the Feil name on top. more
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Former U.S. Rep. Peter King has kept himself busy since retiring from Congress in 2021, from his regular appearance on 77WABC radio, to now becoming a regular opinion columnist for Herald Community Newspapers. His first official piece — singing the praises of freshman U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito — can be found in this week’s Opinions section.
Peter King debuts new opinion column
Not even retirement can slow down Peter King. After 28 years in the U.S. House — including a two-year stint as chair of the House Homeland Security Committee — as well as more than two decades serving on both the Hempstead town council and as Nassau County comptroller, King finds himself busier than ever. more
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The Uniondale Show Choir surrounded director Lynnette Carr-Hicks, second from left, Deputy Supervisor Dorothy L. Goosby, third from left, philanthropist Robert F. Smith, and Show Choir choreographer Joynell Carr to celebrate the Fifteen Days of Light event at Carnegie Hall on Dec. 18
From Uniondale to Carnegie Hall
Lynette Carr-Hicks has found numerous performing opportunities for the Uniondale High School Show Choir, from the Today Show to Steve Harvey. The choir has won awards and contests, taking first place … more
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On Dec. 20, 2022, Hempstead Village officials conducted a regular village board meeting, backed by the historic mural that was dedicated in 1944.
Historic mural concealed
Village residents who attended the regular village board of trustees meeting on Jan. 3, 2023, would have expected to see the familiar 1944 mural covering the rear wall of the courtroom. Instead, … more
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Uniondale woman sentenced for fatal crash
A Uniondale woman was sentenced to seven to 15 years in prison for aggravated vehicular homicide stemming from a May 2021 drunk-driving crash that killed a man seated in a parked car. Tasha … more
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