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homeowners across long Island will be showing their houses this weekend in hopes of attracting interested buyers.

Bringing home buyers and sellers together

Buying a home is more than just making a purchase — it’s one of the most important decisions in a person’s life. Owning a home can be a source of comfort, pride, security and stability. But … more

By Mary Malloy | 9/17/14

Wendy Tepfer, front, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, is among the leaders sponsoring the first Bellmore-Merrick Drug Takeback Day on Sept. 27. She was joined at a meeting of the Bellmore-Merrick Heroin Task Force last Friday by, from left, Donna Nogid, legislative assistant to Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg; Pat Gleiberman, young adult librarian at the Bellmore Memorial Library; and Lisa Finn, director of clinical services and community outreach for Phoenix House.

Bellmore-Merrick Parent Center, heroin task force sponsoring drug takeback

Every day, 2,500 teens across the country, ages 12 to 17, get high off prescription drugs, and 70 percent of them obtain their narcotics from family members or friends –– most often by swiping them from bathroom medicine cabinets, according to Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/10/14

Governor Perry is no ham sandwich

Sol Wachtler, a lawyer and a former chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals, once said (and I’m paraphrasing) that prosecutors, with whom he had much day-to-day interaction, have so much control over juries that they could “indict a ham sandwich.” more

9/4/14

These walls have ears, eyes and memories

As I walk around my neighborhood these summer-sweet days, I see a growing phenomenon: houses that have stood for decades, some for 50 years or more, are being torn down by new owners. more

8/6/14

Jazmin Torres, an early-childhood educator at Anna House, played a guessing game with Brandon Zavala and Skarllette Garcia on a recent Thursday. Located at Belmont Park, Anna House is the only preschool at a U.S. horse track. Photo by Scott Brinton/Herald

A haven for 'backstretch babies'

Part two of an occasional series about the challenges that people face making ends meet in Nassau County. By 8 a.m. on July 3, many, if not most, of the 3- to 5-year-olds in Jazmin Torres and … more

By Scott Brinton | 7/30/14

As traditional as it gets

Dining with Keiji Inatome, the son of owners Sezaburo and Katsuko Inatome, was not only a pleasure, but enlightening. more

7/23/14

Rice declared victory in the Democratic primary at her campaign's Election Night party.

After primary wins, Blakeman and Rice eye November

Kathleen Rice and Bruce Blakeman are now gearing for the summer and fall campaign seasons leading into November’s general election ... more

By Brian Racow | 7/9/14

Addiction counselor Karen Palmiero spoke at a Phoenix House-hosted opiate seminar at the Merrick Library on June 18.

Battling Nassau’s heroin crisis

“If I could have turned the switch to just end my life, I would have done it, guaranteed,” said Casey C., a former heroin addict, at a Phoenix House-sponsored addiction seminar at the … more

By Casey Pinner | 6/25/14

Call me old-fashioned, but Virginia's primary system isn't right

Last Tuesday’s primary in Virginia wasn’t expected to be any big thing. Except the Republican Party was blindsided by the toppling of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. more

6/19/14

U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks, left, will seek reelection against Joseph Marthone, right, in the primary election of the 5th Congressional District

Congressional Primary: 5th District

The primary election for the Democratic nomination for the 5th Congressional District will feature familiar faces on the ballot as U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks seeks re-election against Joseph Marthone. The primary vote will be held on June 24. more

By T.J. Brennan | 6/11/14

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