When 17-year-old Paulo Jordan Carre of Rockville Centre was in eighth grade he was seeking an outlet after school to be productive. Christian Defiris, owner of ECF Mixed Martial Arts and Fitness …
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By Andrew Coen
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1/13/16
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District 24’s growing pains are visible: At William L. Buck Elementary School, the vestibule of an exit has been converted into a small teaching space for English as a New Language students. At the …
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By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com
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1/13/16
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With budget cuts and a possible reduction of county services becoming closer to reality for Nassau County residents, there was a palpable feeling of nervousness at the Jan. 5 East End Civic …
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By Steve Smirti
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1/13/16
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A homeless man was arrested early Friday morning in Elmont on charges or burglary.
Police responded to an alarm at Royal Fried Chicken on Dutch Broadway at 3:21 a.m. and found Thomas King, 52, …
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By Steve Smirti
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1/12/16
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David R. Maltz, who started an auction company in his parents’ Valley Stream home that grew to be worth more than $100 million, died of leukemia at his home in Woodbury on Dec. 21. He was 60.
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By Nick Ciccone
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1/6/16
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Robert Fried grew up hearing about his grandmother’s suffering and survival during the Holocaust. In 2013, he published a book of poems he wrote about her when he was a boy, and is now dedicated to …
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By Micah Danney
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1/6/16
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Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke at the Long Island Association’s annual breakfast on Tuesday, Jan. 5, and revealed what he plans to accomplish …
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1/5/16
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The tragedy that devastated John LaBarbera’s family 10 years ago didn’t make him the giving man that he is, but what he has done in the time since then stands as a testament to his character: …
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By Micah Danney
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12/31/15
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Nassau County Off-Track Betting announced last week its intention to house a 100,000-square-foot video lottery terminal facility on the western portion of the grandstand at the 430-acre Belmont …
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By Steve Smirti
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12/29/15
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Applebee’s and IHOP restaurants on Long Island have removed soft drinks from the Kids Meals menu and placemats.
“We are all about giving people choice,” said Craig Hoffman, director …
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By Adrienne Lyons and Barbra Rubin-Perry
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12/24/15
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