Undefeated Wantagh tops state rankings
Wantagh High School’s varsity wrestling team is currently undefeated, at 21-0, with three top-ranked wrestlers in Nassau County’s Division I, and six others ranked in the top six in their …
Shepard to come to Wantagh
Producer looks back on 60 years of memories
Thomas Z. Shepard, the legendary producer of classical and Broadway recordings, is a slight, unassuming man who wears his substantial fame comfortably. The nine-time Grammy winner, who has worked …
Legislators want to reform bail reform
New York’s new bail reform law is a scant three weeks old, and already Republican lawmakers are calling it a “disaster.” That was the word U.S. Rep. Pete King, a Seaford …
Broncos give out 2019 awards
On Monday, Jan. 13, the Seaford Broncos youth football and cheer organization hosted its annual awards banquet at Crest Hollow Country Club. According to Broncos board member Bill Kind, more than 350 …
Seaford school program focuses on special-needs students
Life-skills program is a different kind of schooling
“Everyone has different needs. Not every student is necessarily going to go to college or the military,” said John Striffolino, the Seaford School District’s assistant …
South Shore does well in State of State
Nassau County residents, and especially those along the South Shore, will find much for them in the proposals that Gov. Andrew Cuomo put forth in his Jan. 8 State of the State address, provided they …
A.A., other local efforts highlight battle against rising alcohol use
It is a darkening evening in early winter, the sky lowering and the temperature dropping. Roughly two dozen people have gathered in a church classroom in Seaford with furniture better suited to …
Lady Vikings sail to victory
Perennial South Shore cheerleading powerhouse Seaford High School won the Division II Large Varsity title at a meet at Freeport High School last Saturday, beating out a handful of other teams in the …
Seaford artist earns library exhibit
Artist Elise Weber, 21, of Seaford, chose a landscape that caught her attention. She set down her supplies among the branches and leaves surrounding her, laid out brushes that would soon be lathered …
Locals raise money for police widows and families
Ties to law enforcement are strong on the South Shore. On Jan. 3, from 8 p.m. to midnight, the Ridgewood Tavern, on Sunrise Highway in Wantagh, hosted a fundraiser for the families of fallen police …
Editorial
Kudos to Nassau for signing climate pledge
At the Herald, we like to give credit where credit is due. In our Nov. 8-14 editorial, “Nassau should take the Climate Smart Pledge,” we called on County Executive Laura Curran . . .
Editorial
L.I.’s high-tech future is on the horizon
For years, we have spoken about a so-called “brain drain” on Long Island — the steady departure of young people in their 20s and 30s. They’re fed up with the Island’s high cost of housing . . .
Editorial
Signs of hope amid the opioid crisis
"We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold.” So began Hunter S. Thompson’s 1972 drug-addled novel “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" . . .
On recycling, calm down. It’s complicated
Residents made quite a fuss this past week over rollout of Valley Stream’s new dual-stream recycling program, which alternates recycling weeks between paper products and glass, plastic and …