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Treasure trove at B’nai Torah
Wantagh temple features rarities at fundraiser
Steven Levinson, of Wantagh, likes antiques — a lot. So much so that he rises early most Saturdays to hit yard sales and garage sales, and he follows estate sales and moving sales with the …
Mandalay hosts first mental health summit
Since July 2018, New York state education law has required public schools to incorporate age-appropriate mental health education into the curriculum for all grades. As part of an effort to broaden …
Seaford singer opens up on stage
Ninth-grader preps for next performance in March
Angelina LaVolpe, 14, of Seaford, is rather quiet. She comes across as careful, introverted. Socially, she admits to being shy. But you would have a hard time believing all that after watching this …
Seaford district makes digital literacy a priority
Seaford students go after ‘fake’ news
In an era of misinformation and so-called fake news, Seaford schools are combating digital illiteracy with early lessons in online navigation. Four years ago, Library Media Specialist Joanna …
Local luge star takes silver medal in World Cup race
Nassau County’s South Shore doesn’t immediately spring to mind as a hot bed mountain sports such as skiing and luge. It is, nonetheless, the home of one of Team USA’s rising stars, …
Heralds seek 2020 summer interns
Herald Community Newspapers is seeking 2020 and summer interns for our 18 community-based publications that stretch across Nassau County’s South Shore, from Valley Stream to Seaford, and Long …
L.I. GOP backs Garbarino in 2nd C.D. race
Long Island Republican leaders announced earlier this month that the party would back State Assemblyman Andrew Garbarino, a Republican from Sayville, in the race to succeed U.S. Rep. Peter King in …
Mandalay students learn cardio with a beat
Physical education classes might be boring at some schools, but definitely not at Wantagh’s Mandalay Elementary School, where teacher Robyn Pastuch helps students keep fit with a variety of …
Sen. Thomas introduces tuition cap for SUNY, CUNY
State Sen. Kevin Thomas introduced legislation on Jan 31 that if successful would freeze tuition at all state and city colleges in the state. The Thomas bill, S.7615, would hold SUNY and CUNY tuition …
Hundreds honor Vietnam vet
An urgent email went out from Kathy Sargent, a member of St. Frances de Chantal Catholic Church in Wantagh, at 3 p.m. on Jan. 29. “I’ve got a funeral tomorrow for a Vietnam vet who was …
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 …