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These women raised their arms high while chanting, "Hands up, don't shoot," at the Black Lives Matter protest in Merrick and Bellmore on Thursday.

Black Lives Matter protest, Merrick, day three

For a third straight night, Black Lives Matter demonstrators convened in Merrick and Bellmore to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the systemic racism that is … more

By Scott Brinton | 6/4/20

Wantagh budget passes; McLoughlin returned as trustee

The Wantagh School District's $79.8 million budget passed by a vote of 1,486-487 on May 21. Incumbent Board of Education Trustee Kera McLoughlin was returned with a total of 977 votes. In the … more

By Timothy Denton | 5/30/19

Sister Cecilia Moloughney, who died at age 102 on April 5, spent much of the 1960s teaching seventh grade at St. William the Abbot School.

Former Seaford teacher dies at 102

Sister Cecilia Moloughney, who spent 87 years as an Ursuline nun, serving parishes across the Northeast — including a stint at St. William the Abbot School in Seaford in the 1960s — died … more

By Timothy Denton | 5/9/19

Pilot Larry Arken and Christina Daly after their flight.

Geico Skytypers Air Show Preview [Photo gallery]

The Geico Skytypers took a member of the Herald team up into their planes for a preview of what they will be doing during the Jones Beach Airshow this weekend. more

Photos by Christina Daly | 5/27/16

The Lynbrook "Tumblers" competed at the State Old Fashioned Drill in Merrick. Fire departments from all over Nassau County will compete in similar events in Rockville Centre on July 25.

Firefighters to participate in County parade, drill

Rockville Centre will be hosting fire departments from across the area for the 2015 Nassau County Parade and Drill Tournament on Saturday, July 25. more

By Alex Costello | 7/22/15 | 1 comment

Meeting June 16 on FEMA’s reopening of Sandy flood insurance claims

Tuesday, June 16, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Long Beach Hotel, 405 East Broadway, Long Beach more

6/8/15

FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, left, met with Sens. Bob Mendenez, Cory Booker, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Mar. 11.

Action for Sandy victims

After a meeting on March 11 with U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York, and Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, of New Jersey, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate announced that the agency had agreed to reopen and review every flood insurance claim — approximately 144,000 — filed in New York and New Jersey by victims of Hurricane Sandy, and not limit corrective action to just the 2,200 claims that are now in litigation. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 3/18/15

A team of Herald reporters received second place for Community Service in the Local Media Association’s annual Editorial Contest. Among the winners were, from left, Alexandra Spychalsky, Scott Brinton, Mary Malloy and Alex Costello.

Heralds earn four honors in national contest

A team of six Herald editors and reporters –– Scott Brinton, Jeff Bessen, Alex Costello, Mary Malloy, Anthony Rifilato and Alexandra Spychalsky –– have taken second place for Community … more

4/16/14

PSEG Long Island to jumpstart in 2014

One year after Superstorm Sandy laid waste to Long Island’s electrical grids, New Jersey-based energy company PSE&G is preparing to replace LIPA in managing … more

By John Maher | 11/13/13

FEMA extends Transitional Sheltering Assistance program

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, at the request of the state of New York, approved a 15-day extension to its Transitional Sheltering Assistance program, which allows eligible survivors from … more

8/30/13

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