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Wynta-Amor Rogers, 7, marching during the Black Lives Matter protest in Merrick on Wednesday. The Herald's video of her chanting, "No justice, no peace!" had more than 20 million views on Twitter as of Friday.

What a little girl is teaching the world about racism

Around 7:30 p.m. Thursday, I stood atop the Long Island Rail Road trestle in Merrick, looking out on the sea of people who filled Sunrise Highway as far as I could see, east and west. Officials later … more

By Scott Brinton | 6/5/20

‘How do we avoid having this happen again?’

Q. We hired a contractor last fall to renovate our home and have a contract saying we’d be done by March 30th. As work moved along, the contractor got sick and had many family emergencies, and the workers stopped showing up. more

By Monte Leeper | 6/5/20

A Tribute to All the Daves

Somehow, in April, I missed observing National Siblings Day, and then the time rolled by and along came Memorial Day. So I’m taking this opportunity to talk about my brother . . . more

6/5/20

When, and how, do you recover a lost first kiss?

There is no Plan B for young love. Through this pandemic, we are all living some version of Plan B, but my heart aches for our teenagers, for whom Plan B doesn’t work so well. more

6/5/20

Americans need more help from Washington, now!

Our country is suffering through the worst health crisis since the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, and the worst economic crisis since the 1929 crash and subsequent Great Depression. Under a federal government emergency program dubbed Warp Speed . . . more

6/5/20

We must end systemic racism to find peace

A wave of angry protests over the merciless alleged killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer sparked a wave of more than 70 angry protests in cities across the nation last week and into the weekend. The majority were peaceful, but . . . more

6/5/20

Girls on the Run is taking its twice-yearly 5K to a virtual event this spring.

Virtual 5K run set for June 20

Girls on the Run Long Island, part of a national physical activity-based positive youth development program for 3rd-8th grade girls, had 750 runners participate in its 5K run last fall and expected to surpass 1,000 for this spring’s event scheduled for June 20 on the campus of Hofstra University. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 6/5/20

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

Protesters assembled at the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station and prepared to march. Within minutes, they had shut down Sunrise Highway west of the station. At front was Adriana Brutus, 20, of Elmont. "I'm scared every time I come outside," she said, crying.

Black Lives Matter protest in Merrick in video, photo

Thousands turned out for a Black Lives Matter protest in Merrick and Bellmore today, and Heralds Executive Editor Scott Brinton follow the protesters as they made their way from Merrick to Bellmore … more

6/4/20

Malvernite Christina Callahan, second from left, and her mother, Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, raised money for Our Lady of Lourdes Church’s food pantry by selling homemade bracelets. With them were church volunteer Linda Baldacchino and the Rev. Michael Duffy.

Malverne teen sells homemade bracelets, donates proceeds to food pantry

Stuck at home because of the coronavirus pandemic over the past few months, Malverne teen Christina Callahan said that boredom helped her stumble on a fun, meaningful project. In April, she said, she … more

By Nakeem Grant | 6/4/20

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