Part one in a series on how South Shore residents are coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. This week we begin in Bellmore-Merrick. In subsequent weeks we plan to spotlight recovery efforts in other communities. more

For the first time, Baldwin High School has been designated with ”Silver with Access” as the 2023 Advanced Placement Honor Roll recipient for optimizing college readiness and broadening student access through AP classes. more

The Baldwin Union Free School District recently held another successful Fitness Jamboree event. more

Over 100 neighbors came out in the rain to watch Katie Blazdell put on a spectacle with her annual Christmas tree lighting. more

If you are wondering when the local area had measurable snowfall before this week, you would need to look all the way back to February of 2022. more

The pandemic may be in the rearview mirror, but several area supermarkets and organizations are still continuing to help Baldwin’s most vulnerable and underserved residents. more

Hurricane Sandy was our worst nightmare realized. This monster storm packed as much energy as two World War II era atomic bombs, causing massive destruction, the likes of which had not been seen since the Long Island Express of 1938, a now legendary Category III hurricane. Trapped on an island jutting into the Atlantic Ocean, we were front and center when Sandy attacked with a vengeance. Thousands of homes were inundated with seawater and sewage. Hundreds were left uninhabitable. Two and a half years later, we continue to rebuild our tattered shoreline. In this series we will look in the coming months at the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery’s ongoing effort to reconstruct worst-case homes, businesses and communities that Sandy ravaged on Oct. 29, 2012 — and the myriad issues that residents and officials face as they piece together our shredded infrastructure. At the same time, we will look at state and local officials’ efforts to reinforce Long Island in the hope that we might be able to withstand nature’s fury better when the next monster storm hits. —Scott Brinton, senior editor more

The Advancement of Blacks in Sports, ABIS, hosted the College Athlete Advancement Awards on Oct. 23 at the Coral House in Baldwin. more

The Baldwin High School ‘Playhouse’ recently performed the critically acclaimed Broadway musical “Newsies.” more