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Long Beach Police seized more than $100,000 after uncovering a drug and loan sharking operation.

Long Beach police break up loan-sharking operation

Long Beach police arrested three men on Monday morning during a drug-related and loan sharking bust in which more than $100,000 was seized from a home on Minnesota Avenue, part of a joint … more

11/7/11

Happy Halloween from the Herald!

The staff of the Herald wishes all its readers a very haunting and happy Halloween! Bwaaaahhhhhh! more

10/31/11

This past summer, Herald Community Newspapers interns Shannon Pandaliano, front left, and Fran Berkman, front right, both Hofstra University students, prepared to take a tour of the Long Island Rail Road’s East Side Access Project with, from left, Herald Vice President of Operations Michael Bologna, Photo Editor Christina Daly and Executive Editor John O’Connell.

Herald interns get firsthand look at LIRR’s East Side Access Project

As part of their internships at Herald Community Newspapers this past summer, two Hofstra University students and one Duke University student donned hardhats and rubber boots and headed underground –– 120 feet underground. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 9/27/11

Nicole Kivirtzikis, left, and Toni Asena, both of whom grew up in North Bellmore, are publishing an online book, “Wish,” about genies.

Genie is out of the bottle and online

While supernatural creatures like vampires and werewolves have risen in popularity in the media in recent years, two native North Bellmorities have been hard at work trying to popularize another mythical being –– the genie. more

By David Weingrad | 7/1/11

Re-Elect Anne Hannon to School Board

With three bright, capable people running for one seat on the Board of Education, we almost wish this were a school board expansion rather than an election. But our choice is the incumbent trustee, Anne Hannon. more

5/12/11

Vote ‘yes’ on Baldwin school budget

The financial challenges facing Baldwin schools in the next few years are imposing, to say the least. The budget proposal offered by the Board of Education is the best way to approach a situation fraught with pitfalls. We urge voters to approve it next Tuesday. more

5/12/11

The value of community journalism

Every January, staff members at the Herald Community Newspapers pore over their work from the past year, deciding which entries to submit to the New York Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest. more

4/21/11

Chris Connolly, not pictured, editor of this paper, won a NYPA award for photography.

A banner year for Herald newspapers

Herald Community Newspapers took home 23 awards from the New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest at NYPA’s annual spring convention. A dozen Herald staff members attended the conference April 8 and 9 at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs. more

Andrew Hackmack | 4/13/11

Herald staffers at the awards dinner in Saratoga Springs. Standing from left were Long Beach editor Tony Rifilato; photo editor Christina Daly; Valley Stream editor Andrew Hackmack, and executive editor John O'Connell. Seated from left were Franklin Square/Elmont editor Jackie Nash; Malverne/West Hempstead editor Lee Landor, and East Meadow editor Mike Caputo.

A banner year for Herald newspapers

Herald Community Newspapers took home 23 awards from the New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest at NYPA’s annual spring convention. A dozen Herald staff members attended the conference April 8 and 9 at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/13/11

John Quiñones, an award-winning journalist for ABC News and host of Primetime: What Would You Do?

Finding everyday heroes with John Quiñones

John Quiñones has been there, done that. The award-winning journalist for ABC News has traveled the world, reporting first-hand on a wide range of stories. He followed a group of Mexican … more

By Mike Caputo | 3/23/11