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Andy Butera is honored by the East Meadow Fire Department and American Legion Post 1082, in a photo that helped photo Tim Baker win an award from the New York Press Association over the weekend.

Herald wins nine state awards, including best sports feature

Herald Community Newspapers took home nine state awards at the New York Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest over the weekend in Albany. more

STAFF REPORT | 4/1/23

Above is a collage of all 10 of the photos for which Christina Daly won the New York Press Association’s Photographer of the Year title.

Heralds earn top honors in state press contest

The Herald Community Newspapers came up big in the New York Press Association’s 2019 Better Newspaper Contest, earning 18 awards, including five first-place honors, and placing fourth among … more

Staff Report | 8/24/20

North Merrick Schools Superintendent David Feller welcomed students and their families and thanked them for their participation in the Keep-A-Merrick Beautiful contest.

Contest brings out the beauty in Merrick

Children squirmed and wiggled in their seats as they waited to walk the stage at Harold D. Fayette School to receive their awards in the annual Keep A-Merrick-A Beautiful contest. more

By Stephany Reyes | 6/20/16

The Herald team took home 13 awards in the New York Press Association’s 2015 Better Newspaper Contest. Above were, from left, Christina Daly, John O’Connell, Jim Harmon, Rhonda Glickman, Andrew Hackmack, Karen Bloom, Scott Brinton and Alex Costello.

Heralds take home the gold in New York Press Association contest

Herald Community Newspapers took home 13 honors in the New York Press Association’s 2015 Better Newspaper Contest, which attracted more than 2,800 entries from 177 weekly and daily newspapers across the state. Awards were announced at NYPA’s annual convention in upstate Saratoga Springs on April 8 and 9. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 4/12/16

A brokered convention would damage the GOP

And then there were three. A week ago Tuesday, the field for the Republican presidential primary shrank by one . . . more

3/25/16

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, champion eater Takeru Kobayashi and Peter’s Clam Bar owner Butch Yamali watched as contestants consumed large quantities of clams last year. (Courtesy Peter’s Clam Bar)

Contest to benefit firehouses damaged by Sandy

World champion competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi will coach members of the Island Park, Long Beach, Lakeview, Baldwin, Point Lookout and East Rockaway fire departments on the finer points of clam ingestion as they compete for thousands in cash prizes at the second annual Long Island Clam Eating Contest at Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park on Aug. 16. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 8/12/15

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Bishop Kellenberg recently announced the winners of their annual education contest.

Catholic group congratulates contest winners

A North Merrick-based Catholic organization recently congratulated local children for their outstanding contributions to an annual competition that is designed to celebrate the arts.The Catholic … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/9/15

Photos by Christina Daly/Herald More than a dozen Herald and Riverdale Press staffers attended the New York Press Association

Heralds earn awards for journalism

Herald Community Newspapers staff came home from their weekend in Saratoga Springs with 14 awards, earned in the New York Press Association’s 2014 Better Newspaper Contest. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/1/15

Four Kennedy High School sophomores recently were honored in Rocket21’s Dream Green competition, a national environmental awareness contest. Above, center, from left, were Claire Kelly, Arin Forstadt, Hannah Choset and Julia Abrams, joined by their research advisers, Barbara Franklin, far left, and Barbi Frank.

Kennedy students ‘Dream Green’ for contest

Four Kennedy High School students recently entered Rocket21’s Dream Green competition, in which they were challenged to devise campaigns to spread environmental awareness or develop blueprints to reduce humans’ impact on the world. All four came up big in the national competition. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/18/15

Kennedy English teacher Christy Rochford, Poetry Out Loud first-place winner Stephanie Person, second-place winner Rachel Mashal, third-place winner Rebecca Stekol and Department Chair Kim Serpe posed for a photo.

Central students take part in Poetry Out Loud

Poetry went from the printed word to dramatic performance when students at schools across the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District recently took part in Poetry Out Loud recitation … more

2/18/15

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