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Standing on the putting green at the Hempstead Country Club on Monday, Army Ranger William Castillo, 29, couldn’t believe the turn his life had taken since he returned from his third tour of duty in the Middle East in 2007.
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Anthony Bottan
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9/3/09
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Textbooks, pencils, calculators ... and face masks?
Administrators, teachers and students are gearing up for a new school year with one more thing on their minds: how to stay healthy, especially with warnings about the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, as it’s more commonly known.
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Mary Malloy
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9/3/09
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Richner Communications, Inc., publishers of 27 local publications on Long Island and in the Bronx, including the Herald Community Newspapers, has joined with community newspaper companies from across the U.S. to launch Zip2Save.com, a comprehensive national aggregation site that will feature online preprints, circulars, coupons, deals, travel specials and more. The site will launch on Oct. 1.
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9/2/09
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As the summer comes to a close, and neighbors spend a few extra hours savoring the warm weather and barbecues, the temptation to have a few drinks with friends can be powerful — but as Nassau County police and a few volunteers helped demonstrate last week, even a little alcohol can make a big difference on the roads.
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Matt Hampton
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9/2/09
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It was an exciting day for young baseball fans attending summer camp at Hofstra University when New York Yankees Hitting Coach Kevin Long visited recently. The coach spoke with campers at the Patrick Anderson Baseball Camp, one of nine Sports Academy camps offered by Hofstra.
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9/2/09
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On a stiflingly hot and and sweltry afternoon last week, East Rockaway firefighters battled a mid-afternoon blaze on Second Avenue in East Rockaway. The fire was extinguished, a dog was rescued, and two firefighters were treated on the scene for heat exhaustion.
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Mary Malloy
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8/28/09
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The quick thinking of three teens helped save the lives of an elderly couple that were fast asleep early Monday morning as their Lynbrook home caught fire. Now, the three youths are being heralded as heroes.
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Mary Malloy
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8/27/09
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Kids got you going buggy during these dog days of summer? Buzz on down to the Long Island Children’s Museum on Tuesday, Aug. 25, for an afternoon devoted to those creatures that roam our planet during Bug Bonanza! This multi-sensory experience will bring those pesky pests out into the open to enthrall kids, and maybe even interest parents. LICM is teaming up with Lynbrook-based Arrow Exterminating, a leading pest control company in the area, to provide a perfect wrap up to the summer that could leave young visitors bug-eyed with excitement.
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Karen Bloom
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8/24/09
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Though Maria Pusateri finished her documentary about the health of Sept. 11 responders four years ago, she is still working hard to get the word out about the film. “Vito After” features Valley Stream resident Vito Friscia, a now-retired New York City police detective who was at ground zero following the 2001 terrorist attacks.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/20/09
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Laura Adams used to look out her window at the children playing on the street, feeling very lonely and isolated. Her son, Blake, then just a baby, was born with cerebal palsy and with limited …
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Mary Malloy
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8/6/09
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