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Ducks manager Wally Backman, left, and outfielder/hitting coach Lew Ford talk outside the batting cage

It is unknown if anyone will recite the movie line, ”you’re killing me, Smalls,” but former Major League Baseball player Daniel Murphy — a Mets playoff hero — said he is just looking for a sandlot to play in. The 2015 postseason record breaker is part of the 2023 Long Island Ducks, the team’s 23rd season. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/3/23

Time to give the Five Towns some respect

The Five Towns has always stood out as an affluent and well-respected region in southwestern Nassau County. But its political status has been overlooked. more

4/20/23

An aerial photo of the Sewanhaka High School football field and its mascot. The school will have to rename its sports teams.

NYS Board of Regents votes to end use of Native American mascots and indigenous imagery

New York's state education department unanimously voted to end the use of Native American mascots in schools — and Sewanhaka High School and Wantagh High School must comply by the end of the 2024-25 academic year. more

By Ana Borruto | 4/18/23

It’s time to rethink windstorm insurance coverage

What is a windstorm? That might sound like a question with an obvious answer. And for the National Weather Service, it is. But in New York, there isn’t a single answer. more

By Gary Slavin | 4/6/23

The Belmont Park redevelopment plan would completely modernize the 118-year-old horse racing facility in Elmont. Gov. Kathy Hochul pledged her support for the racetrack’s $455 million, multi-year renovation project.

Belmont Park community advisory board appointee process moves forward

The New York Racing Association’s proposed modernization plan for the Belmont Park racetrack looked as if it had the potential to being approved as the April 1 state budget deadline approached. … more

By Ana Borruto | 4/2/23

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

Valuing our women leaders doesn’t end in March

The increasing number of women in positions of leadership has been vital to changing our national narrative about what is fair and equitable. I have known great female leaders throughout my career . . . more

By Patrick M. Pizzo II | 3/30/23

Remembering Judy Heumann

My friend Judy Heumann died March 4 in Washington, D.C., where she lived. Her name might not mean too much to many of you. But to thousands, and I do mean thousands, of people who struggle every day with physical disabilities, her name is gold. more

By James Bernstein | 3/23/23

What the George Santos discourse is missing

Many of us in Nassau County, myself included, are disgusted by the lies that Republican congressman George Santos has been spewing on a near-daily basis. Like many others, I would like to see Santos resign. But . . . more

By Matthew Adarichev | 3/23/23

The governor’s misguided affordable-housing plan

It appears that Gov. Kathy Hochul has made a conscious decision to declare political war on Long Island. more

By Ronald J. Rosenberg | 3/9/23

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