The nation’s crafts artists – including some of the best from our area – display their talents at the annual Craft As Art Festival at Nassau County Museum of Art this weekend. It’s more than an “arts and crafts” show, the artisans participating in this showcase demonstrates that, in their hands, crafts can be considered an art form.
more
Karen Bloom
|
10/8/09
|
George Maragos, CEO of a financial services business, is challenging two-term incumbent Howard Weitzman in the race for Nassau County comptroller. Maragos said that the county’s finances have been poorly managed for the past eight years, and he believes his experience can bring needed change.
more
Andrew Hackmack
|
10/8/09
|
The public is invited to the League of Women Voters' candidates forum on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. Details...
more
Herald staff
|
10/6/09
|
Nassau County Museum of Art’s MiniArtMuseum for Children takes on the fascination of a doll house castle with Cynthia von Buhler’s “But Who Will Bell The Cats?” The newly opened exhibit is based on von Buhler’s new book of the same name, which published last month. In “But Who Will Bell The Cats?,” the famed author/illustrator creates an enchanted upstairs/downstairs world to show her viewers and readers the rewards of determination, bravery, and creativity – and remind them of the uncomplicated power of kindness.
more
10/1/09
|
Surprise, surprise! It’s an election year, and Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, who is up for re-election, is promising not to raise property taxes in 2010.
more
9/24/09
|
An 85-year-old Elmont senior citizen was victimized by someone claiming to be a repair man in a brazen robbery last week. The
more
Matt Hampton
|
9/24/09
|
As summer fades to a memory and the leaves start to turn, civic-minded local residents are beginning to think about election season.
more
Matt Hampton
|
9/24/09
|
Police announced early last week that an arrest has been made in a stabbing that took place on Elmont Memorial High School property in early September.
more
Matt Hampton
|
9/24/09
|
Thursday marks the official start of the
Nassau County high school season, and it’s only the beginning of weekday action.
more
Tony Bellissimo
|
9/18/09
|
Updated: Dec. 10, 12:24 p.m.
No doubt, the current recession is an equal-opportunity offender, battering rich, poor and everyone in between. According to a recent report, …
more
Scott Brinton
|
9/17/09
|