As Long Island residents prepare for the first major snowfall of the season, so too are relief organizations across the area. The American Red Cross has placed volunteers on alert and is prepared to …
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By Brian Croce
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1/2/14
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Third in a series.
The number of people with potentially deadly food allergies in the U.S. has risen steadily in recent years, and according to Food Allergy Research & Education, as many as 15 …
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By Brian Croce
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11/6/13
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The New York Islanders took to the ice on Sept. 12, beginning training camp with shooting and skating drills in their soon-to-be home at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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By Brian Croce
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9/19/13
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Demetri Adrahtas’s passionate, free-flowing voice has been heard in the classrooms and on the fields of Valley Stream South High School for years. But the teacher and coach will be talking to a much larger audience when he hits the airwaves of WFAN sports radio this fall.
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By Brian Croce
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9/4/13
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Valley Stream South High School teacher Demetri Adrahtas has made it to the final round of WFAN’s Fantasy Phenom Challenge where he has a chance to win a one-year radio gig with the sports talk radio station.
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By Brian Croce
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8/20/13
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For the first time in 29 years, the New York Cosmos returned to the pitch on Aug. 3, and in thrilling fashion, captured a 2-1 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in front of a sellout crowd at Hofstra University’s Shuart Stadium.
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By Brian Croce
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8/7/13
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At a June 5 ceremony at the Woodbury Country Club, Herald Community Newspapers took home four honors in the Press Club of Long Island’s annual Media Awards contest.
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6/12/13
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The stench was unbearable.
“We’re concerned about our life in the community, people can’t even open their windows or sit in their backyards, and it will get exponentially worse with the …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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5/15/13
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The Herald Community Newspapers were recognized for their work both on the state level and nationally last weekend, when awards from the New York Press Association and the Local Media Association were announced.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/9/13
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As I glided in a yellow kayak across Middle Bay near Island Park on a recent Wednesday, I couldn’t help but think this was a perfect October morning to be on the water. The sun was still rising, but shining brightly — perhaps a little too brightly. I really wish I had brought sunglasses, I thought. It was rookie mistake, and I wasn’t even a first-time kayaker.
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By Brian Croce
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12/6/12
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