An assault has spurred a meeting between the city’s Hispanic and African-American communities in the hope of preventing future attacks. more

With Democrats Lenny Remo and Denise Tangney vacating their City Council seats, Republican John McLaughlin became the lone incumbent seeking re-election on Tuesday. more

When Gina Capone of Valley Stream was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2000, she began scouring the Internet to find someone with diabetes whom she could talk with; someone who knew what she was going through. Capone’s aunt was the only person she knew with diabetes, and her aunt’s case was filled with complications. more

The race for Nassau County district attorney pits one-term Democratic incumbent Kathleen Rice, a former federal prosecutor and Brooklyn assistant district attorney, against Republican Joy Watson, a former assistant Nassau County district attorney who is now a law clerk for a county Supreme Court justice. more

Essential services and property taxes are often in the forefront of the issues in the Town of Hempstead, but in this year’s race for supervisor, the rhetoric has shifted toward the proposed … more

In what is becoming an increasingly bitter, partisan battle, Nassau County Legislator Ed Mangano, a Republican, is challenging incumbent Democrat Thomas Suozzi for the county executive’s seat. The race appears to boil down to three key issues: property taxes, a recently imposed 2.5 percent energy tax and the county’s troubled property-tax assessment system. Mangano is challenging Suozzi’s handling of all three issues, while Suozzi fires back that the county has consistently balanced its budget while improving its bond rating, which reduces the interest the county must pay when it bonds money for any number of projects. more

Soon, there will be a playground, one where all the children can play. Supporters recently celebrated the groundbreaking for construction of a universally accessible park at Eisenhower Park, in East … more

During this election season, which will culminate in the Nov. 3 vote, the Herald has asked the Long Beach City Council candidates for their view on topics of concern to residents. This is the final … more

There’s a little less shade on some streets in Long Beach. Due to roadwork on the 500 block of East Market Street and 600 block of West Chester Street, 34 trees were cut down. Kevin Mulligan, … more

Shawn Gallivan, 22, of Point Lookout has been arrested and charged with hitting pedestrian David King, 53, of Long Beach, with his car and leaving the scene without reporting it to police on East … more