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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

Slow down, New York. We’re moving too fast on pot.

As the debate around legalization of recreational marijuana in New York state swirls, and the punches and counterpunches of the pros versus cons become more frenetic, we need to take a step back . . . more

By Judi Vining | 3/22/19

Fixing the environment cannot wait

Are you sick of Trumpism? Distressed by the criminal convictions of his associates? Worried about North Korea and Iran? Heartsick over the president’s racist rants? It’s easy to feel overwhelmed . . . more

8/30/18

Police: Colorado man had videos of child 'sex act'

A Colorado man has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after he traveled to Merrick twice and, according to authorities, forcibly touched a 16-year-old girl. Luke Tilsley, 36, of … more

6/27/16

Are you headed to the hottest place in hell?

I’ve been worrying about what part the press plays in today’s climate of fear. Since the Paris attacks I’ve been considering an awful possibility . . . more

12/18/15

Runners took off from the starting line at the 2013 Robbie’s Run. The annual Merrick 5K raises money for automated external defibrillators and cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment and training. This year’s Robbie Run will take place Sunday, April 26, at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School.

Robbie’s Run is set for April 26

The 10th Annual Robbie’s Run — the Merrick 5K fundraiser for Forever 9: The Robbie Levine Foundation, which funds automated external defibrillators and cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment and training — will take place Sunday, April 26, at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School. more

4/22/15

Ray Rice's behavior offers a teachable moment

If the National Football League’s indefinite suspension of Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice for his knock-out punch of his then fiancée, Janay Palmer, has any positive side, it’s the enhanced public awareness of domestic violence. more

9/18/14

Substance-abuse experts say the legalization of marijuana in Colorado is making drug education more difficult. Many teens, they say, now underestimate the dangers that the drug presents.

Drug education getting tougher in Nassau County after budget cuts

With heroin claiming the lives of hundreds in Nassau and Suffolk counties over the past two years, police are stepping up enforcement measures. In February, nine were arrested in the so-called … more

By Anishaa Kumar | 3/27/14

Time to face the new reality of medical marijuana

Twenty states have passed laws allowing patients to access medical marijuana. Right now, New York state is exploring its options . . . more

2/21/14

It's time to legalize marijuana in New York

Like a tsunami, a great social and cultural wave is moving west to east in this country, favoring the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana. more

1/16/14

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