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Author Michael Otterman, formerly of Merrick and Old Westbury, stopped by the Hofstra University Summer High School Journalism Institute on July 29 to discuss journalism with participants.

Author Michael Otterman, formerly of Merrick, revealing truth, doing good

Editor’s note: Devin Johnson, one of 10 participants in Hofstra University’s Summer High School Journalism Institute, is a rising junior at Elmont Memorial High School. The following … more

By Devin Johnson | 8/13/19

Seeger wrote and illustrated “Why?” because “it’s a question I’m always asking, I’m always wondering why things are the way they are,” she said. “Why?” is her 19th book and counting.

Rockville Centre resident’s new children’s book asks, ‘why?’

“Why?” is the title and central question of Rockville Centre resident Laura Vaccaro Seeger’s new picture book, which comes out on Aug. 13. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 8/8/19

Thomas Gulotta was a former state assemblyman for the 13th District. In 1978, East Meadow residents Jess, left, and Charlie Bunshaft, 12 and 9, visited Gulotta at his office in the state capitol in Albany.

Former County Executive Tom Gulotta dies at 75

Former Nassau County Executive Tom Gulotta, of North Merrick, died on Sunday, Aug. 4. He was 75. Gulotta, a Republican, served as the county executive from 1987 to 2001. more

By Alyssa Seidman | 8/5/19

World War II veteran Raymond LaCasse died on July 13. He was 94.

Former West Hempstead resident, World War II veteran, dies at 94

Longtime West Hempstead resident Raymond LaCasse was just 18 years old when Japanese fighter planes attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The airstrike, which drew the United … more

By Nakeem Grant | 8/1/19

The Ryan Patrick O’Shea Foundation will host a basketball tournament on what would have been O’Shea’s 19th birthday, Aug. 10, to bring attention to suicide and mental health. O’Shea is pictured playing for South Side High School on the Cyclones basketball team.

Ryan Patrick O’Shea Foundation to hold fundraiser for suicide awareness

Hundreds are set to attend a fundraising event next week in memory of 2018 South Side High School graduate Ryan O’Shea. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 8/1/19

A massive fire broke out inside a structure at the Town of Hempstead's waste transfer station in Merrick Sunday morning.

Blaze at Town of Hempstead waste transfer station in Merrick caused by ‘sparked combustibles’

A raging fire broke out inside a homeowner disposal area at the Town of Hempstead’s waste transfer station in Merrick, at the foot of the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve, around 7:45 a.m. Sunday … more

By Scott Brinton and Alyssa Seidman | 7/28/19

More than 1,000 people packed the Cradle of Aviation lobby on Saturday to witness the descent of a one-third-scale model of the lunar excursion module, timed to the exact moment that the craft touched down on the moon 50 years earlier

Thousands on L.I. celebrate Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary

At around 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, the lobby of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City — packed with more than 1,000 people of all ages — was largely quiet except for the iconic beeps, or … more

By Peter Belfiore | 7/25/19

Rockville Centre resident Lori King finished second in the Maratona del Golfo in Italy on July 12. First-place finisher Olivier Delfosse, of Belgium, joined her.

Rockville Centre open water swimmer earns second place at marathon swim in Italy

The waters of the Gulf of Naples were rough and rollicking on July 12, but Rockville Centre resident Lori King swam through them, making it from the island of Capri to Naples, Italy, in eight hours. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 7/25/19

If the subdivision at 220 Hempstead Ave. is approved on Aug. 6, the O’Reilly home will be replaced with six single-family plots, pending the village’s approval of a new road that would lead to the four houses in the rear of the property.

Residents protest looming subdivision at 220 Hempstead Ave. ahead of Aug. 6 vote

A number of residents say they were dissatisfied with the Rockville Centre Planning Board’s announcement at a June 19 meeting that it would approve a subdivision at 220 Hempstead Ave. — a reversal of an earlier decision — after being ordered to do so by a Nassau County State Supreme Court judge. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 7/25/19

Frank H. Degen served the South Hempstead Fire Department as a volunteer for 69 years.

Longest active South Hempstead Fire Department member dies

South Hempstead Fire Department honored its late ex-chief, past fire commissioner and 69-year member Frank H. Degen, badge 294, last week. He was the longest active member in the department’s history. more

7/25/19

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