Mexican and Italian cuisines served in one restaurant might seem unusual. But the logic behind it, and more importantly the food itself, dispels any doubt that it works. more

Employees and local politicians alike celebrated the opening of Zwanger-Pesiri’s new Levittown office with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 20. more

Exhibits and more... A Step in Time: Molloy College’s 60th Anniversary ExhibitionThe exhibit examines Molloy’s history through photographs, documents and related memorabilia. Through … more

What mom or dad hasn’t felt panic after a note from the school nurse saying head lice have arrived? Even worse, what do you do when your child comes home with them? more

The drug addicts’ brain scans that Dr. Stephen Dewey takes appear in psychedelic shades of red, yellow, green and blue, each indicating a level of brain activity — or inactivity. Red means excited. Blue is dormant. Dewey is the laboratory director for behavioral and molecular neuro-imaging at the North Shore-LIJ Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. In that capacity, he’s put hundreds of addicts’ brains to the test — the positron emission tomography test, that is — seeking to understand precisely what happens to the mind when a pot smoker lights up or a heroin junkie shoots up. And, he has found, it isn’t pretty. more

The Herald encourages voters to return Norma Gonsalves to the 13th Legislative District seat, which she has held since 1997. more

When Erin King Sweeney was appointed to the Hempstead town board in January, a lot of people said she got the job simply because of who her father is — U.S. Rep. Peter King. She says she understands the criticism, and it has made her work that much harder. more

Nine-term incumbent Norma Gonsalves is being challenged in the 13th Legislative District by political newcomer Eileen Napolitano. more

Leeann Graziose, principal of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Bellmore for the past 12 years, was at home when the envelope from the Diocese of Rockville Centre arrived last Friday afternoon. She … more

Residents of Nassau County’s 13th Legislative District will choose between longtime Legislator Norma Gonzales and newcomer Eileen Napolitano, both of East Meadow, in the November election. more