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In Puerto Rico, discrimination seems to be cyclical

The hurricane struck hard and fast, leaving hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans without food and shelter. The damage to the island totaled in the millions of dollars, and more than 3,000 people were killed. more

4/5/18

David Weingrad, who has been editor of the East Meadow Herald since 2012, took first place for feature writing at the New York State Press Association awards dinner earlier this year.

So long, East Meadow

While I’ve lived my entire life in North Merrick, just miles away from East Meadow, I never thought about the community much until I started covering it. Before then, it was simply “that place with the big park in it.” more

By David Weingrad | 11/3/15

The Silver Lings Crew spent a weekend in Florida earlier this month, running a near-200 mile relay race that started in Miami and ended in Key West. The team included Forest Lake Elementary School Principal Anthony Ciuffo, far left.

For principal, a race like no other

A team of 12 Long Island runners, including a Wantagh elementary school principal, escaped the cold for a weekend and participated in a relay race that spanned 196 miles, beginning in Miami and ending in Key West. more

By Andrew Hackmack and David Weingrad | 3/4/15

URJ Kesher Group 187 overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem. Photo courtesy Kat Ames-Karvouni

How I learned to ride a camel in Israel

It didn’t hit me until I laid my head down to the pillow at the hotel on my first night in Jerusalem — following a meet-and-greet session with 40 Jews in JFK airport, a 12-hour flight plus a two-hour layover in Switzerland, and overall, a 30-hour period in which I got two hours of sleep — when I finally said to myself … “Woah, I’m in Israel.” more

By David Weingrad | 3/5/14

Living the ‘American Dream’

Nasrin Ahmad watched emotionally as results filtered in for the Hempstead town clerk election on Nov. 6, in which she received 52 percent of the vote to retain the position she had occupied for two months after being appointed by the town board. more

By David Weingrad | 2/20/14

Atlantic Express buses lined up outside Logan Bus Company's depot in Oceanside

New year, new bus company for Bellmore-Merrick schools

When schoolchildren in Bellmore and Merrick return to classes on Monday following their holiday recess, a new bus company will transport them to and from school. more

By David Weingrad and Brian Racow | 1/2/14

Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach took shots while Coleman Country campers played goalie on Monday.

Coleman Country welcomes Olympic champion

Chants of “Abby, Abby!” resonated through Coleman Country Day Camp in Merrick on Monday, as hundreds of campers got the chance to meet soccer phenom Abby Wambach, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and the all-time leading scorer in international play –– among women or men –– in the sport’s history. more

By David Weingrad | 7/22/13

The Heralds’ alternative transportation series took second place for feature writing in the Press Club of Long Island’s annual Media Awards contest. Pictured are participants Penny Frondelli, photographer; Brian Croce, reporter; editors Mary Malloy and Scott Brinton; page designer Alyson Goodman, and editor David Weingrad.

Heralds honored in L.I. Press Club contest

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. more

6/12/13

In 2010, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano passed legislation, called the Common Sense Law, to repeal the county guarantee, shifting the cost of property-tax refunds to school districts, towns and special districts, which Mangano said would save the county $80 million annually. The state Appellate Division recently upheld the county guarantee, meaning that the county must pay the refunds.

State appeals court upholds ‘county guarantee’

A state appeals court has denied Nassau County’s attempt to shift the cost of refunding property-tax challenges to school districts and towns. The decision was reached unanimously on Feb. 27 by four justices of the New York State Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. more

By David Weingrad | 3/1/13

County Executive Ed Mangano, third from left, joined to his left and right by Chris and Peter Ferraro, broke ground on the Ferraro Brothers Ice Center at Eisenhower Park on Jan. 17. They were joined by consultant Richard Selgado of Coastal Advisors, far left, County Legislator Norma Gonsalves, far right, and other local officials.

County breaks ground on ice center

Eisenhower Park will soon be home to an 85,000-square-foot sports and recreation center, highlighted by two NHL regulation-sized ice rinks and one outdoor recreational ice rink. The privately financed complex will cost an estimated $15 million to construct, paid for by a company called Twin Rinks at Eisenhower Park, LLC. more

By David Weingrad | 1/23/13

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