Covering charitable organizations doing extraordinary work is old news at the newspapers owned by Richner Communications. Now Richner employees have decided to pool their talents and the company’s resources to do more for deserving organizations that could benefit from their expertise. The effort is spearheaded by a committee, called REACT, which stands for Richner Employees Assisting Communities Together. more

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Publishers Clifford and Stuart Richner announced Oct. 20 that Richner Communications has acquired the Oyster Bay Guardian, a weekly publication covering Oyster Bay and several surrounding communities … more

Hundreds of Chamber of Commerce members from chapters throughout Nassau County gathered last Friday to honor the people who make up the economic backbone of the county. The occasion was the 26th annual Small Businessperson of the Year and Legislative Breakfast, sponsored by the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce at the Crest Hollow Country Club. more

Scouts from Lynbrook/East Rockaway Pack 85 toured the offices and printing press of the Herald newspapers recently. more

Although the Herald Community Newspapers have had an online presence since 1999, an expanded, more comprehensive Web site has recently been launched to help readers keep in closer touch with their communities. The new LIHerald.com has more news, sports, local business and arts coverage and event listings than ever before. more

Richner Communications, Inc., publishers of 27 local publications on Long Island and in the Bronx, including the Herald Community Newspapers, has joined with community newspaper companies from across the United States to launch Zip2Save.com, a comprehensive national aggregation site that will feature online preprints, circulars, coupons, deals, travel specials and more. The sitewill launch on Oct. 1 by Local Point Media, a recently established national advertising network that is owned by Richner Communications and 18 other large, community newspaper companies in the United States and Canada. more