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Rockville Centre resident Michael Pernick is running to succeed State Sen. Todd Kaminsky.

Rockville Centre resident running for State Senate

After spending years advocating for others as an attorney focused on voting rights, Michael Pernick is seeking to succeed Todd Kaminsky in the State Senate this November. more

5/5/22

John Datre and his daughter, Gabrielle Alexander, celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by friends and family on Saturday.

For WWII vet, 100 felt like 50

John Datre, a World War II veteran who turned 100 on Saturday, enjoyed two celebrations last weekend. One of them became quite the community affair. “I feel as though I’m 50,” … more

By Mallory Wilson | 3/31/22

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky won't seek re-election. The second Long Island Democrat to bow out in two days.

Kaminsky won’t run for re-election

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a veteran South Shore Democrat, announced Wednesday morning he will not seek re-election this fall. more

By James Bernstein | 2/16/22

Dominic’s Law looks to raise awareness of the symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest, and reduce the number of fatal incidents statewide, especially in student-athletes.

New state law aims to protect student athletes

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation sponsored by State Sen. Jim Gaughran into law on Oct. 25, which is intended to reduce the occurrence of sudden cardiac arrest in student athletes. Under the new … more

By Annemarie Durkin | 11/5/21

We need storm-hardening projects now, not later

Here we are, nine years after Superstorm Sandy pummeled Nassau County’s South and North Shores, still waiting for the federal and state governments to take meaningful action to harden our coastal infrastructure . . . more

9/30/21

Stacey Sweet and Joe Ponte celebrated the Friedberg JCC at the inaugural community awards ceremony.

JCC honors leaders at Heroes luncheon

Members of the Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC gathered for the inaugural Community Heroes Luncheon and Friedberg Friends Awards at the Sunny Atlantic Beach Club July 28. The JCC honored several dedicated community members for their support of the center and community throughout the coronavirus pandemic. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 8/5/21

The Bay Park Conveyance Project seeks to redirect nitrogen-rich effluent from the Western Bays and it send into the Atlantic Ocean, where it will diffuse in deeper waters.

$439M Bay Park pipe project progressing

A $439 million conveyance project to redirect partially treated sewage from its current outflow in Reynolds Channel, just south Island Park and Oceanside, to a location in the Atlantic Ocean three miles south of Wantagh is progressing, according New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officials. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 7/22/21

Members of the Oceanside High School youth council and the SAFE coalition unveiled their new education campaign on teen marijuana use.

Oceanside students unveil anti-marijuana PSAs for NICE buses

The legalization of the sale and use of recreational marijuana in New York has been met with stiff opposition in the form of opt-outs from local municipalities. In Oceanside, the high school’s youth council made their mark on the conversation by creating signs to run on Nassau Inter-County Express buses to warn county residents about the effects the drug can have on developing brains. more

By Tom Carrozza | 6/17/21

Myles Hollingsworth, 16, of Freeport, was vaccinated on May 13 at the Nassau Community College vaccination site for adolescents.

At virtual panel, doctors answer parents’ questions about Covid

After the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration earlier this month approved Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 12 to 15, Dr. Shetal Shah, president of New York Chapter 2 of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said pediatricians were inundated by parents’ questions. more

By Jennifer Corr | 6/4/21

State Sen. John Brooks, of Seaford, hosted a virtual roundtable discussion titled, “Promoting Anti-Hate and Discrimination Awareness,” on April 15.

Combating hate through education

At the start of the roundtable, Jeong-eun Rhee, a professor at Long Island University Post’s College of Education, Information and Technology, began by calling out Long Island schools for being “the most segregated in the country.” more

By Brian Stieglitz | 4/21/21

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