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The FBI is assisting the Long Beach Police Department in its search for a suspect who falsely reported that a local teenager had shot his mother and brother.

The Long Beach Police Department has partnered with the FBI and Nassau County Police Department in the hopes of locating a prank caller who could be “anywhere in the world,” after he called … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/25/14

A Nassau County Police Department SWAT team entered a home on Laurelton Boulevard Tuesday after a false 911 call was made to police claiming that a teenager had shot his mother and brother.

Reported shooting a hoax by online gamer

The action became very real for a 17-year-old Long Beach resident who was playing the video game Call of Duty on Tuesday, after police said that a bitter opponent made a false 911 call claiming the … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/22/14

Top free phone apps for E.M. residents

Thousands of cell phone applications are now available. However, a few apps focus on local news and are essential for East Meadow residents. more

By Shannon Koehle | 10/14/11

Congressman Weiner and the arrogance of power

When confronted with the now-infamous crotch photo, Congressman Anthony Wiener said that he could not declare with “certitude” that it was his crotch that was tweeted. Of course, we all now know now that Weiner knew with “certitude” that it was in fact him and that he had taken the picture. more

6/16/11

Twitter is a social networking Web site that only allows users to post messages using a maximum 140 characters.

Tweeting in the city

Zoe Topper isn’t much impressed with Twitter.com, one of the biggest social media sites on the Web right now. But that didn’t stop the 17-year-old from Lido Beach from using it for a chance … more

ARIELLA MONTI | 2/25/10

Death can come in seconds

Millions of iPhones and BlackBerrys are being used every second, and few adults in Nassau County are without a cell phone of some kind. These devices enable more than phone calls. We can type text messages, read e-mails, connect to the Internet and type Twitter messages and Facebook updates. We can find out where the nearest pizzeria, gas station or hospital is. We can check the weather. We can get a movie review, find the closest theater where that movie is playing and when the next show starts, and then get directions to the theater. All on the phone. more

9/10/09

The new 'face' of the Herald

I became a member of the Facebook nation during my senior year at Manhattanville College in 2005. In those days, Facebook created and opened a network for only a few select colleges. Oh, what a happy day it was when Facebook created the Manhattanville College network. I had already created a MySpace account and was hesitant to join another social networking site. But at the behest of many of my classmates, I too jumped on the bandwagon. more

ARIELLA MONTI | 9/10/09

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