Elmont attorney Monique Hardial announced on Jan. 21 that she is planning to run against Nassau County Legislator Carrie Solages for the Democratic ticket in this year’s primary race. Hardial, 37, …
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By Ronny Reyes
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1/22/19
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Starting Jan. 21, parents and children alike can visit follettchallenge.com and vote to help School District 24 secure a $60,000 grand prize for its three elementary-school libraries. As part of the …
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By Peter Belfiore
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1/18/19
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When Mary Stanco learned that she was voted the winner of her Max Challenge, a 10-week fitness program based around daily classes, she knew exactly where her winnings would go.
Her sister, Donna …
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By Mike Conn
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1/10/19
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Support — and votes — from the Rockville Centre community have helped propel village resident Gene Kirley into the running for the Rare Life Award and a $50,000 grand prize. The money would go toward ACDS, formerly the Association for Children with Down syndrome, for which Kirley is the board president.
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By Ben Strack
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11/23/18
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For many people seeking to improve their fitness, the biggest obstacle isn’t physical; it’s mental. At most of the gyms that she had tried, Kim Cowan, 43, said, “You were just kind of there in …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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9/27/18
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This memorial day, Crossfits around the world will be encouraging members to attempt the Murph Challenge — one of the gym chain’s “hero workouts.” Julia Brite, a member of Crossfit Invasion in Bellmore, explained that this particular workout was created in honor of Michael P. Murphy, a Navy Seal from Long Island who died in 2005.
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By Jackson Tarricone
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5/24/18
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Valley Stream Central High School students won their second consecutive SPARK! Challenge award last week with a presentation on surgeons and surgical teams.
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By Timothy Denton
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4/18/18
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Long Beach resident Marcus Tinker was not a huge comic book fan growing up, but there was something about the film introduction of Black Panther in the 2016 movie, “Captain America: Civil War,” …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/22/18
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Residents will have an extra month in which to challenge their property assessments and hopefully lower their tax bill, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced on Thursday.
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2/8/18
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Steven Muller has been biking for two to four hours every Saturday and Sunday since April and will continue to do so through the first weekend in August. “I like the sense of achievement from the distances you can travel or the hills you can climb, the freedom of the road and seeing and smelling all that you pass at a speed that you can take it all in,” he said.
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By Melissa Koenig
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7/20/17
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