Valley Stream native and actor Steve Buscemi was honored at the Downstate Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction in Melville on April 24. Buscemi was recognized as an … more

A leader in the financial world, a commanding officer of the New York Police Department, a star athlete-turned-doctor and five other alumni of Kennedy High School in Bellmore were welcomed into the school’s Hall of Fame on March 7. more

Oceanside has been the hometown to a great many accomplished citizens—civic and religious leaders, war heroes, renowned entertainers, and ordinary people who have done extraordinary things. … more

Oceanside has been the hometown to a great many accomplished citizens—civic and religious leaders, war heroes, renowned entertainers, and ordinary people who have done extraordinary things. … more

It is no surprise that the St. Louis Cardinals are once again playing for the National League pennant, and possibly for a chance at their third world’s championship in nine years. The Cardinals, like the Yankees, are constant contenders, having made the playoffs 12 times in the last 19 years. But the Cardinals differ from the Yankees in at least one significant way. While the Yankees have always been a team of stars, the Cardinals are usually a team of kids. More than any other team, the Cardinals continually replenish their talent by bringing up young players that they have drafted and developed. more

Exhibits and more... Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach ToleranceA contextualized history that explains the 1920s’ increase of intolerance, reduction of human rights, and lack of intervention … more

Frank Januszewski began his teaching career at Oceanside High School in 1956. From the start, he had a sense of history. “A school that has no past has no future,” he said. more

Any fan worth his crackerjack knows that the Hall of Fame has been baseball’s version of paradise ever since the museum opened its doors in the tiny village of Cooperstown 75 years ago. Cooperstown is the place where all things baseball are celebrated, and the greatest of the great are immortalized, starting with an inaugural class of inductees that included Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson and Honus Wagner. Little kids, and often big ones too, dream of the day when they will be guests of honor at the Hall. more

Herald Community Newspapers took home six honors, including three first-place awards, in the Press Club of Long Island’s 2014 Media Awards contest. In addition, Senior Editor Scott Brinton was inducted into the first class of PCLI’s new Journalism Hall of Fame, honoring 25 of Long Island’s top reporters, broadcasters and editors for their contributions to the journalism profession. more

The snow may continue to fall — who knows, maybe till Easter this wacky winter — but baseball fans are following the first reports from spring training and counting the weeks until Opening Day. more