One by one, several parents approached the microphone during the Lynbrook School District’s Board of Education meeting on Oct. 18. For more than an hour, they spoke with board members about how they believed it was unfair for Regents exams to count for 20 percent of students’ final grades.
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By Mike Smollins
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11/2/17
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The Herald ran an editorial in the March 31-April 6 issue about Nassau County’s contracting process, “Nassau needs an independent watchdog.” While it properly brought attention to this important issue . . .
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4/28/16
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Many Malverne residents have noticed a considerable increase in the amount of plane noise recently, leaving many to wonder whether it will ever end.
The short answer: Who knows?
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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4/6/16
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It has been a momentous month in Albany. The recent arrest of Sheldon Silver, the former Assembly speaker . . .
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2/26/15
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After my last column, “For crying out loud, give cyclists a ‘brake’” (Sept. 18-24), my mother called from Florida, worried.
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10/9/14
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In February, Baltimore Ravens star running back Ray Rice was arrested at an Atlantic City casino and charged with assault. Video footage later emerged . . .
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9/25/14
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Q. Can you explain the steps to getting our addition built? Who do we call first, an architect or a contractor?
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7/17/13
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Longstanding plans by Molloy College and Nassau County for the use of county facilities at the Mitchel Field Sports Complex were put on hold last week when the County Legislature delayed approval of …
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By Alex Costello
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3/13/13
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There are 10 elephants and nine donkeys in a field.
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2/21/13
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A Republican-led plan to redraw Nassau County’s 19 legislative districts will now head to the full Legislature, after the Rules Committee approved the proposal Monday afternoon in a 4-3 vote along party lines.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/13/13
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