Three residents of the Rockville Centre school district have announced their intention to run for the two open seats on the Board of Education. They returned completed nominating petitions to the district clerk on Monday — which was the deadline for filing. more

More than 100 residents of Freeport and neighboring communities like Merrick, Bellmore and Rockville Centre converged on Freeport Village Hall on Monday to protest Mayor Andrew Hardwick's reported proposal to build a $550 million waste-to-energy trash incinerator in south Freeport, near the Merrick border. more

Village homeowners may see their tax rate rise by over 10 percent next year, mainly due to employee benefits and road repairs, according to RVC officials. If adopted by the board, this would mean a 16 percent increase in two years, bringing the average homeowner’s tax bill to $3,005 on a house assessed at $7,800. more

As if to atone for the horrible weather the week before, Mother Nature graced Rockville Centre with the most beautiful day of the year so far on the occasion of the 14th annual St. Patrick's Parade last Saturday. more

The Village of Rockville Centre has fired the latest salvo in what is becoming an ongoing war of words between it and the Rockville Centre school district. In a long open letter that the village Board of Trustees sent to the Herald on Monday afternoon, the village stated that if the school district insists on linking the use of school facilities to the restoration of free garbage pickup, the village will be forced to "reassess" the access it provides the schools to village sports fields and facilities. more

Nearly five years after plans were first conceived to construct a new Peninsula Public Library (PPL) facility adjacent to Zion Park in Lawrence, an offer on the property has been made but there has not been any indication of whether the Village of Lawrence Board of Trustees would support selling the land. The PPL recently made a $700,000 offer for the 9,000 square foot parcel adjacent to the Lawrence Long Island Rail Road and Zion Park land located behind the Lawrence train station, but has not received any indication from Lawrence village officials on whether they are receptive to the offer. When asked if the village was seriously considering the PPL's offer, Lawrence mayor Simon Felder said "we're still going over issues that need to be addressed," but would not give specifics. more

Valley Stream has a full village board again after the Monday-night appointment of Vincent Grasso to its vacant seat. Grasso, a resident of the village since 1998, will serve until a special election in March, in which he intends to run. more

For the first time in more than 15 years, Ronald Goldman will not have the title of Lawrence village attorney. Goldman submitted a letter of resignation on Nov. 30 and the Lawrence village Board of Trustees voted unanimously to hire lifelong Rockville Centre resident A. Thomas Levin as the municipality's new village attorney during its Dec. 10th meeting. more

Construction by a homeowner on Washington Avenue in Lawrence is causing quite a stir among neighbors who have organized a petition drive to stop what they believe is an attempt to run a commercial dental imaging center on their residential block. more

The Village of Malverne now has another distinction: It has a bond credit rating of AA+. more