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Mary Malloy and Jim Harmon won first place for column and feature story writing, respectively.
Heralds win 2 national writing awards
The Herald Community Newspapers won two top awards, for Best Column Writing and Best Feature, in the 2010 Suburban Newspapers of America Editorial Contest, the SNA announced March 18. more
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Lynbrook residents Joe Lores and his son, Mikey, worn the proper clothing when they helped clean out an East Rockaway relative’s home days after the storm.
Bay Park Sewage Plant operational
The Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant is back to being fully operational, according to Nassau County Department of Public Works spokesman Mike Martino, after being severely damaged from Hurricane … more
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Rockville Centre earns kudos for storm work
Village officials expressed their pride and gratitude for the response to Hurricane Sandy at the village Board of Trustees meeting on Monday. more
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Residents of this house on Marlboro Ct were in their bedroom but were okay when this tree was uprooted.
Downtown Rockville Centre a bastion of light for thousands
As a bright island in a sea of darkened houses, Rockville Centre’s downtown district has been a safe haven of electricity, food and warmth for residents of the village as well as Oceanside and Island Park in the days and nights following Hurricane Sandy’s devastation. more
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Sandy’s waves reduced the sand elevation by five feet, and high tide comes within 25 feet of the boardwalk compared to 125 feet before the storm.
City revisits Army Corps plan
Saying that the city remains vulnerable to future storms like Hurricane Sandy, the City Council unanimously approved a measure at its meeting on Tuesday to revisit a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers … more
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Billy Kupferman, a member of the Long Beach Surfer’s Association, commended the city for reaching out to the Army Corps, but said that the plan lacked protection for the bay.
Debate over Long Beach Army Corps project revived
The city’s plan to revisit a 2006 Army Corps of Engineers project sparked a debate at Tuesday’s meeting among residents who support the plan and those who question its viability and say that it … more
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West End resident Sam Kinsley, far right, demolished her Sandy-damaged home on Pennsylvania Avenue in April.
State to release $1.7 billion in Sandy aid
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a $1.7 billion plan to provide much-needed relief for homeowners and businesses that claim they have yet to receive adequate funding to rebuild. City Manager … more
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Long Beach Medical Center has yet to set a reopening date, pending an inspection by the Nassau County Fire Marshal and approval by New York State Health Department.
Long Beach Medical Center reopening delayed
Long Beach Medical Center, which was slated to reopen this week, has hit yet another unexpected delay. Officials at the storm-battered facility had been eyeing a mid- to late-April opening. The … more
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Swimming races in the Bay Park canal
Our fondest summer memories
The Herald asked its Facebook friends “What do you miss most about your summers in East Rockaway and Lynbrook?” Some former residents — and current ones, too — reminisced about their day of sun, surf and family beach time. First in a series of summer stories more
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Annie LaSalle in December with James Hodge, far right, who was among the many volunteers who delivered food and supplies to the residents of 415 National Blvd.
Seniors raise post-Sandy safety concerns
“We can’t live as seniors in a building with no security,” said Annie LaSalle, who lives at 415 National Blvd., a Long Beach Section 8 senior housing building. The six-story apartment … more
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