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Overcast South Nassau Communities Hospital, Mount Sinai Health Systems officially partner
Representatives of South Nassau Communities Hospital and the Mount Sinai Health System were set to finalize a partnership at a news conference on Dec. 4. The merger makes South Nassau the Long Island …
Ryder gives opioid, safety update
Says ODs, arrests are down in most recent period
Dozens of first responders, firefighters, police officers, parents, high school and college students and other community members came to the Wantagh Fire Department on Nov. 29 to hear Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and his colleagues discuss the county’s fight against opioid abuse, as well as school safety and the school resource program against active shooters.
Union, nursing homes agree
Talks continue with second group of owners
Wantagh resident Vanissa Fernandez has been a member of United Healthcare Workers East for the past 10 years. As a recreational therapist at a nursing home in Woodbury, she and two colleagues are responsible for 48 patients.
Islanders victorious in return to Coliseum
With all due respect to the opinion of American novelist Thomas Wolfe, the New York Islanders and their fired-up fan base have proven you wrong. You can, indeed, go home again.
Molloy packs plenty of offense
Molloy College played its best basketball down the stretch last season, salvaging a 7-11 record against East Coast Conference foes and reaching the tournament semifinals.
Herald seeks ‘Person of the Year’ nominations
Know anyone around town who you’d describe as a true do-gooder –– that PTA president, Little League coach or scout leader who goes above and beyond the call of duty; that community volunteer …
Wantagh parish embodies motto of 'welcoming'
St. Jude’s Episcopal Church, in Wantagh, is an unassuming campus in an unassuming neighborhood. Weekday visitors might encounter common church activities, such as baby showers and mothers’ groups. And the cherubic 45-year-old Rev. Christopher Hofer appears perfectly cast for his role as rector of a suburban Long Island parish.
Legacy to honor cancer victim
Bill Towey, a member of Wantagh High School’s class of 1994, was a modest man. After his death on June 6, his family wanted to honor him in a way that would emphasize his generosity, humility and integrity. They decided that a scholarship for high school students would be the perfect vehicle.
Student warm McDonald's patients
Eighth-grade entrepreneurs are getting the jump on giving at Wantagh Middle School by learning that business isn’t just about profit and loss.
Wantagh's Lavache shines at Muhlenberg
Former Wantagh High School football player Jacques Lavache will travel to Alliance, Ohio on Saturday as part of the Muhlenberg College football team that secured a quarterfinals berth in the NCAA Division III championships.
Randi Kreiss
Nipping sexism in the bud, all over again
Does the latest sexist outrage mean we have to start burning our bras again?
Scott Brinton
Nutrition 101, or how to save the planet
In my two and a half decades of writing on the environment and pondering solutions to the pressing sustainability issues that our planet — and civilization — face, I never imagined that the answer to reversing our destructive course might lie in nutrition education.