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The Rev. Timothy Hirten dedicated his life to his many passions — the priesthood, the U.S. Air Force, travel, basketball — and he had a fierce compassion for friends and loved ones, … more

By Andrew Garcia | 9/17/20

Danielle Santos Atkinson, Hofstra University, Women’s Basketball Head Coach

Herald Inside LI webinar to address delay of high school, college sports

Nassau and Suffolk counties have both opted to postpone high school sports until January of 2021, and many colleges have moved their fall sports to the spring, as well. With sports on pause, student-athletes — especially high school seniors — and parents are left not only disappointed, but also with many lingering questions. more

9/15/20

Bellmore Fire Department members lined up in front of the 9/11 Memorial for the community’s annual ceremony.

Bellmore service members remember the fallen 19 years later

It was a solemn day for Bellmore and North Bellmore Fire Department service members who gathered once again to reflect on the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001. Dozens of neighbors attended to remember the … more

By Andrew Garcia | 9/15/20

The Merrick School District Board of Education recently voted to reopen a gate at the end of Charles Street to vehicular traffic, but longtime neighbors on the block say the gate was never opened.

Charles Street neighbors petition Merrick Board of Education

A recent decision by the Merrick Board of Education to reopen a gate on Charles Street behind Levy-Lakeside Elementary School for vehicular traffic has raised concern among residents who live on the … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 9/15/20

Susan Hutchins was among seven readers to recite the names of Nassau’s 348 9/11 victims at the county cderemony. Hutchins’s son Kevin Colbert, 25, of West Hempstead, died in the World Trade Center attacks.

Nassau County hosts socially distant 9/11 ceremony

In a nearly 40-minute, socially distant ceremony last Friday morning, elected and appointed Nassau officials and families of local 9/11 victims paused to remember the 348 county residents who died in … more

By Scott Brinton | 9/14/20

Bellmore residents Thomas Stoerger and Juliette Kealy, both 21, were some of the first students to enroll at The Rock Underground when it opened on Bedford Avenue 10 years ago. Now, they are the ones teaching the next generation of musicians.

The Rock Underground rolling with the pandemic punches

It’s been 10 years since lifelong musician Paul Casanova — armed with a roll of painter’s tape — mapped out the blueprint for a music school in an empty 2,500 square foot … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 9/14/20

Phil Alvarez, brother of Sept. 11 first responder Luis Alvarez, who died of 9/11-related cancer in 2019, was the keynote speaker at the Town of Hempstead's annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Point Lookout. To his right was Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, and to his left, Councilman Bruce Blakeman.

Brother of 9/11 hero Luis Alvarez stirs crowd at Town of Hempstead memorial

They gathered in the early-morning light Friday at the Hempstead Town Park at Lido to honor those killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and also to salute the thousands . . . more

By James Bernstein | 9/11/20

Near Wyckoff Avenue in Bellmore, which is north of Sunrise Highway, first responders assisted residents caught in the floods.

Bellmore, Merrick residents navigate flooded streets

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for southeastern Nassau County early Thursday morning as thunderstorms dropped heavy rains across the affected area, including Bellmore and … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 9/10/20

From left, guidance counselors at Grand Avenue Middle School Jackie Lever, Kathryn McKenny and Lisa Jacabacci welcomed incoming seventh graders at orientation.

Bellmore-Merrick greets students for 2020-21 school year

After six months of being home due to the Covid-19 pandemic and summer break, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District has welcomed back students into its six buildings. more

9/10/20

To mark his 50th year in the fire service, Martin Abrams’s son chauffeured his father in Merrick’s 2017 Memorial Day parade in a 1964 Chevrolet.

Honorary Merrick Fire Department captain dies at 86

Though Martin Abrams never served as an officer of the Merrick Fire Department, he was someone younger volunteers looked up to. He led by example, never complained and strived to do the right thing, … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 9/10/20

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