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Former U.S. Rep. Peter King has kept himself busy since retiring from Congress in 2021, from his regular appearance on 77WABC radio, to now becoming a regular opinion columnist for Herald Community Newspapers. His first official piece — singing the praises of freshman U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito — can be found in this week’s Opinions section.
Peter King debuts new opinion column
Not even retirement can slow down Peter King. After 28 years in the U.S. House — including a two-year stint as chair of the House Homeland Security Committee — as well as more than two decades serving on both the Hempstead town council and as Nassau County comptroller, King finds himself busier than ever. more
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When doing good should be good enough
Impassioned pleas, stories from lifelong residents, and even questions on what could be done to help. All of this was heard last week at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence in the effort to save this 116-year-old community resource. more
Valley Stream North High School Principal Robin Small, center, gives a tour of the school building to Central High School Board of Education members and Superintendent Wayne Loper, right, as part of their discussion of capital projects on Jan. 7.
V.S. Central district pitches $8 million capital project funding package
Board of Education members took a grand tour of the Valley Stream Central High School District’s four schools, hopping from classroom to classroom with building administrators in tow. Their … more
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Commuters, enveloped under a glass ceiling, take the roughly 3,000-foot escalator between the Long Island Rail Road concourse and the mezzanine at Grand Central Madison station on opening day of service that will eventually create a direct link between Manhattan’s East Side and Long Island.
All aboard for Grand Central Madison
To the casual observer, it was just any other day at Jamaica’s Long Island Rail Road station. But just after 10 a.m., commuters rushed aboard a shuttle train destined for Manhattan, the … more
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William L. Buck Elementary School students watch their finished moveable dragon to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Valley Stream 24 honors Lunar New Year
Valley Stream 24 students recently celebrated the Lunar New Year, commonly known as the Spring Festival. While often associated with Chinese traditions, many Asian countries celebrate their own … more
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Officer Luis Serrano from the Nassau County Police Department delivered an anti-bullying presentation.
James A. Dever School is a bully-free zone
Officer Luis Serrano from the Nassau County Police Department recently visited James A. Dever Elementary School to speak to students in fourth to sixth grade about the dangers of bullying and … more
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A colorful dragon, like Zarwa Nadeem’s, is commonly associated with the Chinese Lunar New Year.
Shaw Avenue celebrates Lunar New Year
Third graders at Shaw Avenue Elementary School in Valley Stream District 30 rang in the Lunar New Year with an individualized art exercise courtesy of the Long Island Children’s Museum. A … more
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Members of the Nassau Community College Federation of Teachers, an educators union supporting the school’s full-time faculty, gathered at the Nassau County Legislature to demand fair contracts after learning their health care insurance premiums were going up.
NCC union rallies after health care costs rise
Demanding fair contracts with affordable health care costs, dozens of Nassau Community College faculty members rallied outside of the county legislature last week. more
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Lafazan’s GEORGE package to prevent electoral deceit
As every day new stories and allegations come to light regarding fabulist Representative of New York’s 3rd Congressional District George Santos, politicians at both the local and state level have continued to call for his resignation or expulsion. On Wednesday morning Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan, a Democrat who ran unsuccessfully in the Congressional Democratic primary, paid yet another visit to Santos’ district headquarters in Douglaston, Queens, to announce his new legislation, the G.E.O.R.G.E. package. more
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U.S. Rep. George Santos said he would no longer serve on the two House committees he was appointed to — Science and Small Business — because that would be a distraction.
In latest chapter of Santos saga, he steps down from committees 
U.S. Rep. George Santos recused himself on Tuesday from the House Science, Space and Technology and Small Business committees in the midst of continuing public interest in his questionable past, as well as ongoing investigations about how he financed his successful November campaign. more
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