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Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale is slated to become a Covid-19 vaccination site toward the end of March.

Nassau Coliseum slated to become Covid-19 vaccination site

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum will become a Covid-19 vaccination site, County Executive Laura Curran announced over the weekend. “We’re focused on continuing to ramp up our … more

By Scott Brinton | 3/7/21

This week's Baldwin Hometown Hero

Everything is bedazzled and glittered, still, even through the pandemic. We still are making that work. We’re making the bedazzling and the glitter and the confetti, still happening. I always … more

3/5/21

The Right Rev. Lawrence Provenzano, chairman of St. John Hospital’s board of directors, said the hospital will be there for the commnity. On his right was Queens Borough President Donovan Richards.

St. John’s Hospital in Far Rockaway gets a reprieve

Outside St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway at a news conference turned pep rally on Friday, elected and hospital officials announced that the medical facility that was being pressured by the New York State Department of Health to become a 15-bed “micro hospital” the plan has stalled. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/5/21

CVS is offering the Covid-19 vaccine at a number of local sites.

CVS expanding Covid-19 vaccine availability in Nassau

CVS pharmacies are now expanding community access to the Covid-19 vaccine at the following sites within the Heralds’ coverage area: Baldwin Bellmore Cedarhurst East Rockaway Glen … more

3/5/21

Herald Inside LI hosted a Success in Family Business webinar on February 23 at 10 a.m.

Herald Inside LI hosts Success in Family Business webinar

Family businesses make up the majority of Long Island businesses, as well as ninety percent of businesses in North America. On Tuesday, February 23, Herald Inside LI hosted a free webinar … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 3/5/21

Lorna Atmore is the first Black woman to serve as the Nassau County Police Department’s chief of support.

NCPD names first Black woman as chief of support

For the first time in Nassau Police Department history, a Black woman has been promoted to the position of chief of support. Lorna Atmore, a 25-year member of NCPD, was promoted to the chief of … more

By Matthew Ferremi | 3/5/21

Robert Roland, co-owns Roland Auctions of Glen Cove with his brother Billy.

Preserving the past, one antique at a time

It’s been an unsteady few years for antiques. Furniture, artwork, jewelry and finely crafted household items from the past, long considered pricey but good investments, have seen dramatic decreases in demand and a depression in appraised value. The abundance of retail antique shops, which once lined major city thoroughfares, small towns and country barns, have largely disappeared. People looking for high-style antiques to buy or sell, are looking online. more

By George Wallace | 3/5/21

Tim Kramer, Phil Kendis, Andrew Hayes and William Paradiso. Kendis played until he became too ill.

‘We’re all looking out for Phil’

It all began in the summer of 1993, when men and women, then mostly in their 30s and 40s, began gathering on the beach at Magnolia Boulevard to play volleyball. They were electricians, financial … more

By James Bernstein | 3/5/21

The Mimi Mernis Food Pantry collects and distributes food to families in need across the North Shore.

Mimi Mernis Food Pantry, in Bayville, serves the North Shore

The Mimi Mernis Food Pantry, at the Village Church of Bayville, has served the North Shore community for nearly 20 years, and has been especially active during the coronavirus pandemic. Its essential service has recently been recognized by Rising Tide Natural Market in Glen Cove, which named the pantry its February 2021 Charity of the Month. more

By Mary Sotiryadis | 3/5/21

Long Beach officers rescued a dog from a van in freezing cold temperatures.

Texas woman arrested in Long Beach for leaving dog outside in the freezing weather

A Texas woman was arrested last week after Long Beach police discovered a whimpering dog inside her van in freezing weather. According to a release from the Long Beach Police Department, Officer … more

By Darwin Yanes | 3/5/21

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