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Heralds Executive Editor Scott Brinton earned first place for Spot News Photography for his photo essay on the Black Lives Matter protests in Merrick last June. Above, Davonte Hawkins, of Roosevelt, protesting in Merrick.

Heralds take home top honors in press contest

The Herald Community Newspapers took home 26 honors in the annual New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, which attracted more than 2,400 of entries from 151 newspapers across … more

Herald staff report | 4/10/21

The East Meadow School District Board of Education will approve its 2021-2022 budget at the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center on April 7.

District adopted budget within tax cap and preserves programs

It has been a difficult year, said Dr. Patrick Pizzo, the superintendent of business and finance for the East Meadow School District on Jan. 13, as the district drafted its 2021-2022 budget. The … more

By Jennifer Corr | 4/9/21

Lifelong East Meadow resident Randi Shubin Dresner, president and CEO of Island Harvest Food Bank, kicked off a food distribution sponsored by Nourish New York, a statewide initiative that brought surplus state-produced dairy, meat and produce to food insecure people across Long Island and upstate.

Island Harvest to increase services

Island Harvest Food Bank, the largest hunger-relief organization on Long Island, purchased an industrial property in Melville in March for $8.1 million. The 43,560-square-foot building, on three acres of property, is twice the size of its former headquarters in Hauppauge. more

By Laura Lane | 4/8/21

Pam Neely, an organizer for the Long Island Social Justice Action Network, said that many people inside the Nassau County Correctional Center are serving time despite not having been found guilty.

Protest at correctional center calls for state jail, prison reform

Cynthia Manuel, wearing a Release Aging People in Prison T-shirt, stood outside the Nassau County Correctional Center in East Meadow, where a member of her family is currently being held. A coronavirus policy is preventing her from going inside to visit her relative. more

By Jennifer Corr | 4/8/21

George Strifas, the owner of the Colony Diner, said he was excited to be able to serve more customers with the maximum capacity increase set by the state.

Increased capacity is big help for restaurants

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on March 19 that the maximum capacity for indoor dining could increase to 75 percent in Nassau County and 50 percent in Manhattan. The announcement was good news for the restaurant owners and managers across East Meadow because they will no longer have to turn away as many potential diners because of capacity guidelines. more

By Jennifer Corr | 4/8/21

Country music star Eric Church will perform at the UBS Arena on Dec. 4.

Country music star Eric Church to perform at UBS Arena

Country music star Eric Church will be the first performer at the new UBS Arena at Belmont Park, with a concert on Dec. 4 as part of his “The Gather Again Tour.” The reigning Country … more

By Melissa Koenig | 4/7/21

The new UBS Arena will feature new technology and protocols to protect patrons from the coronavirus.

Ensuring health safety at the new UBS Arena

A team of health professionals and engineers have spent the last year reviewing more than 250 strategies to keep patrons safe at the new US Arena when it opens in the fall, and are now ready to … more

By Melissa Koenig | 4/6/21

In minority communities, vaccine isn’t so simple

To the Editor:I write to express my concern about Covid-19 vaccine access in communities of color on Long Island. As the coronavirus crisis lingers, the combination of two age-old realities — … more

4/3/21

Dr. Adhi Sharma, chief medical officer at Mount Sinai South Nassau, stood with Town of Hempstead government officials at the unveiling of the Vaxmobile.

First-of-its-kind mobile Covid-19 vaccination unit comes to Uniondale

March 31 marked a milestone in the Town of Hempstead's battle against Covid-19. At a news conference, Town Supervisor Don Clavin announced, “Ladies and gentlemen, you’re standing in … more

By Reine Bethany | 4/3/21

East Meadow athletic trainer Dan DeSimone helped save the life of Nassau County football official Phil LoNigro by doing chest compressions on him. DeSimone said he hopes that LoNigro makes a full recovery.

East Meadow trainer helps save a life

East Meadow athletic trainer Dan DeSimone and Farmingdale trainer Phil Fandale were at the right place at the right time at a varsity football game at Farmingdale High School on March 20 when Nassau County football official Phil LoNigro suddenly collapsed. more

By Jennifer Corr | 4/2/21

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