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Danielle Lasher will take over as the new Meadowbrook Elementary School principal next month.

Meadowbrook Elementary School is getting a new principal, the East Meadow Board of Education said at its Dec. 12 meeting. Danielle Lasher will take the school’s reins Feb. 1 from Kelly Di … more

By Mallory Wilson | 1/20/22

Olga Kalogiannis and her husband, Theodore, moved to East Meadow in 2014 with their son, Leo.

A PTA leader loved by all

Olga Kalogiannis, an officer at Marathon Bank in Queens from 2000 to 2011, started volunteering for the Barnum Woods Elementary School PTA when her son, Leo, now 10, started kindergarten in 2016. … more

By Mallory Wilson | 1/20/22

Kerry Dunne helped write a book geared towards data-minded educators.

Dunne is a data-minded principal

Kerry Dunne, principal of McVey Elementary School contributed to a book this past summer. “Building Community and Capacity for Data Intensive Evidence Based Decision Making in Schools and … more

By Mallory Wilson | 1/20/22

Sharan Sokhey, middle, was sworn in at the BOE meeting on Jan. 12.

What happened at the BOE meeting?

The East Meadow Board of Education had their monthly meeting on Jan. 12 held at East Meadow High School rather than the usual Salisbury Center. At the beginning of the meeting it was announced … more

By Mallory Wilson | 1/20/22

Mary Brennan INN hosting food, toiletries drive

The Mary Brennan INN, at 100 Madison Ave. in Hempstead, will hold a food and toiletries drive Saturday, Jan. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon at the soup kitchen. This is a no-contact drive. Donors will … more

1/18/22

The entirety of Huntington’s Wall Street was covered in snowflakes painted by Cass Jones, an artist from East Meadow.

E.M. resident creates winter wonderland in Huntington

East Meadow resident and artist Cassandra “Cass” Jones designed and painted the entire Huntington Holiday Spectacular herself this past December — all while suffering from an … more

By Mallory Wilson | 1/13/22

The first winter storm of 2022 dropped three to six inches of snow across Long Island early Friday morning.

Handful of school districts go remote, while most close amid snowstorm

While most school districts within the Herald Community Newspapers coverage area closed on Friday because of snow, a handful — including Baldwin, Freeport and Malverne — switched to … more

By Scott Brinton | 1/7/22

At a news conference Thursday, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed an executive order Thursday morning requiring school districts to vote in January on whether to require masks in classrooms.

Nassau executive signs order directing school districts to decide on mask mandate

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who took office Monday, signed executive orders Thursday morning directing local boards of education to vote in January on whether their districts should … more

By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez, Scott Brinton, Mallory Wilson | 1/7/22

Nassau executive signs order directing school districts to decide on mask mandate

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who took office Monday, signed executive orders Thursday morning directing local boards of education to vote in January on whether their districts should mandate mask use, while also lifting the mask mandate for all county agencies and the state's temporary mask mandate in public places. more

By Cristina Arroyo and Scott Brinton | 1/6/22

Mary-Jo Graham, far left, and Jennette Ackerman at the PTA’s Bingo Night in 2019.

Covid no hurdle for Barnum PTA president

Jennette Ackerman has long been drawn to creative endeavors. Growing up in Bellmore, she loved to draw and played cello from the time she was a child until she was 21. What she likes about the Barnum … more

By Laura Lane | 1/6/22