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Fair Kiwanis feeds hundreds of families for Thanksgiving
Every November, the East Meadow Kiwanis Club hosts a Thanksgiving dinner for senior residents and military families, drawing roughly 300 people each year. The club couldn’t host the event this …
Lotus Fitness to host a forum on women's confidence on Dec. 1
Two small business owners are working together to host an event geared toward women’s empowerment at Lotus Fitness on Dec. 1 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event, dubbed Create Confidence with …
Kevin Thomas declares victory in 6th State Senate race
Absentee ballots put him over Republican challenger Dennis Dunne Sr.
Kevin Thomas declared victory in the 6th State Senate race on Monday night after the results of the absentee ballot vote count put him over his Republican challenger Dennis Dunne Sr. Thomas, a …
Temple B'nai Torah stays socially active through the pandemic
Temple B’nai Torah, in Wantagh, has been busy throughout the coronavirus pandemic, despite remaining closed to in-person services and staying open only for limited use. Last Sunday, …
Long-lost relatives from Ireland reconnect in East Meadow
A chance encounter in an East Meadow community Facebook group reconnected members of a family from Offaly, Ireland, who had been out of contact for decades. Danny Price, 35, who emigrated from …
Curran rolls out restaurant recovery grant program
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran was at Garden Social in East Meadow on Nov. 18, where she announced the county’s latest effort to support small businesses as they continue to struggle with …
Sharing kindness at McVey Elementary School
Students at McVey Elementary School in the East Meadow School District recently participated in the McVey Kindness Project. The school-wide initiative focused on social-emotional learning through the …
East Meadow School District unveils Unity Day mural, spotlights terrific kids
The effort, creativity and thoughtfulness of East Meadow students was put on display at the East Meadow Board of Education meeting on Nov. 18, where PTA Council President Veronica Nicastro and …
Curran encourages local holiday shopping
Last Friday afternoon, outside of Matty’s Toy Stop in Rockville Centre, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran was joined by the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce and the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency to announce the “Shop Safe, Shop Local Scavenger Hunt,” encouraging residents to shop and dine at small businesses struggling from the impact of the pandemic.
Coliseum leaseholder may get an extension on rent
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran recently announced amendments to the Nassau Coliseum lease that would allow the new leaseholder an extension on its rent until at least this summer. The lease …
Editorial
Giving thanks in 2020
In a year when so much has gone awry — so many lives lost, businesses battered, jobs vanished — it strains the imagination to think what we might be thankful for, particularly as the nation enters its second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
Editorial
County does right by small businesses
We are pleased that Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is once again promoting small businesses ahead of the holiday season — which is vital this pandemic year.
The words of friendship
When I think about the people I know — or knew — in my life, I respectfully realize that I think of them not just as humans, but vessels of the memories, conversations and experiences we …
A Look Back
Sabia’s Corner
Pasquale “Patsy” Sabia arrived as an Italian immigrant in 1889 and married Maria “Mary” Rizzo in Brooklyn in 1897. By 1915, the couple had moved to North Bellmore and raised …