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Partly Cloudy 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 …
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 …
Cedarhurst village justice race is uncontested
After an exhausting 2020 election season that appeared to never end, Cedarhurst residents receive a respite as the village’s March 16 election has only one name on the ballot.
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.
Tiger basketball is back, other sports to follow
Due to Covid-19, many schools have had to shut down all sports for the rest of the school year, but things might be changing for the better.
Hewlett wrestlers pin down big season
Soon after receiving the unexpected news New York State approved high-risk sports, including wrestling, to begin Feb. 1, Nassau County wrestling coaches sprung into action and devised a plan to align …
North Woodmere native documents grandfather's Holocaust survivor tale in 'The Barn'
Roughly a decade ago, East Rockaway resident Pnina Knopf attended a National Council of Jewish Women health forum, and one of the speakers was Dr. Elana Kastner, an obstetrician and gynecologist with a practice in Valley Stream who is affiliated with NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola.
Hewlett High School juniors create COV-AID
With the coronavirus vaccine continuing to be rolled out in the United States, three juniors at Hewlett High School have begun an initiative that they hope will assist community members in booking …
Congresswoman Rice calls on Cuomo to resign over sexual harassment accusations
U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, who represents the South Shore's 4th District, called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo late Monday to resign after a third woman came forward accusing him of sexual harassment. Rice …
Seniors and Holocaust survivors get Covid vaccine in Lawrence
Vehicles pulled into the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC Harrison-Kerr Family Campus and staff and volunteers and staff and student volunteers from the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School helped the 150 seniors, which included 60 Holocaust survivors, to receive a first dose of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccination on Sunday.
Hewlett-Woodmere ice skating the night away
Hewlett-Woodmere School District students in grades three to eight got to skate the night away or at least two hours on Feb. 23.
Editorial
We need more women elected leaders
It’s been over 27 years since Colin Ferguson stepped onto a Long Island Rail Road train in Mineola and started indiscriminately firing a 9mm pistol at passengers. The attack propelled Carolyn McCarthy to run for Congress.
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Gil Bruh named new trustee in Hewlett Harbor
The Hewlett Harbor village board has a new member as Gil Bruh was appointed at the Feb. 11 meeting to replace Jonathan Polakoff, who resigned from the board a few days earlier.
Randi Kreiss
Fighting the other epidemic: QAnon (Part 1)
Oddly, the most offensive remark made by a politician lately (and there are a lot to choose from) came from Marjorie Taylor Greene last month . . .
Lawrence early childhood marks 100 days
School days not are the schools of more than a year ago before the coronavirus pandemic upended everyone’s life.
Nassau police officer assaulted in Inwood
A woman said to be homeless allegedly assaulted a Nassau police officer in Inwood on Feb. 25, police said.
Nomination wanted for Hewlett-Woodmere Alumni Association Hall of Fame
The Hewlett-Woodmere Alumni Association is now accepting nominations for its Hall of Fame, which recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding alumni in the areas of professional achievement and community service.
Op-Ed
Voting is an act of choice and an exercise of voice
Many people seem to confuse democracy and capitalism. Some seem to think that capitalism defines our system of government. However, our governance is based on democratic principles, including the importance of voting.