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Hewlett Harbor native Jim Steinman, a successful music composr and producer, died on April 19. He was 73.

Hewlett Harbor native, music producer Jim Steinman, 73

He produced the rip-roaring 1977 debut album by Meatloaf “Bat Out of Hell” featuring the iconic song "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and was an acclaimed song composer for artists such as Air Supply, Celine Dion and Bonnie Tyler. Hewlett Harbor native James Richard “Jim” Steinman died on April 19, according to the Associated Press. He was 73. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/20/21

Lawrence native Arthur Kopit was a renowned playwright whose plays ran on Broadway, garnered Tony Award nominations and were Pulitzer Prize finalists.

Renowned playwright, Lawrence native Arthur Kopit, 83

Before Lawrence native Arthur Kopit became a successful playwright he was a young man who took pleasure in teasing his younger sister, Susan, and her friends and pestering his mother and her friends playing cards. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/16/21

Tyler Gildin, right, discussed his film ‘The Starfish’ in a virtual event hosted by Temple Hillel on April 7. Gildin with his cousin Alex Utay, left, and grandfather Herb Gildin, center, in 2018.

Engrossed in a Holocaust story that resonates

In commemoration of Yom HaShoah, more than people joined a Zoom event hosted by Temple Hillel in North Woodmere, which featured filmmaker and Five Towns native Tyler Gildin discussing his documentary, “The Starfish” on April 7. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 4/16/21

Lawrence High School freshman Bryan Guevara wrote his letter to teacher Maria Karvales.

Lawrence School District teachers learn that their efforts have made a difference

Nearly a year after schools — like most of life — changed dramatically when the coronavirus pandemic began, shifting from in-person learning to remote instruction, the Lawrence High … more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/15/21

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

Hewlett High School graduate Lamar Letts, pictured in 2019, invented the sports drink Hylux in 2014, during his time at Northeastern University.

Hewlett High grad creates the sports drink Hylux

While a medical condition halted his athletic career in high school, Lamar Letts, a 2012 Hewlett High graduate, did not stop thinking on how to live a healthy life as two years later he created Hylux, a sports drink that he thinks is a healthier alternative to Gatorade and Powerade. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 4/7/21

New York state has decriminalized marijuana, allowing for personal consumption and cultivation, and future retail stores that are expected to generate municipal revenue.

For some, grass just isn’t green enough in Nassau County

That hissing sound you may have heard here and there across the Five Towns and from Hempstead Town Hall as April began wasn’t the sound of marijuana joints, pipes and bongs being lit, but … more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/7/21

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

Nassau Herald Hometown Hero: Sabino Vardaro of Hewlett

The Covid pandemic has been a game-changer in the world of youth sports. As the president of the Hewlett-Lawrence Soccer Club, I have seen firsthand the strain it has put on youth programs across … more

4/2/21

Lower East Side native and Cedarhurst resident Francis R. Emma.

Francis R. Emma of Cedarhurst, 79

To the family and friends of longtime Cedarhurst resident Francis R. Emma, he was a man that entertained others with his wit and sense of humor. Emma died at his home on March 5. He was 79. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 3/31/21

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