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Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale is slated to become a Covid-19 vaccination site toward the end of March.

Nassau Coliseum slated to become Covid-19 vaccination site

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum will become a Covid-19 vaccination site, County Executive Laura Curran announced over the weekend. “We’re focused on continuing to ramp up our … more

By Scott Brinton | 3/7/21

Nassau County Police found the body of a 19-year-old Freeporter at Cow Meadow Park on March 4.

Freeport youth found dead at Cow Meadow Park

Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Squad reported that a body was found in Cow Meadow Park, in Freeport, on March 4. Detectives identified the victim as Daniel Garcia-Carbajal, 19, … more

3/5/21

CVS is offering the Covid-19 vaccine at a number of local sites.

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 … more

3/5/21

Herald Inside LI hosted a Success in Family Business webinar on February 23 at 10 a.m.

Herald Inside LI hosts Success in Family Business webinar

Family businesses make up the majority of Long Island businesses, as well as ninety percent of businesses in North America. On Tuesday, February 23, Herald Inside LI hosted a free webinar … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 3/5/21

Mary and Rob Hallam, shown above in 2019, are continuing their annual food drive despite the challenges of the pandemic.

Couple hold 10th annual food drive for LICC food pantry

For the past decade, Rob and Mary Hallam, congregants of the Community Presbyterian Church in Malverne, have collected thousands of food items for their annual People’s Food Drive to benefit … more

By Ronny Reyes | 3/5/21

Kenneth Bellafiore enjoyed his retirement celebration on Feb. 25.

Long-time Freeport Memorial Library director retires

When he was working on his master’s in library and information science at C.W. Post in 1989, Kenneth Bellafiore stumbled on a want ad for a library trainee at the Freeport Memorial … more

By Ronny Reyes | 3/5/21

Freeport Village and Housing Authority officials, joined by the family of the late Judge Moxey Rigby, held the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Moxey Rigby building on March 3.

Village unveils new Moxey Rigby housing complex

The Village of Freeport officially unveiled the new Moxey Rigby affordable housing unit, dedicated to the late Judge Moxey Rigby and his family, on March 3. The new building, … more

By Ronny Reyes | 3/3/21

U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice is calling on Governor Cuomo to resign after three women accused him of sexual harassment.

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 … more

By Scott Brinton | 3/2/21

Beloved Freeport educator Ernest Kight dies at 68

Beloved educator Ernest Kight Jr., 68, president of the Freeport School District Board of Education, died on Feb. 27. He was the loving husband of Diane Mary Caruso, dear son of Ernest Kight … more

By Ronny Reyes | 2/28/21

Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy, second from the right, accepted 2,000 masks from Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club members, from the left, Ken Dookram, Florence Marc-Charles, Eddy Marc-Charles and Marc Rigueur on Feb. 12.

Freeport-Merrick Rotary steps up to help

For 75 years, the Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club has lived by its motto, “Service above self.” But the Rotary has faced many obstacles since the coronavirus pandemic broke out last … more

By Ronny Reyes | 2/26/21

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