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Each recipient of the Theodore Roosevelt Police Award received $1,000 to donate to the charity of his or her choice. In Officer Douglas Bedell’s case, he choose the Michael Magro Foundation.

Roosevelt would’ve been proud of these dedicated officers

It was a regular night on patrol for Nassau County Police Department 4th Precinct Officer Douglas M. Bedell in February of 2018, when he came across something unusual. It wasn’t a mugging, a … more

By Will Sheeline | 6/24/22

James Lentini, left, Molloy University’s president, and Edward Thompson — the school’s vice president of advancement — celebrate Molloy’s new university status and a $2 million gift from S. Zaki Hossain.

Molloy celebrates the new 'U' with $2 million gift

Molloy University not only has a new name, but it also has a new gift — a $2 million one the school describes as its largest single gift in its 67-year history. more

By Tom Carrozza | 6/23/22

Village trustee Steve Minicozzi would like to continue his work upgrading the village as Bayville’s new mayor.

Minicozzi ready to lead Bayville without raising taxes

Everyone seems to know Steve Minicozzi perhaps because of his volunteerism. When asked when he first got involved in his community he paused. That’s because he needed to think, he said, because … more

By Laura Lane | 6/22/22

Bayville trustee Steve Minicozzi is the village's new mayor.

Steve Minicozzi is Bayville’s new mayor

The results are in for the Village of Bayville’s election indicating that Steve Minicozzi won his bid for mayor against John Taylor by a large margin. On top in each of the five districts, … more

By Laura Lane | 6/21/22

Dante Martorella, shown here with his nurse, celebrated his 21st birthday with a case of Corona in the hospital with his family.

O.B. High School graduate battling rare form of cancer

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a term few people know, and even fewer can pronounce. But for the Martorella family of Oyster Bay, the word has become all too familiar. Tricia and Damien Martorella’s oldest … more

By Will Sheeline | 6/17/22

North Shore community Church has run its food pantry for over 20 years. Currently they face a shortage of food.

Church pantry forced to rely on retailers

Thanks to supply chain issues and the war in Ukraine, among other factors, Americans everywhere are struggling to put food on the table. For the North Shore Community Church food pantry, the issue … more

By Will Sheeline | 6/17/22

Herald Community Newspapers senior editor Laura Lane won two first place awards during the annual ceremony hosted by the Press Club of Long Island.

Herald picks up seven awards from Press Club of Long Island

In its first in-person gala since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the Press Club of Long Island handed out a number of awards on June 2 — including seven to Herald Community Newspapers. more

Staff Report | 6/9/22

FirstNet AT&T sponsors health care excellence awards

Many really started calling those who work frontlines — and behind the scenes — in the health care industry heroes at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. But they’ve always been heroes. more

STAFF REPORT | 6/2/22

Alexa Wahl, a recent graduate of the Aviation Center at Farmingdale State College, will fulfill her childhood dream of flying in the Bethpage Air Show.

Bethpage Air Show flies back into the Jones Beach skies

Alexa Wahl was just 7 when her family began attending the Bethpage Air Show. Standing on Jones Beach and staring at the sky, she would watch the planes gracefully soar past. It was then that Wahl … more

By Brendan Carpenter | 5/26/22

A watercolor created by Kirk Larsen, of the monument — a bayman clamming — was shared at the Town of Oyster Bay meeting on May 11.

The death of a bayman will bring forth new life

Life changed forever for John Kennedy during the early hours of May 17, 2020, when his son Mike was found floating in the Long Island Sound off Centre Island, his clam boat a quarter of a mile away. … more

By Laura Lane | 5/19/22

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