25.0°,
A Few Clouds Rockville Centre child's cancer battle inspires others
Buddy Abrams and his family to be honored at fundraiser for Mr. B's Playground
A few days after Buddy Abrams’s first birthday in 2013, doctors discovered a tumor in his brain stem. “It’s essentially the worst tumor you can have in the worst way you can have it,” said his mother, Wendy.
Honoring a hero’s cause
Hundreds support Tommy Maher's mission to spread kindness
At first, Mary Jo Von Tillow wasn’t sure what to think of South Hempstead resident Tommy Maher. In November 2017, Maher traveled to Las Vegas to do good deeds in honor of Von Tillow’s late …
Rockville Centre to receive $1 million to install artificial turf at Tighe Field
The village will be installing artificial turf at Stephen E. Tighe Memorial Park this year, Mayor Francis X. Murray announced at the village board’s Feb. 4 meeting, after years of trying to improve the playing surface.
Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz, a former 'Dreamer,' inspires members of Molloy College's Mentoring Latinas program
The time between escaping the violence of Colombia and coming to Queens at age 9 to becoming a state assemblywoman was no smooth ride for Catalina Cruz, who last November became the first “Dreamer” in New York elected to public office.
Feil family of Rockville Centre donates $1.75 million to South Nassau Communities Hospital
The Louis Feil Charitable Lead Annuity Trust made a $1.75 million donation to South Nassau Communities Hospital to help relocate the hospital’s cancer program to a centralized comprehensive cancer center that will be based on the hospital’s main campus in Oceanside.
Local residents, Rockville Centre Coalition for Youth call upon Nassau County to ban marijuana sales
Nassau County residents urged legislators to ban marijuana sales if it is legalized on the state level at a public hearing on Feb. 6.
Mercy Medical Center earns Gold Seal in sepsis care
Each year, at least 1.7 million adults in the U.S. develop sepsis, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection, and kills nearly 270,000 Americans annually.
South Side’s graduation rate among top on Long Island
South Side High School’s graduation rate was the third highest on Long Island, according to data recently released by the state Education Department.
Annual Dinner Dance honors St. Agnes Cathedral School supporters
St. Agnes Cathedral School held its annual Dinner Dance last Saturday at the Carltun in Eisenhower Park, where community members were honored for their support and service to Catholic education.
Elvis impersonator wows crowd at Rockville Centre's Sandel Senior Center
Members of the Sandel Senior Center joined local officials and community members on Feb. 8 as an old legend took the stage to sing some crowd favorites.
GUEST COLUMN
A look back at Rockville Centre’s black history
Marilyn Nunes Devlin, Rockville Centre’s village historian who helps run the Phillips House Museum on Hempstead Avenue, recognized Black History Month in her latest column.