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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray held a press conference on Thursday, Nov. 1 in front of a Levittown home on Rose Lane that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Murray, center, was joined by, from left, left, homeowners Lenny and Donna D'Andrea, Councilman Gary Hudes, Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin and Building Department Commissioner John Rottkamp.
Town Supervisor offers relief for homeowners
The Town of Hempstead is one of many local governments that are scrambling to help homeowners in need following the wreckage caused by Hurricane Sandy. more
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The Bay Park plant, which sits just yards from the bay, was knocked out of service for 44 hours after Superstorm Sandy, and roughly 100 million gallons of untreated sewage overflowed into Long Island’s Hewlett Bay.
FEMA funds OK’d for sewage plant
In the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement last Saturday that the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant will see at least $730 million in upgrades thanks to funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state government, residents are now hopeful that they will soon be rid of the loud, annoying noise of generators and the overpowering smell of sewage at Nassau County’s largest waste facility. more
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Photos by Scott Brinton/Herald Hurricane Sandy all but destroyed the All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach, owned by Dr. Lee Gelfand of Merrick, above. Gelfand and his partner, Dr. Wayne Geltman, have vowed to rebuild the barrier island’s only animal hospital.
An ark amid stormy seas
Part four in a series on how South Shore residents are coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Veterinarian Dr. Lee Gelfand of Merrick, whose All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach was all but destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, finds hope in the stories that pet owners tell in the superstorm’s aftermath. more
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Sandel Center Members danced the night away on Jan. 8, celebrating the start of the new decade.
Sandel seniors ring in the new year in style [Photo gallery]
The members of the Sandel Senior Center rang in the New Year with their fun-filled Snowflake Ball last week. Sandel members came out to sing, dance and toast the new year on Jan. 8, proving that … more
Union Rags wins! [Photo gallery]
A gallery of the Herald's images from Saturday's Belmont Stakes. more
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Displaced residents can vote anywhere
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an Executive Order on Monday, Nov. 5 which provides for any voter in Nassau County who was displaced by Hurricane Sandy to vote by affidavit ballot at any poll site in New … more
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The street was packed with hundreds of Halloween revelers who came dressed for the pre-holiday event on a beautiful fall day.
Ragamuffins march on Rockville Centre [Photo gallery]
There was no shortage of colorful costumes, or kids to wear them, at Sunday's annual Halloween Ragamuffin Parade. Starting at the Village Green, hundreds of families marched down Maple Avenue to … more
Former Assemblywoman Judy Griffin announces her campaign for the 21st Assembly District seat. She will run against incumbent Assemblyman Brian Curran on Election Day in November.
Judy Griffin looks to take back Assembly district
Judy Griffin is hoping to reclaim the 21st Assembly District seat this November. The former Assemblywoman from Rockville Centre announced her candidacy last week, expressing a renewed commitment to … more
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Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages joins lawmakers and supporters like Assemblyman David Weprin, at left, and state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, at right, last month to call on her colleagues to support the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. A version of this measure was included in the finalized state budget that was approved this weekend by Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers.
State budget includes $90 million local media tax credit
New York unveils groundbreaking payroll tax credit for local news outlets, boosting journalism sustainability and democracy. more
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Members of Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David invited Rockville Centre police officers and elected officials — including Village Trustee Katie Conlon, Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray, U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, Assemblyman Brian Curran and Hempstead Town Councilwoman Laura Ryder — to join them outside the synagogue on Sunday to in participating in the ‘Break the Hate’ campaign.
Rockville Centre community unites to ‘Break the Hate’
Nearly 100 people in the Rockville Centre community gathered on the front steps of Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David on Sunday afternoon to film a short video condemning antisemitism and all … more
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