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The Nassau County Police Department Emerald Society Pipe and Drum Corps led the march from Seaford to Wantagh last Friday in an impromptu 9/11 memorial.

More than 200 people gathered last Friday night to march from Seaford to Wantagh in an impromptu memorial to those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 attacks 19 years ago. For many of those who … more

By Timothy Denton | 9/17/20

Congressional candidate Jackie Gordon, second from left, at the Wantagh American Legion 9/11 memorial with State Sen. John Brooks, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Assembly candidate Kevin Gorman.

Joe Biden endorses Jackie Gordon in 2nd C.D.

Former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, endorsed Democrat Jackie Gordon on Monday in the race to succeed U.S. Rep. Peter King in New York’s 2nd Congressional … more

By J.D. Freda | 9/17/20

Republican congressional candidate Andrew Garbarino will release his first tv ad focused on the general election on Sept. 17.

Congressional candidate Andrew Garbarino to release first TV ad

On Thursday, Sept. 17, Republican candidate for New York's 2nd Congressional District Andrew Garbarino will release his first television ad focused on the general election. He previously released an … more

By J.D. Freda | 9/16/20

Danielle Santos Atkinson, Hofstra University, Women’s Basketball Head Coach

Herald Inside LI webinar to address delay of high school, college sports

Nassau and Suffolk counties have both opted to postpone high school sports until January of 2021, and many colleges have moved their fall sports to the spring, as well. With sports on pause, student-athletes — especially high school seniors — and parents are left not only disappointed, but also with many lingering questions. more

9/15/20

Susan Hutchins was among seven readers to recite the names of Nassau’s 348 9/11 victims at the county cderemony. Hutchins’s son Kevin Colbert, 25, of West Hempstead, died in the World Trade Center attacks.

Nassau County hosts socially distant 9/11 ceremony

In a nearly 40-minute, socially distant ceremony last Friday morning, elected and appointed Nassau officials and families of local 9/11 victims paused to remember the 348 county residents who died in … more

By Scott Brinton | 9/14/20

Phil Alvarez, brother of Sept. 11 first responder Luis Alvarez, who died of 9/11-related cancer in 2019, was the keynote speaker at the Town of Hempstead's annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Point Lookout. To his right was Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, and to his left, Councilman Bruce Blakeman.

Brother of 9/11 hero Luis Alvarez stirs crowd at Town of Hempstead memorial

They gathered in the early-morning light Friday at the Hempstead Town Park at Lido to honor those killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and also to salute the thousands . . . more

By James Bernstein | 9/11/20

Luke Tordy, 16, of Wantagh, with his companion, Dragon, and some of the bowls he made for the Canine Companions for Independence annual DogFest competition, to be held virtually on Sept. 12.

Local scout helps charity prepare for annual DogFest event

Luke Tordy says his service dog, Dragon, reconnected him with his life. His family agrees. But such a simple statement hardly seems adequate to describe the wholesale transformation that has taken … more

9/11/20

Seaford Manor Elementary School first-grade teachers showed how their students will sit six feet apart.

Schools prepare to spread knowledge, not Covid

In mid-March, schools across Long Island were faced with a harsh reality: In order to protect their students and faculties, they had to close and quickly … more

By J.D. Freda | 9/9/20

Five real estate experts discussed the changes in the market and how to navigate it as a buyer and seller during a virtual Inside LI panel moderated by host Skye Ostreicher.

Real estate experts give market advice in Covid times

Panelists on the latest Inside LI webinar gave crucial advice for homebuyers and sellers in a market that’s been heating up all summer. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 9/8/20

Andy Lockwood, a best-selling author and college advisor, will host a webinar to offer tips for paying for college.

Learn to cut college costs in free virtual event

Join Andy Lockwood, best-selling author and college advisor, on Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. for a free virtual event that will show you how to cut college costs by 52.2 percent or more. more

9/2/20

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