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About a dozen Long Beach, Nassau County and New York state officials and business executives turned out for a ground-breaking ceremony at the Superblock Tuesday.

Officials break ground on Superblock project

There are few people in Long Beach who can remember the last time that a crowd gathered outside a six-acre vacant lot just a few feet from the boardwalk, known to locals as the Superblock. But … more

By James Bernstein | 9/15/21

The Wantagh Fire Department and Nassau County Police Department were at the Wantagh Long Island Rail Road station around 5:18 p.m., shortly after the incident took place.

Individual fatally struck near Wantagh LIRR station

An unauthorized individual was fatally struck on the railroad tracks near the Wantagh Long Island Rail Road station Tuesday night. more

By Kate Nalepinski | 9/15/21

Nikesh Hathiramani, a Seaford student, held a candle at the Seaford memorial vigil on Sept. 11.

Seaford community honors victims of 9/11, 20 years later

A bell tolled 11 times at Seaford High School last week as a crowd of silent onlookers honored the lives of the 2,977 people who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Family members of … more

By Kate Nalepinski | 9/14/21

Wantagh School District parents gathered outside Wantagh High School on Sept. 10 to voice their opposition to New York state’s mask mandates.

Wantagh parents join nationwide opposition to school mask mandates

At 10 a.m. on Sept 10, a small group of Wantagh School District parents gathered outside Wantagh High School to protest the district’s mask mandate for students. The 20 or so people who took … more

By Kate Nalepinski | 9/14/21

Members of the Rockville Centre Fire Department served as the color guard at the Town of Hempstead’s 9/11 ceremony on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa.

Hempstead salutes 9/11 heroes in moving ceremony

Sept. 11, 2021, dawned as a stunningly beautiful late summer morning, the sky an azure blue and the sunshine a bright yellow — just as it was on the same day 20 years ago. At the Hempstead … more

By James Bernstein | 9/12/21

Seaford High School officials want to implement a “Vibe Studio” at the High School and utilize it in the student curriculum, which could help students hone their broadcasting skills.

District officials aim to create "vibe studio" at Seaford High School

Seaford school district officials are looking to implement a new “vibe studio” at the High School. more

By Mallory Wilson | 9/9/21

Community members attended the first-ever Seaford Chamber of Commerce fall festival in 2019. This year’s event is slated for Oct. 2 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and will have over 30 vendors with food and treats.

Pumpkin spice, everything nice coming to Seaford Fall Festival

After being forced to cancel last year’s festivities due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Seaford Chamber of Commerce will host its second annual Fall Festival this October. The event is slated … more

By Stephanie Banat | 9/9/21

Brothers Timothy and Thomas Haskell, Seaford High School alumni, at a parade in March 2001. Both died that Sept. 11.

Former NYFD firefighter reflects on 9/11, loss of two brothers

For most Americans, including Seaford resident Ken Haskell, Sept. 11, 2001, began like any normal day. Haskell, a second-generation New York City firefighter who was assigned to the FDNY’s … more

By Kate Nalepinski | 9/9/21

Kate Nalepinski/Herald Seaford resident and 9/11 Memorial Committee President Ken Haskell, former U.S. Rep. Peter King and committee chairman Tom Condon at the Patriot Award dinner on June 29.

In a flurry of sorrow and grief following 9/11, one Seaford group rises

In late September 2001, Massapequa resident Tom Condon, then a Seaford High School guidance counselor, was coaching a football game when he was approached by Ken Haskell. more

By Kate Nalepinski, Mallory Wilson, and Stephanie Banat | 9/9/21

The bridge named in honor of a late NYPD detective is just north of Jones Beach Fields 4 and 5.

Jones Beach bridge dedicated to NYPD detective

Cutrone, 51 of Bethpage, was a detective in the NYPD’s 90th and 69th Precincts in Brooklyn and the Brooklyn North Narcotics Division. more

By Stephanie Banat | 9/2/21

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