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Clockwise from top left: David Viegas, director of health, physical education and athletics at Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District; Skye Ostreicher, Herald Inside LI moderator; Michael Rubino, head football coach and athletic director at Valley Stream Central High School; Danielle Santos Atkinson, head women’s basketball coach at Hofstra Universit;y and Chuck Priore, head football coach at Stony Brook University discussed how Covid-19 has impacted the college sports recruiting process on Sept. 23.
Coaches talk high school, college sports delays
High school and college sports coaches on the latest Herald Inside LI webinar discussed how Covid-19 has affected their programs — including new recruiting methods, alternatives to competitive gameplay and staying positive through it all. more
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Nia Adams, a racial justice advocate on Long Island, spoke candidly about how the Breonna Taylor case has affected her emotionally.
Long Island advocates demand justice in police brutality cases
Black women were front and center at the latest Black Lives Matter protest outside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on Sept. 24. more
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Brigid Vogt with her dog, Lennon IV, whom she describes as “the best thing that ever happened to me.” Husband, Ben, is in the background.
Canine companions provide essential services
Luke Tordy says his service dog, Dragon, reconnected him with his life. Brigid Vogt says her dog, Lennon IV, brought a similar transformation. Such matter-of-fact statements are commonplaces from … more
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Wantagh Middle School students patiently waited under the school’s colonnade for the opening of school doors on Sept. 9.
Wantagh superintendent welcomes class of 2033
Sept. 8 marked the first day Wantagh School District students returned to their classrooms since mid-March due to the effects of the coronavirus. The students stepped off their yellow school buses … more
Local elected officials joined comedy club owner James Dolce, center, outside Governor’s of Levittown last Thursday to call on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reopen the venues for laughs.
Comedians rally for laughs outside Governor’s
Roughly 50 people gathered outside Governor’s Comedy Club in Levittown last Thursday afternoon to demand Gov. Andrew Cuomo reconsider his decision to keep the venue closed amid the coronavirus … more
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Harry Burger, the Green Party candidate in the Second Congressional District.
A first-time politician aims to rock the boat
Only 44 days remain until Election Day and only 33 days until the early voting period in Nassau and Suffolk counties. New York’s Second Congressional District is electing successor to longtime … more
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The Town of Hempstead incinerates its garbage at the Covanta waste-to-energy plant in Westbury. The ash is then sent to the Town of Brookhaven landfill in Suffolk County. That landfill is expected to close in 2024, which will force Hempstead to find another landfill to dispose of ash, potentially increasing costs and the fees that contractors and landscapers must pay to dispose of their waste.
Hempstead Town raises fine for illegal dumping to $10K
The Town of Hempstead Board voted at a Sept. 8 virtual meeting to increase the fine for illegal dumping in the town from $1,500 to $10,00 per incident. Town Supervisor Donald Clavin said the board … more
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The Rev. Ron Garner, pastor of the Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church for the past 10 years, will lead a vigil for the abolition of nuclear weapons on Saturday on his church’s back lawn
Church to hold anti-nuke vigil
The Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church will hold an evening vigil on Saturday to mark International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. more
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The facility is offering bricks like these as part of a Heritage Trail.
Bricks build pathway to solvency
The coronavirus pandemic has hit most area businesses hard, but local, mostly small nonprofit organizations, like the Seaford Historical Museum, have suffered even more. more
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A 2020 election survival guide
The coronavirus crisis has forced us all to rethink how we carry out many of our responsibilities, including here at the Herald. Each election season, we normally invite political candidates to our … more
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