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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin, left, and his challenger, Jason Abelove

Jason Abelove challenges Don Clavin for Hempstead town supervisor

Jason Abelove is challenging Don Clavin for Town of Hempstead supervisor. Ahead of Election Day on Nov. 2, the Herald asked the candidates questions about their goals and issues facing the community. more

By Mike Smollins | 10/15/21

Fall festivities help Forest City thrive

Forest City Community Park in Wantagh hosted over 30 vendors, live music and children’s activities on Saturday during the Forest City Community Association’s annual outdoor fall … more

By Kate Nalepinski | 10/7/21

Former Nassau comptroller Howard Weitzman dies at 75

Howard Weitzman, Nassau County’s comptroller from 2002 to 2009 who was known for challenging establishment politics through the power of the audit during this time in office, died Sept. 27 of a … more

By Scott Brinton | 10/6/21

Roughly 65,000 people turned out for the Long Island’s Making Strides against Cancer Walk at Jones Beach in 2019.

Annual breast cancer awareness walk returns to Jones Beach State Park

When Wantagh resident Lauren Baron was in fifth grade, she received difficult news: her mother, Lisa Baron, had been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at age 37. Though she was too young to … more

By Stephanie Banat | 9/30/21

Harry J. Strole Sr. with his wife, Geraldine, at their son Harry’s wedding on September 8, 2012.

Seaford grad, loving father, friend to many: Remembering community leader Harry J. Strole Sr.

A faithful friend. A railway enthusiast. An inspiring and loving father. Those are just a few of the ways those who knew him described Harry J. Strole Sr., who died on July 16. He was 79. Strole … more

By Kate Nalepinski | 8/5/21

This will be the fifth year Myers pedals away on her Ride to Remember.

Former Seafordite will ride to honor 9/11 victims

Two water bottles, a repair kit, two replacement tires, granola bars and a phone full of music. That’s all that Michele Myers, Seaford High School class of 1985, will need at the end of this … more

By Mallory Wilson | 7/22/21

GOP D.A. candidate takes aim at Kaminsky

Anne Donnelly, a career prosecutor who this week was named the Nassau Republican’s nominee for county district attorney, wasted no time on calling out what she sees as her opponent’s chief … more

By James Bernstein | 7/22/21

These women raised their arms high while chanting, "Hands up, don't shoot," at the Black Lives Matter protest in Merrick and Bellmore on Thursday.

Black Lives Matter protest, Merrick, day three

For a third straight night, Black Lives Matter demonstrators convened in Merrick and Bellmore to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the systemic racism that is … more

By Scott Brinton | 6/4/20

Wantagh budget passes; McLoughlin returned as trustee

The Wantagh School District's $79.8 million budget passed by a vote of 1,486-487 on May 21. Incumbent Board of Education Trustee Kera McLoughlin was returned with a total of 977 votes. In the … more

By Timothy Denton | 5/30/19

Sister Cecilia Moloughney, who died at age 102 on April 5, spent much of the 1960s teaching seventh grade at St. William the Abbot School.

Former Seaford teacher dies at 102

Sister Cecilia Moloughney, who spent 87 years as an Ursuline nun, serving parishes across the Northeast — including a stint at St. William the Abbot School in Seaford in the 1960s — died … more

By Timothy Denton | 5/9/19

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