As we prepare to welcome in 2024, we find ourselves in that annual position of thinking about what we accomplished in the past year, and setting some goals for the months ahead — many times, some pretty lofty ones.
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12/21/23
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Two holidays. celebrated by two religions. Hanukkah, according to the Talmud, celebrates the restoration of the Second Temple of Jerusalem, where a day’s worth of oil burned for eight. Christmas, according to the Bible . . .
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12/14/23
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Nassau police arrested six people on Dec. 11 during a Project 21 investigation, which targets the sale of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products to minors.
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By Nicole Wagner
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12/12/23
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There’s an invisible lifeline across Long Island that sustains us all — our aquifer system. These underground reservoirs — the source of every drop of water that flows from our taps . . .
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12/7/23
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George Santos has become the first congressman to be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives without first being convicted of a felony since the Civil War.
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By Laura Lane
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12/1/23
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How long is 13 seconds? If you ask Google, it’s long enough to run 100 meters. Send a text message. Make a paper airplane. In Nassau County, however, it’s also the amount of time — on average — between car crashes.
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11/30/23
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Thanksgiving is here once again — a time when we can celebrate all that we’ve achieved over the past year, and the importance of family and close friends.
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11/21/23
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Our world is seemingly dominated by the twists and turns of the nation’s largest corporations, where billions of dollars are constantly at play, and millions of jobs on the table.
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11/9/23
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Who are the best leaders on Long Island? Get ready to find out as Herald Community Newspapers and RichnerLive present its Herald 2023 Top Chief Officers Award gala, set for Wednesday, Nov. 29 at The Heritage Club at Bethpage in Farmingdale.
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11/3/23
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Long Island voters are heading to the polls next Tuesday, to decide on a number of races spanning town boards and administrations as well as county legislatures. It’s what we call an “off-year” election . . .
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11/2/23
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