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Overcast and Breezy Heralds earn 20 New York Press Association awards
The Herald Community Newspapers captured 20 awards in the New York Press Association’s 2018 Better Newspaper Contest, including several top honors for editorial and advertising excellence. …
E.M. leads the way in bus safety
Pilot school program to use cameras on stop-arms
All seven members of the East Meadow Board of Education recently voted in favor of bolstering bus safety with a 30-day pilot program aimed at preventing vehicles from illegally passing school buses …
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center opens in central Nassau
Thirty-nine-year-old Stacy Miranda is an ice climber — that is, she scales cliff faces coated in ice. She does so as a member of Climb for Hope, a nonprofit organization that raises funds to …
Ambrosino pleads guilty to tax evasion, resigns
Edward Ambrosino, a Republican from Valley Stream, who had served as a Hempstead Town councilman since 2003, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of federal tax evasion and resigned from his seat …
Students earn first, second place at Shark Tank-style competition
Students from East Meadow High School’s business department earned first place and the overall highest score at the Nassau County Comptroller’s Entrepreneurial Challenge for helping create the …
From Borrelli's to Barstool and back
Borrelli’s Italian Restaurant was packed with guests dressed in blue and orange, New York Islanders colors — and the occasional Boston Bruins fans in black and yellow — before the …
Town of Hempstead honors two East Meadow women
In a ceremony to cap Women’s History Month, two members of the East Meadow community were recognized by the Town of Hempstead for their dedication and achievements. East Meadow …
Students bring history to life
W.T. Clarke and Woodland middle school represented the East Meadow School District by showcasing 21 projects at the Long Island History Day regional competition, held on March 31 at Hofstra …
A ‘Breakfast of Champions’ in East Meadow
East Meadow High School honored 20 students for demonstrating exemplary character and conduct during the annual Breakfast of Champions ceremony on March 29. Parents, teachers and administration …
Board of Ed. honors student accomplishments
The East Meadow School District Board of Education meeting on March 20 showcased the many talents and recent accomplishments of students. The meeting opened with three student-created skits, all …
Reading with the community at Bowling Green
Guest readers visited the East Meadow School District’s Bowling Green Elementary School on March 8 to conclude the celebration of Pick a Reading Partner week throughout the district. Readers …
Showing pep for PARP at Parkway
Students at the East Meadow School District’s Parkway Elementary School gathered on March 11 for a special pep rally to celebrate Pick a Reading Partner, reading achievements and the Tournament of …