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James Whitten is East Meadow’s resident artist for February
One of the first works you may notice when viewing James Whitten’s East Meadow art exhibit this month is a sepia-toned illustration of a black boy wearing a button-down shirt, a bow tie, …
W.T. Clarke claims victory at first inter-district Hackathon
More than 100 students occupied North Merrick’s Brookside School gymnasium on Feb. 13 for a fierce, hours-long competition, but it wasn’t the typical sporting event one might expect. …
Father-daughter duo fight for healthy hearts
East Meadow gym to hold second charity workout
Anthony Bevilacqua takes pride in teaching his children Gabriella, 6, and Anthony Jr., 2, about the importance of helping others. He hosted his first fundraiser at his East Meadow gym, AB Fitness …
NIFA takes over finances at NUMC, reversing 2011 decision
The seven members of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority board of directors voted last week to take financial control over NuHealth, the public benefit corporation that runs Nassau University …
East Meadow residents take a stand on turf fields
About two dozen East Meadow students, parents and other residents raised their hands to show their support for installing two synthetic-turf football fields, filled with green rubber granules, in the …
Heralds seek 2020 summer interns
Herald Community Newspapers is seeking 2020 and summer interns for our 18 community-based publications that stretch across Nassau County’s South Shore, from Valley Stream to Seaford, and Long …
Treasure trove at B’nai Torah
Steven Levinson, of Wantagh, likes antiques — a lot. So much so that he rises early most Saturdays to hit yard sales and garage sales, and he follows estate sales and moving sales with the …
Clara H. Carlson teacher delivers daughter on Northern State
Sergio Giusto was rushing down the Northern State Parkway on Feb. 13 to get his pregnant wife, Jennie, to North Shore University Hospital, but as soon as they neared the exit for the Long Island Expressway, it was already too late — the baby was on her way out.
Veterans peer counseling program may face funding cuts
The Joseph P. Dwyer Veteran Peer Support Program is falling on the short end of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s budget for the 2021 fiscal year. Last month, Governor Cuomo outlined his budget and …
East Meadow board recognizes a district scholar, new administrator
During an East Meadow Board of Education meeting on Feb. 5, the spotlight was on Abishek Ravindran, a senior at W.T. Clarke High School who was recently named one of 300 scholars in the 2020 …
East Meadow children’s concert is 'just right'
W.T. Clarke High School hosted the second annual East Meadow Children’s Concert on Feb. 9 and 350 members of the community came out for the event, whose theme this year was “Goldilocks …
The Week Ahead
Date Night at Club Pilates Bring your significant other to date night at Club Pilates East Meadow for a special session of Reformer 1 class on Friday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Club Pilates is located …
Common Ground
We enter the house and there are women in the kitchen talking of husbands, kids and summer camps while they gesture with slender fingers and wrists. There are men, attending to cutting and schmearing …
A Look Back
A New Home in East Meadow!
The above graphic details the price of a house in the various communities in East Meadow the first year they were offered. Dr. Scott Eckers is the author of East Meadow in Arcadia Publishing's …
Ask The Pastor
Dear Pastor Anthony, they say God forgives all . . . does that include my mother-in-law? J.H. I’m so glad to see that the people reading this column have a sense of humor! While this is a …