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Diane Garriglio, of Massapequa Park, and her dog Mya, 4, played in the splash park together at Eisenhower Park on Aug. 13.

Nassau County lets the dogs out at Eisenhower Park

The sound of barks and yelps echoed through Field 2 at East Meadow’s Eisenhower Park on Aug. 13 when the splash park was closed off and Nassau County let the dogs out at its first Water … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 9/16/20

Girls on the Run Long Island is preparing for the launch of its 2020 fall season, which will be in person with safety measures and some modifications. Above, runners are headed toward the finish line at the GOTR Long Island Fall 2019 5K at Hofstra University.

Girls on The Run prepares for fall season, in person

Girls on the Run Long Island is preparing for the launch of its 2020 fall season and recently outlined its safety measures for in-person events and plans for switching to a virtual platform, should … more

9/16/20

East Meadow Boy Scout Troop 362 paid tribute to the lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — including seven East Meadow residents — at a memorial hosted by the Fire Department and led by longtime volunteer firefighter Glen Carpentier last Friday at Veterans Memorial Park.

Remembering Sept. 11 in East Meadow

Nearly 100 people spread out across East Meadow’s Veterans Memorial Park last Friday to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. A table at the entrance to … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 9/16/20

In an East Meadow “pandemic pod,” or “micro-school,” teacher Anne Bass read Eric Carle’s book “1, 2, 3 to the Zoo” to, from left, Karina Ponnappan, Rebecca Chalom and Susie Wansor.

East Meadow's 'pandemic pod' offers socially-distanced education alternative

“Welcome to Backyard School,” reads a dry-erase board in the backyard of Kim Chalom’s East Meadow home, which she had transformed into a “pandemic pod,” or … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 9/16/20

Danielle Santos Atkinson, Hofstra University, Women’s Basketball Head Coach

Herald Inside LI webinar to address delay of high school, college sports

Nassau and Suffolk counties have both opted to postpone high school sports until January of 2021, and many colleges have moved their fall sports to the spring, as well. With sports on pause, student-athletes — especially high school seniors — and parents are left not only disappointed, but also with many lingering questions. more

9/15/20

Susan Hutchins was among seven readers to recite the names of Nassau’s 348 9/11 victims at the county cderemony. Hutchins’s son Kevin Colbert, 25, of West Hempstead, died in the World Trade Center attacks.

Nassau County hosts socially distant 9/11 ceremony

In a nearly 40-minute, socially distant ceremony last Friday morning, elected and appointed Nassau officials and families of local 9/11 victims paused to remember the 348 county residents who died in … more

By Scott Brinton | 9/14/20

Phil Alvarez, brother of Sept. 11 first responder Luis Alvarez, who died of 9/11-related cancer in 2019, was the keynote speaker at the Town of Hempstead's annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Point Lookout. To his right was Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, and to his left, Councilman Bruce Blakeman.

Brother of 9/11 hero Luis Alvarez stirs crowd at Town of Hempstead memorial

They gathered in the early-morning light Friday at the Hempstead Town Park at Lido to honor those killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and also to salute the thousands . . . more

By James Bernstein | 9/11/20

W.T. Clarke High School student tests positive for Covid-19

A student from W.T. Clarke High School, in the East Meadow School District, has tested positive for coronavirus, as reported to the district on Sept. 9 — one day after schools reopened. The … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 9/10/20

The Long Island Muslim Society, in East Meadow, has put in place a number of new protocols to keep parishioners safe. There is a tarp over the carpet, which members spray with disinfectant in between prayers.

Many stick to live-streaming worship services in East Meadow

Although houses of worship in East Meadow were permitted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reopen as long ago as June 6, religious officials from across different faiths have reported a similar trend … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 9/10/20

The East Meadow School District welcomed students back on Tuesday, the first day of classes. Sebastian Mustafich was ready to start first grade at McVey Elementary School.

East Meadow students return to school after pandemic shutdown

After a summer of preparation and planning, all nine schools in the East Meadow School District welcomed students back on Tuesday for the first time in nearly six months. While some students will … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 9/10/20

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