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Before the New York Islanders played their first Stanley Cup playoff game at Nassau Coliseum, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran greeted tailgating fans like Louis Monteleone.

For the first time since the early 1980s the New York Islanders played and won a Stanley Cup playoff game at Nassau Coliseum. For fans, it meant seeing the team play at the same venue at which they … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 4/18/19

During an Easter festival at Cipriano Nursery in East Meadow on April 13, Isabella Lopez-Wrenn, 2, of Locust Valley, met a unicorn. Also greeting children for pictures was a traditional Easter bunny.

Cipriano welcomes spring with Easter festival

Cipriano Nursery and Florist in East Meadow was in full gear for spring on April 13 during its annual Easter festival. Despite the day beginning with a light drizzle, the clouds dispersed and the … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 4/18/19

The Long Island Library Resource Council’s fourth annual Hospital Library Services Program conference took place on April 5. Representing the LILRC was Sally Stieglitz, communications and marketing librarian, Linda Frank, a teacher and author, and Debra Rand, a medical librarian.

DNA in focus at fourth LILRC conference

Chromosomes are like socks: we have no use for one without the other. The same goes for librarians and research, as exemplified at the Long Island Library Resource Council’s fourth annual … more

By Genesis Ibarra | 4/18/19

Andrew Frederick, who graduated from East Meadow High School in 1984, is a command master chief in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.

East Meadow alumnus becomes a leader on ‘floating airport’

Since he graduated from East Meadow High School in 1984, Andrew Frederick has made a career in the U.S. Navy, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Frederick has spent 18 of his 24 … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 4/18/19

Two photos of Richie Cavallaro in the WRHU Radio Hofstra University Richard Phillip Cavallaro studio.

WRHU Radio Hofstra University honors the late Richard Phillip Cavallaro

WRHU Radio Hofstra University was joined by university President Stuart Rabinowitz, Dean Mark Lukasiewicz of the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication and the large family of the late WRHU alumni … more

By Jenni Goldstein | 4/16/19

Freeport’s County Legislator, Debra Mulé, is seeking a 5-cent fee on all paper shopping bags, but Republicans have said they would block such a measure.

Legislator calls for paper-bag fee

County Legislator Debra Mulé, a Democrat from Freeport, said on April 5 that she was disappointed that the Legislature’s Republican majority would not institute a 5-cent fee on paper bags, a move … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 4/11/19

The East Meadow School District will be the first on Long Island to launch a 30-day pilot program aimed at stopping cars from illegally passing stopped buses.

E.M. leads the way in bus safety

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 … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 4/11/19

J. Heck earned first place for Sports Action Photo for this image that appeared in the East Meadow Herald last September.

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. … more

By Scott Brinton | 4/9/19

A volunteer handed out food to a person in need recently at Community Solidarity's Food Share at the Long Island Rail Road station.

Long Islanders give back to those in need at the Hempstead train station

Driving past the Hempstead Train Station on Sunday, you’d expect to see a few cars in the parking lot and maybe a couple of people waiting for a train. As shocking as it may be, your assumption is … more

By Julia Totaro | 4/9/19

Robin Fitzpatrick, of East Meadow, center, earned the Town of Hempstead Pathfinder Award for her volunteer work in the East Meadow School District. Congratulating her were Supervisor Laura Gillen, left, and Councilman Dennis Dunne Sr.

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 … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 4/8/19

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