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Overcast Where to vote (early) in Nassau County
Election Day is a little less than two weeks away, but thanks to a series of reforms passed by the State Legislature in 2019, Nassau County residents can vote before Nov. 3. Starting Saturday, …
In Woodmere, rallying for cops, freedom and Trump
Offering a vocal alternative to what the organizers called “shadow banning” on social media of conservative views, the Freedom Rally brought together roughly 250 like-minded people in a Town of Hempstead parking lot between Irving Place and Neptune Avenue in Woodmere on Sunday.
First day of early voting at the Lawrence Yacht and Country Club
With early voting getting underway in the state on Oct. 24, hundreds of citizens lined up outside the Lawrence Yacht and Country Club waiting as long as three hours to cast their ballots. The …
Shop, drop and go in Cedarhurst for JCC SHOP
Food insecurity remains a problem for many during the coronavirus pandemic. To help the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC's Rina Shkolnick Kosher Food Pantry stock needed items a communitywide food drive is being held on Tuesday and Thursday.
Lawrence schools to remain on full remote
The Lawrence School District will remain with full remote learning at least until Nov. 1 and possibly reopen for hybrid instriction on Nov. 2, according to Superintendent Dr. Ann Pedersen, after Gov. Andrew uomo's news conference today.
Scaring up a sweet ghoul time in Lawrence
The children came wearing costumes of their characters or even possible future professions as there were astronauts, cats, firefighters, ghosts, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and many others.
Haunting memories of the tragic Hillel bus accident
Seven memorials made of metal symbolizing trees stand in an area of the bais medrash (study room) in the Lawrence building that houses the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway lower school.
Covid-19 testing site at the Five Towns Community Center
Updated Oct. 21 at 9:45 a.m. In an effort to combat the recent uptick of coronavirus in the Five Towns, the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence will officially serve as a Covid-19 testing site. Several community officials …
Mental health counseling through Covid
Mental health experts and organizations have had to adjust to the issues their patients face and the ways in which they treat them during the coronavirus pandemic.
Lawrence village welcomes new trustee Jeff Landy
Except for his college years and three years in Woodmere, newly appointed village Trustee Jeff Landy has lived most of his 44 years in Lawrence. A married lawyer who owns an attorney …
Re-elect Miller in the 20th Assembly District
For the past four years, District 20 Assemblywoman Melissa “Missy” Miller, a Republican, has been in the minority party in the State Assembly, but that hasn’t stopped her from …
Meeks runs unopposed for 12th congressional term
After winning a primary challenge in June, veteran Rep. Gregory Meeks, a Democrat from Southwest Queens who represents the 5th Congressional District, including Elmont, Inwood and north and south …
Former federal auditor challenges Michaelle Solages in Assembly race
For the past seven weeks, Nicholas Zacchea has been seen handing out his biography to passersby at Long Island Rail Road stations and at supermarkets in the 22nd Assembly District, as part of his bid …
Lawrence High School PTA awarded $5,000
The National Parent-Teacher Association awarded the Lawrence High School PTA with a $5,000 grant to help meet critical needs of students, families and teachers in the school community that have been …
Douglas Tuman challenges Kathleen Rice in 4th Congressional District
In the Fourth Congressional District, incumbent Kathleen Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, faces Douglas Tuman, a Republican from West Hempstead.
It’s Judy Griffin vs. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick for Assembly District 21
Former Malverne deputy mayor and village trustee Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick is challenging incumbent New York State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin for a seat representing the 21st Assembly District. …
Water flusing in Cedarhurst, Lawrence starts Monday
As part of New York American Water’s fall water quality program flushing of its water distribution system in Cedarhurst and Lawrencewill begin Oct. 26, to clear mineral deposits and sediment that might have built up inside the pipes. The flushing will continue through Nov. 6.
Diving into the Lawrence village meeting
Even before the 47-minute Lawrence village meeting began on Oct. 15 there was rousing applause as the newest board member, Jeffrey Landy, was administered the oath of office. He was appointed trustee …
Lawrence assistant golf pro shoots for donations
Kevin Mulligan put a golf club into the hands of his daughter, Kacie, and her year older brother, Brian, as youngsters and whether playing golf for business, competitively or recreation the very visible tools of the sport have rarely left their grips.
Free virtual naloxone training
In support of Red Ribbon Week, the Tempo Group and Savings Lives Five Towns Drug & Alcohol Coalition will hold a free virtual naloxone training on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 8 to 9:15 p.m. Free Narcan kits and medication disposal bags are available to all who pre-register.
Randi Kreiss
When real-life horrors outdo Halloween
Really, could you make up Donald Trump if he didn’t already exist? What book publisher in their right mind or movie producer hoping for a hit would create a character as unlikely . . .
Alfonse D'Amato
Will Washington soon be unchecked and unbalanced?
Some who are opposed to Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination are blurring the line between confirming a justice to fill a vacancy and the so-called “packing” of the court. Using this nomination to justify court packing . . .
Editorial
Herd immunity, a recipe for further disaster
Consider the number 675,000 for a moment. That’s the number of people in the United States who died during the flu pandemic of 1918-19. Could the U.S. be headed for such widespread death again?
Editorial
Say goodbye to ‘Lady’ on our sports pages
Late last month, we at the Herald were jolted when a senior at Kennedy High School, in Bellmore, called on school officials — and the local media — to stop referring to girls’ sports teams at Kennedy as the “Lady Cougars.”