Community News
From waitress to restaurateur: realizing the American dream
By Marianys Marte “When I got here, I worked in a factory and I would tell my coworkers that one day I would have a
November 10, 2021
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Suffolk sees drop in teen pregnancies, but there’s still work to be done
By Megan Naftali Teen Pregnancy in Suffolk County decreased by a little over 50 percent from 2007 to 2016, but there is still a need
November 5, 2021
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Politics
The list of climate villains is long — and growing longer
By Dr. Alan Singer The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, began Oct. 31 and will run through Nov. 12. Participants will include
November 3, 2021
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Community News
Town Vaxmobile stops off at Oceanside High
By Ben Lachapelle A pop-up Covid-19 vaccination van, run by the Town of Hempstead and staffed by Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital, recently swung by
October 28, 2021
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Community News
Hempstead school officials worry about overcrowding – again
By Alexis Friedman Members of the Hempstead Board of Education recently discussed past issues with overcrowding in the schools caused by a sudden influx of
October 26, 2021
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Environment
Have you spotted this invasive insect on L.I.?
By Athena Dawson Editor’s note: Dawson wrote this piece for her liherald.com internship. To read the original, click here. A new invasive insect species, the spotted
October 21, 2021
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Community News
Mineola bans smoking, vaping cannabis on village property
By Taylor Nicioli The Village of Mineola board of trustees voted unanimously Sept. 1 to approve a law to prohibit smoking or vaping of cannabis
October 18, 2021
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Arts & Culture
Plaza Organization brings Broadway-caliber theater to Nassau
By Madeline Armstrong Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on liherald.com. To read the original, click here. Live theater returns to New York as Nassau County
October 15, 2021
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Community News
Smithtown BOE goes virtual after bad behavior at in-person meetings
By Leah Chiappino The Smithtown School Board meeting went virtual Sept. 14, but not because of Covid-19. Rather, the decision was owing to the aggressive
October 12, 2021
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Arts & Culture
Agriculture, marketing at the root of new BOCES program
Editor’s note: Banat first wrote this piece as part of her internship at Herald Community Newspapers. To read the original, click here. Beginning this fall,
October 8, 2021
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Arts & Culture
Breast cancer awareness walk returns to Jones Beach
By Stephanie Banat Editor’s note: Banat first wrote this piece as part of her internship at Herald Community Newspapers. To read the original, click here. When
October 6, 2021
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Arts & Culture
In ‘Act Four,’ Rockville Centre woman publishes second novel
By Madeline Armstrong Editor’s note: Armstrong first wrote this piece as part of her internship at Herald Community Newspapers. To read the original, click here. After
October 3, 2021
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