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Many small businesses have been forced to close because of the coronavirus outbreak, including the Chop Shop, a hair salon in Long Beach.
Long Island Association offering business advice amid coronavirus outbreak
The Long Island Association, a regional business advocacy group, was supposed to host its spring luncheon Friday, featuring retired Yankee great Alex Rodriguez, but instead it held an hour-long … more
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Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz was appointed to co-chair the advisory committee.
County panel surveying how COVID-19 is hurting businesses
Nassau County’s Coronavirus Economic Advisory Council is asking business owners to fill out a confidential survey to gauge how the COVID-19 outbreak is hurting small, medium and big businesses … more
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered all village elections postponed until April 28. Above, the governor at SUNY Old Westbury in 2019.
Village elections postponed to April 28 because of coronavirus
The village trustee elections originally scheduled for March 18 have been  moved to April 28, according to an executive order signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.  The move is intended to reduce … more
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, second from left, updated the public on the county and state’s efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus. She was joined by, from left, Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, State Sen. Anna Kaplan and Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages.
County, state and businesses work to fight coronavirus spread
“We’re all in this together,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said at a news conference on the county and state’s efforts to stop the spread of a new strain of the … more
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Brian Schnee, center, taught Freeporters how to properly paint their houses during his TLC for Good Home Health course at the Freeport Memorial Library.
A little TLC for the house
Whether it was the base guitar that Brian Schnee made when he was 15, or the work he does on his 1906 Victorian home in Rockville Centre, the 67-year-old has spent much of his life building things … more
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U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice hosted a town hall meeting on Jan. 19 at the Roosevelt Library, where 4th District residents like Kamau Cush, of Freeport, had the opportunity to ask questions about local issues.
Rice addresses local issues and concerns
U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice convened a town hall meeting on Jan. 19 at the Roosevelt Public Library that addressed housing issues on Long Island, as well as immigration, the 2020 census and college debt. … more
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Legislator Howard Kopel said Republican lawmakers are calling for a state probe into a $710,000 scam perpetrated at the Nassau County Comptroller's office recently.
GOP lawmakers call for state probe into $710K scam at comptroller's office
Nassau Republican legislators called Friday for state and county investigations into the office of County Comptroller Jack Schnirman, who only a week ago said at a news conference that a phishing … more
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Former Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen sat down with the Herald last Friday to discuss the highs and lows of her two years as the first Democratic leader of America’s largest township in 112 years.
Laura Gillen: ‘I wouldn’t change a thing’
When Laura Gillen refused to concede in the race for her re-election to the highest seat in the Town of Hempstead, few were surprised. Much like her first term as supervisor, Gillen, a Democrat from … more
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald X. Clavin being sworn in on Jan. 7, as his wife, Nancy, holds the Bible.
Clavin, Town of Hempstead board sworn in
Republican Town of Hempstead officials celebrated at Town Hall on Jan. 7 as newly minted Supervisor Donald X. Clavin and the three of the town’s five council members took the oath of office. Former Supervisor Kate Murray was also sworn as town clerk, and Jeanine Driscoll stepped into Clavin’s previous position as receiver of taxes. more
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Jones spent a lot of time playing games with his son, Wyatt, 7.
Family: Freeport man drowned in Milburn Pond
Dennis Jones, 40, was the kind of father who built a Bat Cave fort with pillows and blankets so he and his son, Wyatt, 7, could spend hours pretending to be Batman and Robin. A construction worker, … more
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