Long Beach Herald

2 days ago | liherald.com | Carolyn James

•According to the US Fire Administration, usfa.fema.gov, there are 1,054,400 active career volunteer and paid per call firefighters representing almost 87 percent of the registered departments’ personnel in the United States. •Approximately 93 percent of New York’s 1,700 fire departments are volunteer based.

2 days ago | liherald.com | Andrew Coen

The Freeport girls’ lacrosse team has already exceeded last year’s win total and is a few goals away from a winning record. The Red Devils entered a week-long break during spring vacation at 3-6 overall and 3-4 in Conference IV with three of its losses coming by a combined seven goals. First-year head coach Lauren Chimeri said the team is competing well against strong competition while battling adversity coming off of last year’s 2-11 season where Freeport competed in Conference III.

2 days ago | liherald.com | Andrew Coen

The MacArthur baseball team began this season right off where it left off in the 2024 regular season where the Generals marched to 14-2 record in Conference AA-1. The Generals began the new campaign winning seven of their first eight games, including a perfect 5-0 conference record before being handed a 3-2 loss to East Meadow April 17.

6 days ago | liherald.com | Juan Lasso

Valley Stream District 13’s proposed budget for the 2025–2026 school year is out — and it packs higher spending, modest tax hikes, and upgrades to classrooms, playgrounds, and security systems. Here’s what you need to know:1 The Top Line: $69.7 MillionThe proposed budget comes in at $69,678,502 — up 3.39 percent from this year. District officials say rising costs and new student-focused investments fuel the jump.

6 days ago | liherald.com | Juan Lasso

A New York state judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by four Valley Stream school districts challenging multimillion-dollar tax break extensions for Green Acres Mall and an adjacent shopping center, handing a legal win to the developer and the Town of Hempstead’s Industrial Development Agency.