Uniondale Herald

08/09/2025

🎓✨ Big smiles & bigger dreams! On July 18, little graduates proudly received their diplomas from the Long Island Children’s Museum’s Together to Kindergarten program — a milestone moment filled with songs, poems, and even pom-poms from parents! 🎶📚

For 20 years, this free summer program has helped children — especially those from multilingual families — get ready for kindergarten through hands-on learning, museum fun, and parent workshops. 🖌🗣 But after losing federal funding, enrollment was cut in half this year. 💔

Uniondale families say it’s making a huge difference — and hope more kids can experience it next summer. 🌟

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Six-year-olds Feiandi Dai and Brianna Goris, both of Uniondale, along with 25 of their classmates, proudly clutched their diplomas on July 18, as graduates of Long Island Children’s …

08/09/2025

Uniondale’s own & Bronx native DJ Johnny “Juice” Rosado — producer, turntablist, mentor & Public Enemy legend — is bringing TWO powerful hip-hop documentaries to the 1st Long Island Music Documentary Film Festival 🎥 Aug. 8-10 at the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame in Stony Brook! 📍

📽 Today @ 5:30PM – catch Bronx Boys: The Evolution of B-Boy Culture 🕺💥 and To My Rescue, It Was the S1Ws – A Public Enemy Story ✊🔥.
🎤 Featuring rare footage, untold stories, and hip-hop pioneers who shaped the culture.

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Uniondale resident and Bronx native DJ Johnny “Juice” Rosado, a key creative force behind two hip-hop documentaries, will take part in the first Long Island Music Documentary Film …

08/05/2025

BREAKING ‼ Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald X. Clavin Jr. resigned during Tuesday's town board meeting, and Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti was appointed as the interim supervisor.

“I want to say what an honor and a privilege and a friendship all of you have been. And to the residents, you have always been very kind to me,” said Clavin, "I'm grateful for the opportunity to serve all of you. Even the critics have been the nicest people in the world to me. And I wish all of you the greatest success, and God bless you and God bless America.”

For more details, visit https://www.liherald.com/stories/hempstead-supervisor-resigns,216626?

📸: Courtesy Town of Hempstead

08/02/2025

🎶 Children danced, laughed, as Darlene Graham brought beachy vibes to Uniondale’s Bernard Brown Park during the Town of Hempstead’s Singing at the Beach concert series 🌊🧜‍♀️🌴. With music, movement, and messages of kindness, Graham turned a summer afternoon into a joyful celebration of community, creativity, and childhood 🎸💛🏖️

Children twirled through the grass and swayed to the acoustic beats as Darlene Graham transformed Bernard Brown Park park into a lively, tropical playground during the Town of Hempstead’s free …

08/02/2025

Kellenberg Memorial High School partnered with Catholic Charities of Long Island to launch its first-ever Service Immersion Camp, where students from Uniondale and beyond packed backpacks 🎒, supported adults with disabilities 💙🎳, and served in local shelters 🏠🍽️. The five-day program made such an impact that organizers are already looking to expand it 🌟📅 🕊️🤝✨

Kellenberg Memorial High School has over one dozen camps, but one of them partnered with Catholic Charities of Long Island to launch its first-ever Service Immersion Camp, a five-day initiative aimed …

08/02/2025

👩‍🚀 Col. Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a NASA space shuttle, inspired young minds in Uniondale during the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s ✨Spacewoman Weekend✨ — celebrating her pioneering missions and the premiere of the new documentary Spacewoman 🎥🚀. From live Q&As to space-themed crafts, Collins reminded families that the sky isn’t the limit — it's just the beginning 🌌🧑‍🚀📸

Eileen Collins, the first woman to both pilot and command a NASA space shuttle, paid a visit to Uniondale last weekend as part of the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s Spacewoman Weekend. The …

07/30/2025

📚 The new academic year is right around the corner 🎒
Teachers, parents and students — what are your goals for the new school year, how are you preparing?

The Herald wants to hear from you for our Viewfinder section!
Share your hopes for the year ahead by emailing: [email protected]

07/27/2025

🤍✨ Uniondale came together in style at the Heroes in the Community Dress in White Gala, honoring 8 incredible leaders for their impact and service!

From educators and advocates to entrepreneurs and faith leaders, these hometown heroes are shaping a brighter future. 🌟

👏 The June 28 fundraiser at the John J. Byrne Community Center raised $12,000 to support continued community growth and engagement.

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Hundreds of people dressed in white gathered at Uniondale’s John J. Byrne Community Center June 28 to honor eight hometown heroes for their service and impact — a local fundraiser that …

07/27/2025

📚✨ More than 100 Uniondale elementary students explored science, literacy, and creativity during a 3-day visit to the Long Island Children’s Museum through the Summer Passport to Innovation program!

Students built with Keva planks, made giant bubbles, learned about bees 🐝, and explored communication and creativity across interactive exhibits.

“This was a great experience for both our scholars and parents,” said Asst. Principal Natasha Garret.

👏 Special thanks to State Sen. Siela Bynoe for securing $22,500 to support programs like this!

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More than 100 Uniondale elementary students recently took part in three days of hands-on learning at the Long Island Children’s Museum, as part of the district’s Passport to Innovation …

07/26/2025

🌕✂️🎨 Kids launched their imaginations at the Long Island Children’s Museum, celebrating the 56th anniversary of Apollo 11 with a hands-on lunar module workshop!

Using coffee filters, tape, and markers, they built mini capsules and launched them sky-high in an airflow tunnel — just like the real Apollo splashdown in 1969! 🚀🪂

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Children gathered at the Long Island Children’s museum to color, build and launch their own lunar modules at a hands-on workshop celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing …

07/26/2025

🚀🧑‍🚀 STEM Camp at Cradle of Aviation is blasting off with hands-on fun in Uniondale!

Kids are coding robots, building rockets, and dropping egg “astronauts” from balconies in homemade lunar modules 🥚🌕💥

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The three week STEM Camp at Cradle of Aviation is a hands-on, summer program designed to ignite curiosity and a love for science, technology, engineering, and math in children. "We want to help …