Great Neck Record News

06/17/2026

BREAKING: Admitted Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was sentenced on June 17 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing eight women over a three-decade span after the victims’ families blasted him in Suffolk County court.
Read more: https://www.longislandpress.com/2026/06/17/gilgo-killer-sentenced-life/

Admitted Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was sentenced on June 17 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

06/17/2026

Voters in four Great Neck-area villages headed to the polls Tuesday, with incumbents largely retaining their seats while Russell Gardens residents chose a mix of experienced village leaders and a newcomer in the area’s only contested election.

Read More: https://www.longislandpress.com/2026/06/17/great-neck-village-elections-result/

Voters in four Great Neck-area villages headed to the polls Tuesday, with incumbents largely retaining their seats while Russell Gardens residents chose a mix

06/17/2026

North Hempstead Council Member Yaron Levy recently hosted a mezuzah dedication ceremony at his office, inviting Rabbi Levi Paltiel of Chabad of Manhasset to affix the traditional Jewish symbol to the entrance.

Read More: https://www.longislandpress.com/2026/06/12/chabad-of-manhasset-dedicates-mezuzah-at-council-members-office/

Council Member Yaron Levy of the Town of North Hempstead recently hosted a mezuzah dedication ceremony at his office

06/16/2026

The Great Neck Library will host an afternoon of live music featuring acclaimed chamber music composer and guitarist Carlos Pavan at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, at the Parkville Branch, located at 10 Campbell St.

Read More: https://www.longislandpress.com/2026/06/10/great-neck-library-to-host-acclaimed-guitarist-carlos-pavan/

The Great Neck Library will host an afternoon of live music featuring acclaimed chamber music composer and guitarist Carlos Pavan at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June

06/15/2026

Temple Beth-El of Great Neck’s Shema magazine won two awards from the Press Club of Long Island chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at the 2026 PCLI Media Awards competition on Thursday, June 4. The wins bring the publication’s total number of accolades from the organization to six over the past several years.

Read More: https://www.longislandpress.com/2026/06/10/long-island-press-club-sherma-magazine/

Temple Beth-El of Great Neck’s Shema magazine won two awards from the Press Club of Long Island chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at the 2026

06/15/2026

The first contested election in nearly 40 years in the Village of Lake Success prompted questions about how newcomers gain access to local politics in one of Nassau's wealthiest villages.

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06/15/2026

Town of North Hempstead Council Member Christine Liu and the Great Neck Chinese Association hosted the inaugural Smash Hunger Tennis Tournament on Saturday, raising more than $22,000 in food and monetary donations for local food pantries.

Read More: https://www.longislandpress.com/2026/06/08/smash-hunger-tennis-tournament-raises-22k-for-local-food-pantries/

Town of North Hempstead Council Member Christine Liu and the Great Neck Chinese Association hosted the inaugural Smash Hunger Tennis Tournament on Saturday,

06/14/2026

Students at Saddle Rock Elementary School swept the top spots in both team and individual categories at the conclusion of the spring and year-long Stock Market Game competitions, school officials announced.

Read More: https://www.longislandpress.com/2026/06/11/great-neck-students-dominate-long-island-stock-market-competition/

Students at Saddle Rock Elementary School swept the top spots in both team and individual categories at the conclusion of the spring and year-long Stock

06/14/2026

The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), its Alumni Association & Foundation (AAF), and consulting design firm H2M architects + engineers recently celebrated the grand opening and dedication of the new memorial pavilion on the academy’s campus in Kings Point, New York.

Read More: https://www.longislandpress.com/2026/06/08/memorial-pavilion-merchant-marine-academy/

The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), its Alumni Association & Foundation (AAF), and consulting design firm

06/13/2026

Longtime Great Neck resident Alice Fornari, an education professor and associate dean at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, received the inaugural Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Healthcare President’s Award at Northwell Health’s Celebration of Excellence ceremony on May 28.

Read More: https://www.longislandpress.com/2026/06/11/great-neck-educator-healthcare-award/

Longtime Great Neck resident Alice Fornari, an education professor and associate dean at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at