Ron McHenry paints the V.P.

Harris portrait was for convention of National Action Network

By JAMes BeRnsTeIn jbernstein@liherald.com

Had it not been for the predictably nightmarish Long Island traffic, Long Beach artist Ron McHenry would have been standing side by side with Vice President Kamala Harris, along with a portrait he had painted of her, when Harris visited New York City on April 14.

Honored for helping others

Long Beach High School junior Shane Schack received a State Senate Youth Leadership Recognition Award this week. He has been volunteering since elementary and middle school, helping fellow students who have special needs.