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The auxiliary police unit in Baldwin handles security and traffic at major events throughout Nassau County.

Baldwin is looking for a few good officers

Fliers promoting the Auxiliary Police Program can be seen throughout Baldwin and the Town of Hempstead. The Nassau County Police Department is looking for new participants for its program for people ranging in age from 18 to 60. more

By Nakeem Grant | 7/27/16

A storefront at the corner of Merrick Road and Grand Avenue is one of the many empty sites that are included in the redevelopment.

Town of Hempstead proposes plans for redevelopment

In April, the Town of Hempstead issued a request for proposal to developers to create a plan to revitalize Baldwin’s five-acre downtown parcel at the corner of Grand Avenue and Merrick Road. … more

By Steve Smirti and Nakeem Grant | 7/13/16

Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran, third from left in back, with legislator Siela Bynoe, second from left in back, stood with community members and police officers.

County legislators try their hand at police work

The Nassau County Police Department recognized its latest graduates of the Civilian Police Academy on June 21. The course participants included community members, religious leaders, members of the … more

By Nakeem Grant | 7/12/16

A spring cleaning in Milburn Lake Park

Last Saturday marked the fifth consecutive Baldwin Park Earth Day Community Clean-Up at Milburn Lake Park. Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano partnered with State Assemblyman Brian Curran and County … more

By Nakeem Grant | 6/1/16

What the heck is going on?

That’s what I muttered as I fetched Newsday from my lawn last Friday and looked at the front page. Amid cross-fire accusations of corruption, criminal behavior and personal vendettas . . . more

5/19/16

The N2/8 bus will be restored with a revised route, NICE spokesman Andy Kraus said.

County finalizes plan to restore bus cuts

County lawmakers finalized a $3 million plan for the Nassau Inter-County Express bus system last week, using the money to restore nearly all of the routes that were eliminated in January. In an … more

By Julie Mansmann and Steve Smirti | 3/30/16

Vehicles traveling west on Merrick Road often come close enough to parked cars to sideswipe them.

Moaning about Merrick Road

The Town of Hempstead has at least temporarily backed away from a plan to eliminate a few parking spaces on the north side of Merrick Road ,near Grand Avenue. The proposal came in answer to … more

By Adrienne Lyons | 2/16/16

New York state must raise the age

We don’t need brain studies to tell us that teenagers, particularly 16- to 18-year-olds, often act impulsively, with seeming disregard for the consequences of their actions. more

2/11/16

Grand Avenue study nears end

The lead planner of a study of the traffic on Grand Avenue said the project is near completion, with a final report, including recommendations, expected later this month or in early March. … more

By Adrienne Lyons | 2/3/16

New York is one of only two states that prosecutes non-violent 16- and 17-year-olds as adults. Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran, a Democrat from Baldwin, is calling on state lawmakers to change that.

Legislator wants state to ‘raise the age’

Flanked by fellow Democratic lawmakers and representatives of Long Island nonprofit groups on Monday, Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran, of Baldwin, called on the State Legislature to pass a measure that would “raise the age” of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/1/16

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