It’s been 22 years since our world changed forever when our nation was attacked. But for so many like Susan Hutchins, it still feels like Sept. 11, 2001 — the day she lost her son, West Hempstead’s Kevin Nathaniel Colbert, in the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
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By Michael Hinman
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9/18/23
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During the holiday season, while everyone was enjoying family time, a break from work, and some good food, the East Meadow Fire Department rushed to answer a record number of calls. The volunteer …
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By Mallory Wilson
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1/5/23
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On Monday evening, April 26, Jessica Beauvais, of Hempstead, was speaking on her weekly podcast about the recent police killings of unarmed Black Americans. Hours later, New York Police Department …
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By Reine Bethany
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4/30/21
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation today that will rename a section of the Southern State Parkway in honor of fallen NYPD Det. Steven McDonald.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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8/17/17
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A bill introduced last Thursday in the State Senate, sponsored by the entire Long Island Senate delegation, would rename a 10-mile stretch of the Southern State Parkway in honor of Malvernite and NYPD Detective Steven McDonald, who died Jan. 10. The bill, which is expected to pass the Senate this session, proposes to rename the parkway the Steven McDonald Memorial Highway.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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6/2/17
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Nassau County’s serial knife-wielding robber has expanded his pattern of terror to Queens, according to New York City Police Department officials.
Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce and an NYPD …
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By Steve Smirti
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6/8/16
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It’s hard to see so many people in so much pain, especially when they’re mourning one of our neighbors. It’s even harder when they’re mourning the death of someone so young, who had his whole life ahead of him.
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5/14/15
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Last week, a grand jury of nine whites and three blacks decided not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.
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12/4/14
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Bill Bratton, the commissioner of the New York City Police Department, has decades of professional experience in law enforcement. He is decorated and well recognized in the field . . .
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8/20/14
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Tom McKevitt Sr., the father of State Assemblyman Tom McKevitt Jr., died on June 25, from complications stemming from various health issues. He was 75.
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By David Weingrad
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7/16/14
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