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New leaders, and the hope for a new day, in Nassau

This week, Nassau welcomed two new — and increasingly familiar — faces to county government: Laura Curran, of Baldwin, who was inaugurated as Long Island’s first female county executive; and Jack Schnirman, of Long Beach . . . more

1/4/18

Incumbent Nasrin Ahmad, left, will face off against newcomer Sylvia Cabana for the seat of Hempstead Town clerk.

Cabana challenges Ahmad for Hempstead town clerk

In a township of 750,000 people, the Town of Hempstead clerk is responsible for handling records as mundane as a parking permit and as momentous as a marriage license. Immigration attorney Sylvia … more

By Peter Belfiore | 10/17/17

Cabana challenges Ahmad for Hempstead town clerk

In a township of 750,000 people, the Town of Hempstead clerk is responsible for handling records as mundane as a parking permit and as momentous as a marriage license. Immigration attorney Sylvia … more

By Peter Belfiore | 10/17/17

Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad busy at work in her office in Hempstead.

Hempstead town clerk continues to fight for equality

When Town of Hempstead Clerk Nasrin Ahmad was 6, her teacher in England couldn’t pronounce her name. So, instead, he called her “my little brown one.” more

By Stephany Reyes | 4/10/17

Dolores Rome received the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce’s 2017 Person of the Year Award from past chamber President Richard Bivone.

East Meadow's superwoman

When Dolores Rome prepared for the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce’s recent installation dinner, she grew nervous throughout the evening as she awaited the arrival of her granddaughter. “Her … more

By Stephany Reyes | 3/22/17

Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves swore in Frank Camarano Jr. as the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce’s 2017-18 president at the annual installation dinner on Feb. 3.

Chamber celebrates its own

Members of the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce clinked glasses of wine and champagne when they toasted the new president, Frank Camarano Jr., and the rest of the incoming board of directors at the organization’s installation dinner on Feb. 3. more

By Stephany Reyes | 2/22/17

Racist graffiti in Merrick latest in 'bias incident' surge

Nassau County police are looking into the latest in a series of incidents involving racist graffiti, this time in Merrick. According to police, a customer at the 7-Eleven on Merrick Avenue discovered anti-Semitic graffiti in block letters written on an outside wall on Dec. 16. Detectives are currently investigating. more

Erik Hawkins and Stephany Reyes | 1/11/17

Town of Hempstead officials, including, from left, Councilman Gary Hudes, Supervisor Anthony Santino and Clerk Nasrin Ahmad, came to the Bellmore Long Island Rail Road station to announce a plan that would increase the number of resident-only spaces in commuter parking lots from 2,400 to 6,400. Parking stickers will cost residents $10 a year.

Town plans dramatic increase in resident-only parking at commuter lots

The Town of Hempstead Board was expected to vote Feb. 9 on a plan to limit parking to residents only in most sections of town lots at Long Island Rail Road stations. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/5/16

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano swore in William Miranda, owner of Madison Pierce Real Estate, as the new president of the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce at the group’s 61st annual installation ceremony on Jan. 29.

Chamber installs officers, honors community members

After closing out what leaders described as a prolific 2015, the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce honored several community members who made it special while looking to the future at the … more

By Julie Mansmann | 2/3/16

Ahmad is the choice for town clerk

The Herald encourages Town of Hempstead voters to return Nasrin Ahmad to the town clerk’s seat. She is, far and away, the most qualified candidate for the job. more

10/29/15