The Five Towns has always stood out as an affluent and well-respected region in southwestern Nassau County. But its political status has been overlooked.
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4/20/23
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The National Weather Service has a winter storm warning in effect from midnight on Feb. 1 to 6 a.m. on Feb. 2, and an updated forecast has snow accumulations ranging from 12 to 20 inches to fall across Long Island creating blizzard-like conditions in some areas resulting in hazardous road conditions.
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By Jeff Bessen and Melissa Koenig
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1/31/21
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With the need to inoculate a large number of people to help ensure herd immunity from the Covid-19 virus and now a variant strain, Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages (D-Elmont), who also represents Inwood is advocating for vaccination distribution centers at the Five Towns Community Center and Belmont Park.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/6/21
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This year, voters in the Town of Hempstead’s 3rd Council District are faced with a difficult choice between two excellent candidates.
Valley Streamer Shari James-Pierre is a fresh face with …
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10/30/19
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Democrat Shari James-Pierre is challenging incumbent Republican Bruce Blakeman for the Town of Hempstead’s 3rd Councilmanic District. James-Pierre of Valley Stream is seeking to leverage her …
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By Peter Belfiore
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10/10/19
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Long Island is about to get a “Trump bounce.” A longtime friend of mine has sold his home in the Hewlett area (through an agent) to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, and the couple plan to move to the community sometime before school starts in the fall.
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3/29/19
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Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal attorney who arranged six-figure payments to a porn star and a Playboy model to buy their silence about affairs with Trump, is going to prison.
U.S. …
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/12/18
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Performances/On Stage
Hot JazzAn all-star combo performs traditional and swing favorites, Thursday, Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. Tickets required, Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. …
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10/25/18
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Residents of the Five Towns and surrounding South Shore communities have been known to travel to Brooklyn and Queens for affordable pricing on healthy kosher groceries.
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By Teri Ann Loeser
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11/24/17
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Hurricane Harvey slammed into the southeastern Texas coast two Fridays ago as a Category 4 storm, lashing homes and businesses with 130-mile-per-hour winds and . . .
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9/7/17
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