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A massive fire broke out inside a structure at the Town of Hempstead's waste transfer station in Merrick Sunday morning.

Blaze at Town of Hempstead waste transfer station in Merrick caused by ‘sparked combustibles’

A raging fire broke out inside a homeowner disposal area at the Town of Hempstead’s waste transfer station in Merrick, at the foot of the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve, around 7:45 a.m. Sunday … more

By Scott Brinton and Alyssa Seidman | 7/28/19

Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen, with 5th District candidate Lora Webster, left, and Clerk Sylvia Cabana, held a news conference in Merrick to introduce the slate of Democratic town candidates.

Democrats introduce slate of Hempstead Town candidates

Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen announced the full slate of Democratic candidates for the upcoming November election on July 23 at Wynsum Avenue Park in south Merrick. more

By Andrew Garcia | 7/23/19

One more shameless appointment by town GOP

Town of Hempstead Republicans practically swelled with pride on April 16, after the Town Board unanimously passed a revamped ethics code. more

4/25/19

Is Nassau learning from the guilty verdicts?

The conviction last Friday of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano was yet another domino falling in the county’s GOP political machine, with possibly more to come. more

3/14/19

Let’s slow down and get legal marijuana right

While state leaders have been slow to provide specifics or act on the likely legalization of recreational marijuana, officials in the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County are addressing the matter promptly and properly. On Feb. 26 . . . more

2/14/19

The Hempstead Town Board tabled Supervisor Laura Gillen’s proposal to audit its Building Department.

Hempstead Town Board tables audit of Building Department

The Hempstead Town Board voted on Feb. 5 to table the hiring of an outside consultant to audit the Town Building Department. The roughly $155,000 measure was intended to offer recommendations on how … more

By Peter Belfiore | 2/13/19

Levittown resident Chris Wright, center, facing podium, asked the Town Board about the practice of banking on employee retirements to fund tax cuts in their 2019 budget at the Town of Hempstead budget hearing last week.

Hempstead Town Board passes $432.5 million budget

The Republican-majority Hempstead Town Board on Oct. 30 passed its $432.5-million budget by a vote of 6-1. Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, a Democrat, did not endorse the spending plan, which, she said, relied on uncertain savings to fund an $11-million tax cut. more

By Erik Hawkins | 11/10/18

South Nassau Communities Hospital originally planned to build a medical pavilion and emergency department in what remains of the Long Beach Medical Center’s main and west wings, pictured. It now intends to construct a medical pavilion elsewhere on the property, and continue to operate an emergency department, which opened in 2015 and was initially intended to be temporary.

Plans change for former Long Beach Medical Center site

South Nassau Communities Hospital has changed its plans for the development of the Long Beach Medical Center property, saying that it recently determined that construction of a new medical facility … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 11/8/18

Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, was joined by Town of Hempstead officials on Oct. 18 to announce that more than 500 lead water pipes in Point Lookout would be replaced with copper ones.

Hempstead to replace lead pipes

By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com Town of Hempstead officials announced last week that the town would replace 100-year-old lead water pipes that service Point Lookout residents because … more

By Bridget Downes | 10/25/18

Town officials joined FDNY Lt. John Fee, far right, as he rang a bell to mark the moment the first plane collided with the World Trade Center 17 years ago.

Remembering the fallen

“My friend, Charlie, was an FDNY Lieutenant. He had been retired, but he went down [to Ground Zero] with his army truck, from Howard Beach into New York City, and he donated goods like water, … more

By Bridget Downes and Anthony Rifilato | 9/11/18

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