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 …
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By Scott Brinton and Alyssa Seidman
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7/28/19
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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.
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By Andrew Garcia
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7/23/19
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Town Supervisor Laura Gillen honored Malverne native and Rockville Centre Firefighter John Atwell with this year’s Town of Hempstead Veterans Civilian Service Award at the Town’s Veterans Salute …
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7/18/19
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen talked roads, technology, budgeting and government transparency during a gathering at the Rockville Centre Public Library on May 16.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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5/23/19
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Town of Hempstead Republicans practically swelled with pride on April 16, after the Town Board unanimously passed a revamped ethics code.
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4/25/19
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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.
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3/14/19
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Surrounded by dozens of supporters, Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin announced his candidacy for Hempstead Town supervisor on Feb. 19. “We need a supervisor that will put the priority on keeping residents in their home,” said Clavin, a Republican, outside Ancona’s Pizzeria in his hometown of Valley Stream. “We need taxpayers first.”
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By Anthony O'Reilly and Ben Strack
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2/28/19
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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 . . .
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2/14/19
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Twenty-eight villages in Nassau County, including Freeport, are suing New York state, the county and the towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, seeking what they believe is their fair share of state sales tax revenues.
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By Nadya Nataly
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11/15/18
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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.
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By Erik Hawkins
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11/10/18
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