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A number of attendees at Sunday’s forum, at which Belmont Park plans were presented, questioned the need for a second stadium to house the New York Islanders, but others like this man clearly favored moving the Islanders to Belmont.

Bidders release Belmont plans at 'listening session'

Applause broke out at Elmont Memorial High School on Sunday as the two finalists for the development of Belmont Park announced plans to create thousands of temporary and permanent jobs as part of ambitious plans to develop the racing center further. more

By Tim Denton | 12/12/17

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Tony Santino and Supervisor-elect Laura Gillen

Town supervisor-elect calls on Santino to resign

Town of Hempstead Supervisor-elect Laura Gillen held a news conference on the steps of Town Hall last Thursday to lambaste outgoing Supervisor Tony Santino’s plans to enact a contract amendment that would prohibit future termination of civil service employees, except for cause. That is, no layoffs would be allowed. more

By Nadya Nataly and Scott Brinton | 12/12/17

Gillen asks Santino to investigate allegations about destroying town documents

Town of Hempstead Supervisor-elect Laura Gillen hand-delivered a letter to outgoing Supervisor Anthony Santino on Tuesday asking him to investigate and report whether any town documents have been destroyed or deleted. more

By Ben Strack | 12/6/17

Getting to know Laura Gillen

“Once we got to the Inn at New Hyde Park and the polls were closed and the numbers were coming in, my calmness fell away a little bit because this is the moment of truth,” recalled Laura Gillen, the Town of Hempstead’s first Democratic supervisor-elect in more than a century. more

By Ben Strack | 11/22/17

Democrat Laura Gillen pulled off a historic victory in the Town of Hempstead on Tuesday night, defeating incumbent Anthony Santino. She declared victory along with Laura Curran, of Baldwin, who won the county executive's seat. Gillen voted at Hewitt Elementary School in her hometown of Rockville Centre early on Tuesday.

Gillen makes history as first Democratic Hempstead supervisor in more than a century

For the first time in more than a century, the Town of Hempstead will have a Democratic supervisor. Laura Gillen, a Rockville Centre attorney, defeated incumbent Republican Anthony Santino on Tuesday night by roughly 2,000 votes. more

By Erik Hawkins | 11/8/17

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

Incumbent Santino faces Democrat Gillen for town supervisor

Incumbent Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino, a Republican, faces a challenge this year by Democrat Laura Gillen, who is an attorney. more

By Erik Hawkins | 10/13/17

Janice Walsh, of East Meadow, made an impression of her brother-in-law Gerry Walsh’s name, which is etched on the new Town of Hempstead 9/11 memorial in Point Lookout. Gerry Walsh, a firefighter who had retired from the FDNY, spent months taking part at ground zero in the rescue and recovery efforts. He died on Nov. 11, 2014, of blood cancer related to his work at the site, at the age of 58. His wife, Hope Walsh, was among many 9/11 widows who came to help dedicate the town’s memorial on Monday.

In moving ceremony, Town of Hempstead dedicates permanent 9/11 memorial

The hundreds of people streaming into Point Lookout Park on Monday morning for a ceremony to dedicate the Town of Hempstead’s permanent 9/11 memorial passed through an arch at the front entrance, formed by two fire engines’ tower ladders and a massive American flag. The Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department erected the arch. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/11/17

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino offered up a series of ethics reforms proposals this week. Among them, he is calling for an income limit of $125,000 for Council members.

Hempstead officials offer visions for ethics reform

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino last week released a raft of ethics reform proposals that he called the “strongest and most comprehensive” on Long Island. Among his proposals were … more

By Julie Mansmann and Scott Brinton | 8/8/17