Nassau County Executive Laura Curran threw local sports organizations a doozy of a curve ball just weeks before Little League baseball and softball seasons begin, announcing on March 14 that the county would not waive park fees for community sports organizations. Collection of those fees is expected to generate more than $1 million in county revenue.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/21/18
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Since Christmas Eve there have been five incidents of people calling in bogus food orders to Chinese restaurants in Franklin Square, Lawrence, North Woodmere and Valley Stream and then stealing the delivery vehicles, police said.
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By Jeff Bessen and Tyler Marko
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2/9/18
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Gary Carlton has assisted local municipalities with legal issues since he was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1980 — he represented both residents and government officials — and even served as the deputy attorney for the Village of Valley Stream for the last seven years. Now he is running for the Nassau County 2nd District Court Judge, which represents the Town of Hempstead and the City of Long Beach.
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By Melissa Koenig
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6/14/17
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The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted on Thursday in favor of David Friedman's nomination to be the nation’s next ambassador to Israel.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/8/17
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Judge Ellen Greenberg, who grew up in North Woodmwere and is a gradute of Heweltt High School, has 31 years of experience in Family Court.
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11/4/16
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Each time we hear the sound of the shofar at Rosh Hashana services, we answer with a prayer called Hayom Harat Olam. The text of the prayer says: “Today the universe is as it was at its birth. Today all creation is called to judgment.”
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By Rabbi Steven M. Graber
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9/28/16
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The Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis of North Woodmere, founder of Hineni, died Tuesday.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/23/16
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Police are looking for suspect in a chain of robberies that took place between Feb 9 and July 14. The suspect has struck the following locations:
Shell Gas Station, 928 Rosedale Road, North …
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7/23/15
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Nassau County police are asking the public to identify a man who is alleged to have robbed nine businesses between Feb. 9 and July 14 of this year at knifepoint, including the first one in North Woodmere and a half dozen in Valley Stream. The others were in Elmont and Franklin Square.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/15/15
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Four of Nassau County’s five swimming pools will open on June 30 at North Woodmere, Cantiague, Wantagh and Christopher Morley parks. Nickerson Beach opened on June 14.
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6/27/14
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