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New leaders, and the hope for a new day, in Nassau

This week, Nassau welcomed two new — and increasingly familiar — faces to county government: Laura Curran, of Baldwin, who was inaugurated as Long Island’s first female county executive; and Jack Schnirman, of Long Beach . . . more

1/4/18

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

Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad met with nearly two-dozen people at an event hosted by the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce to share her story and her opinions on the importance of local businesses.

Nasrin Ahmad shares her story with Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce

“I am promoter of the neighborhood business,” said Town of Hempstead Clerk Nasrin Ahmad to a room filled with about two-dozen people at a Chamber of Commerce event. “The personal touch. That hamburger that you will get which a family-owned restaurant is making is not going to be the same as these chain stores.” more

By Mike Smollins | 6/22/17

Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad busy at work in her office in Hempstead.

Hempstead town clerk continues to fight for equality

When Town of Hempstead Clerk Nasrin Ahmad was 6, her teacher in England couldn’t pronounce her name. So, instead, he called her “my little brown one.” more

By Stephany Reyes | 4/10/17

Dolores Rome received the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce’s 2017 Person of the Year Award from past chamber President Richard Bivone.

East Meadow's superwoman

When Dolores Rome prepared for the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce’s recent installation dinner, she grew nervous throughout the evening as she awaited the arrival of her granddaughter. “Her … more

By Stephany Reyes | 3/22/17

Rabbi Susan Elkodsi of the Malverne Jewish Center spoke at the first local chapter meeting on Feb. 25.

Becoming a formidable interfaith entity

Female members of Jewish and Muslim groups from across Nassau County as well as Queens gathered at the Malverne Jewish Center last Saturday to launch the first local chapter of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, an organization that seeks to build relationships among women in the two religions and to end anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish sentiment. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 2/28/17

Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves swore in Frank Camarano Jr. as the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce’s 2017-18 president at the annual installation dinner on Feb. 3.

Chamber celebrates its own

Members of the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce clinked glasses of wine and champagne when they toasted the new president, Frank Camarano Jr., and the rest of the incoming board of directors at the organization’s installation dinner on Feb. 3. more

By Stephany Reyes | 2/22/17

Racist graffiti in Merrick latest in 'bias incident' surge

Nassau County police are looking into the latest in a series of incidents involving racist graffiti, this time in Merrick. According to police, a customer at the 7-Eleven on Merrick Avenue discovered anti-Semitic graffiti in block letters written on an outside wall on Dec. 16. Detectives are currently investigating. more

Erik Hawkins and Stephany Reyes | 1/11/17

Town of Hempstead officials, including, from left, Councilman Gary Hudes, Supervisor Anthony Santino and Clerk Nasrin Ahmad, came to the Bellmore Long Island Rail Road station to announce a plan that would increase the number of resident-only spaces in commuter parking lots from 2,400 to 6,400. Parking stickers will cost residents $10 a year.

Town plans dramatic increase in resident-only parking at commuter lots

The Town of Hempstead Board was expected to vote Feb. 9 on a plan to limit parking to residents only in most sections of town lots at Long Island Rail Road stations. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/5/16