Recent mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, have evoked stronger-than-ever local outcry for gun-control reform.
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By Reine Bethany
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6/2/22
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Under a spring sky soft with the threat of rain in the air, Don Clavin joined fellow government officials and parents demanding Congress push much harder to alleviate the current national shortage of baby and medical formula.
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By Reine Bethany
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5/26/22
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Two key pieces of the puzzle that is the proposed Mount Sinai South Nassau medical facility in Wantagh are seemingly all that remain. And both are before the Town of Hempstead Board of Appeals.
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By Tom Carrozza
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5/5/22
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Some might say it’s been a bumpy road of late for Kathy Hochul, with some of the ongoing turmoil inside her leadership team. But it was a different kind of bumpy road on the governor’s mind last week when she stopped by Kennedy Memorial Park in Hempstead.
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By Jake Pellegrino
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4/28/22
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After 37 years as director of the Town of Hempstead’s Rock Hall Museum, Lawrence resident Linda Barreira — who brought many new programs to the museum — retired on April 1.
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By Lisa Margaria
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4/21/22
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Almost every day, Rockville Centre resident Gerry DeBono and dozens of seniors can be found swinging rackets and socializing during organized pickleball games at Hempstead Lake State Park.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/24/22
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This week's letters to the editor focus on Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray's opposition to accessory dwelling units and Village Attorney Tom Levin addressing issues with the PILOT proposal for the old Diocese of RVC headquarters.
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3/17/22
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The Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency has delayed a vote on a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes — or PILOT — proposal for the upcoming project at the former Diocese of Rockville Centre headquarters, after Village Attorney Tom Levin pointed out inconsistencies with the proposal at a Feb. 22 hearing.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/10/22
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Not exactly the Boston Tea Party, but Town of Hempstead officials reaffirmed their support for the Ukrainian people by joining restaurant owners in dumping Russian vodka down the drain in a symbolic …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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3/7/22
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The Town of Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals recently notified Oceanside residents living near the site of the proposed three-story Sunrise Assisted Living facility, along Atlantic and Terrell avenues, that all of the development’s proposed variances had been granted. The decision came as a shocking disappointment for many residents, after a three-hour back-and-forth between them and the Sunrise team at a BZA hearing on Jan. 12.
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By Tom Carrozza
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3/3/22
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