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at a news conference with elected officials on Dec. 10, Deborah Salant spoke about how she donated two cemetery plots to families of Covid victims.

Franklin Square woman transfers burial rights to Covid victims

When Deborah Salant heard that victims of the coronavirus pandemic were being stored in refrigerated trucks in New York City, she knew she wanted to donate her family’s two burial plots at … more

By Melissa Koenig | 12/15/20

Hempstead Town Councilman Christopher Carini, a member of Seaford Kiwanis, is taking part in the town’s food drive, which has partnered with For the Love of Pete’s Pantry in Seaford.

Lending a holiday hand

As a historically unpredictable year nears an end, Seaford Kiwanis is focused on providing stability to the community with its annual holiday food drive. Last year the service organization … more

By J.D. Freda | 11/17/20

TOH, Northwell to provide tests for first responders in Seaford

Northwell Health and the Hempstead Town Board have partnered to offer free Covid-19 testing to first responders in Seaford and Oceanside. The tests are available for first responders who work and … more

11/17/20

Town of Hempstead Supervisor in front of one of the animatronic dinosaurs that are part of the "Jurassic Quest" show.

Hempstead Town extends 'Jurassic Quest' run through Oct. 18

By popular demand, Long Island’s only drive-through dinosaur exhibit, “Jurassic Quest,” has extended its stay at Town Park Point Lookout and will now host shows through Oct. … more

10/9/20

This image of feral kittens was part of an online petition begun by Renee Kraft, a Hempstead resident and animal advocate, calling on the Town of Hempstead Board to reinstate its trap-neuter-return program at the town’s animal shelter in Wantagh.

Hempstead Town outsources trap-neuter-return program

Diane Madden, an animal advocate from East Meadow and co-founder of Hope for Hempstead Shelter, brought a gray and black kitten to the Sept. 22 Town of Hempstead Board meeting to show council members … more

By Damali Ramirez | 10/8/20

The Town of Hempstead incinerates its garbage at the Covanta waste-to-energy plant in Westbury. The ash is then sent to the Town of Brookhaven landfill in Suffolk County. That landfill is expected to close in 2024, which will force Hempstead to find another landfill to dispose of ash, potentially increasing costs and the fees that contractors and landscapers must pay to dispose of their waste.

Hempstead Town raises fine for illegal dumping to $10K

The Town of Hempstead Board voted at a Sept. 8 virtual meeting to increase the fine for illegal dumping in the town from $1,500 to $10,00 per incident. Town Supervisor Donald Clavin said the board … more

By Damali Ramirez | 9/24/20

Phil Alvarez, brother of Sept. 11 first responder Luis Alvarez, who died of 9/11-related cancer in 2019, was the keynote speaker at the Town of Hempstead's annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Point Lookout. To his right was Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, and to his left, Councilman Bruce Blakeman.

Brother of 9/11 hero Luis Alvarez stirs crowd at Town of Hempstead memorial

They gathered in the early-morning light Friday at the Hempstead Town Park at Lido to honor those killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and also to salute the thousands . . . more

By James Bernstein | 9/11/20

Town of Hempstead launches mobile Covid-19 testing initiative

Town of Hempstead officials, along with members of Northwell Health, announced Friday the launch of Covid-19 mobile testing locations. The initiative is intended to provide increased testing to … more

8/21/20

The Town of Hempstead has unveiled “Operation Downtown,” an initiative to stimulate business growth via temporarily closing town streets to promote expanded outdoor dining for restaurants.

“Operation Downtown” to bring temporary street closures for outdoor dining expansion

The Town of Hempstead has come to an agreement with Wantagh business owners and its Chamber of Commerce to facilitate temporary street closures to promote expanded outdoor seating for the … more

By J.D. Freda | 7/22/20

Town of Hempstead hosts drive-in movie nights, concert series

Residents will be able to travel back in time or rock their socks off at a series of drive-in movie nights and concert engagements this summer, hosted by the Town of Hempstead. Officials … more

7/16/20

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