Schools
The West Hempstead Union Free School District acknowledged the 106th anniversary of the Chestnut Street School with a special ceremony at the end of the school day on Jan. 14. The celebration …
Several teachers raised concerns about a recent project to remove asbestos from the windows of George Washington Intermediate School in West Hempstead at the district’s Jan. 15 board meeting. A …
As the partial government shutdown continues, Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes Donald X. Clavin, State Assemblyman Ed Ra, Town Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby and Councilman Anthony D’Esposito called …
Schools
Students from West Hempstead Middle School and West Hempstead High School took part in the district’s Science Expo on Jan. 10, showcasing projects they executed following research. Through …
West Hempstead native Yitzchak Milworn decided long ago that he wanted to serve in the Israel Defense Forces. During his senior year of high school at Rambam Mesivta, a Jewish private school in …
Editorial
February is Black History Month, and African-American history is very much a story of migration. Between 1916 and 1970, 6 million black people left behind the shackles of the rural South and its …
The Week Ahead
Jewelry workshop Enjoy an afternoon of creativity with paper, crystal and fabric at the Lakeview Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 1 to 3 p.m. Instructed by Mickey Gonzalez, the library …
Randi Kreiss
The operative word above is “think,” because no parent can ever know his or her child, especially during the firestorm known as adolescence.