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Motorist dead after crash in West Hempstead

A 66-year-old man is dead after a car accident on the evening of Thursday, June 30 in West Hempstead. The victim was driving a Chevy SUV when he collided with a Toyota Camry being driven by a … more

By Kyle Chin | 7/1/22

A trolley ran alongside Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead from 1905-1926.

West Hempstead’s very own trolley

A distinct clanging sound could be heard as the trolley alongside Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead passed by from 1905-1926. The trolley, however, was not the first to travel this exact route. … more

12/3/20

Teen charged for violent robbery in West Hempstead

Nassau County police reported the arrest of a Roosevelt man for robbing another man in West Hempstead on Oct. 27. According to police, 19-year-old Rahmarv McNeil approached a male victim, 62, from … more

11/6/20

West Hempstead residents would like to see the National Wholesale Liquidators site on Hempstead Turnpike used for residential development.

Developers discuss plans for National Wholesale Liquidators site in West Hempstead

Many West Hempstead residents would agree that restoration of the community’s downtown area is long overdue. One of the locations where residents would like to see residential development is … more

By Nakeem Grant | 9/24/20

A 46-year-old was killed in a car accident on Sunday night in West Hempstead.

Pedestrian killed during Sunday night car accident in West Hempstead

Nassau County police reported that a 46-year-old man was killed Sunday night during a car accident in West Hempstead. According to police, the pedestrian, who had attempted to cross Hempstead … more

By Nakeem Grant | 5/18/20

Stacy Miranda, of Long Beach, who was successfully treated for breast cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, chatted with State Sen. John Brooks, of Seaford, after she gave a keynote speech at the grand-opening ceremony for MSK’s newest center, on Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center opens in central Nassau

Thirty-nine-year-old Stacy Miranda is an ice climber — that is, she scales cliff faces coated in ice. She does so as a member of Climb for Hope, a nonprofit organization that raises funds to … more

By Scott Brinton | 4/5/19

Everybody wants lower taxes, so let’s urbanize

Everybody is against everything everywhere. That seems to be a common theme in Nassau County. Where else can you find people so opposed to . . . more

4/7/17

Dramatic W.H. rescue retold in children’s book

Five officers from the Nassau County Police Department’s 5th Precinct who made a dramatic rescue of six West Hempstead residents during a serious fire earlier this year have become the subjects of a new children’s book, “Officer Jack — Rapid Response,” which was written by Maryland author James Burd Brewster and released earlier this week by J2B Publishing. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 8/23/16

An artist’s rendering of the building shows that the façade will feature thousands of aluminum fins.

Crews begin renovating Coliseum facade

East Meadowites driving along Hempstead Turnpike or Charles Lindbergh Boulevard recently may have noticed fresh black paint coating the sides of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Earlier this month, … more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/14/16

Crash kills motorcyclist in West Hempstead

Nassau County Police reported the details of a fatal auto accident, involving a motorcycle, which occurred in West Hempstead on May 11 at 12:08 a.m. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 5/11/16

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