If you know American history, or you remember it, “The whole world is watching!” is the unforgettable chant shouted by thousands of young Vietnam War protesters as they were tear-gassed and beaten with clubs . . .
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10/20/22
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People were free to cast their lines throughout Hempstead Lake State Park last Saturday, at the park’s annual Fall Family Freshwater Fishing Festival.
Food trucks, vendors, and information …
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By Kyle Chin
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10/20/22
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Major progress on the improvements to Hempstead Lake State Park in West Hempstead have been made, announced Gov. Kathy Hochul May 13.
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By Jake Pellegrino
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5/19/22
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Celestine Chaney, 65. Roberta Drury, 32. Andre Mackneil, 53. Katherine Massey, 72. Margus Morrison, 52. Heyward Patterson, 67. Geraldine Talley, 62. Ruth Whitfield, 86. Pearl Young, 77. And then there was Aaron Salter . . .
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5/19/22
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Volunteers grabbed their rakes and garbage bags Sun. April 24 to lend a helping hand to spruce up Hall’s Pond Park in West Hempstead, for Earth Day weekend.
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By Jake Pellegrino
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4/28/22
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With the private takeover of their beloved tennis and pickleball courts looming next week, a group of local senior citizens expressed overwhelming concern that they will not have open access to the courts anymore.
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By Jake Pellegrino
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4/28/22
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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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Sprucing up a local park and bonding with community members are the primary elements of the twice a year spring clean-up at Halls Pond Park, 831 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead, on April 24 hosted by the West Hempstead Community Support Association.
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By Lisa Margaria
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4/21/22
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Long awaited, spring, the season of beginnings, has begun. Though it happens with astronomical regularity . . .
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By John O'Connell
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3/31/22
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The social media posts generated by Long Islanders at the very first Islanders game at the new UBS Arena came fast and furious on Saturday, showing an excitement not seen since the Islanders’ four straight Stanley Cup wins in the early ’80s.
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11/25/21
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