By Nakeem Grant
ngrant@liherald.com
MTA Police Department K-9 Officer Alison Schmitt and her partner, Mac, a German Shepherd, have their daily routine down pat. Whenever the duo gets ready to …
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By Nakeem Grant
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2/15/18
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With the temperature in the mid-20s along with cloudy skies, Malverne’s annual Groundhog Day With Malverne Mel was a bit different from recent years. Usually, the village gathers at Chester A. …
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2/8/18
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For 40 years, the West Hempstead Chiefs Soccer Club has aimed to enhance character, community and the love of soccer. Many of the children who were part of the club have carried those lessons with …
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By Nakeem Grant
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2/8/18
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After months of public discussion, the West Hempstead Union Free School District Board of Education unanimously approved a restructuring plan at its Jan. 30 meeting. In response to student enrollment …
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By Nakeem Grant
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2/8/18
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With student enrollment declining, the West Hempstead Union Free School District is proposing grade level restructuring. Plans to remove the sixth grade from West Hempstead Middle School — which …
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By Nakeem Grant
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1/25/18
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On Jan. 10, several NYPD officers and city officials joined together at the Central Park Precinct in New York City to honor Malvernite and NYPD Detective Steven McDonald. On the first anniversary of …
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By Nakeem Grant
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1/17/18
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West Hempstead teen Estee Ackerman was only 7 when she first picked up a table-tennis paddle. She played the game with her older brother Akiva in the basement of her home. Now 16, Estee is competing …
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By Nakeem Grant
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1/17/18
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A training session at the New York Equestrian Center in West Hempstead on Dec. 23 might turn out to be life-threatening for a 6-year-old horse named Frost …
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By Nakeem Grant
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1/4/18
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Every morning at Maurice W. Downing Primary School in Malverne, Student Council adviser Marguerite Robles asks the student body on the P.A. system, “Who cares?”
Students shout, “Downing …
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By Nakeem Grant
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12/21/17
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West Hempstead author Ann Koffsky intended her latest book, “Judah Maccabee Goes to the Doctor: A Story for Hanukkah,” to instill bravery in children who get vaccinated. When her book was …
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By Nakeem Grant
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12/14/17
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