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Chiefs demand transparency from Board of Ed

Frustrated with the way West Hempstead school board members handled a vote on a permit requesting use of the district’s facilities, a local organization is demanding a new facilities-use policy … more

By Lee Landor | 1/26/11

Sen. Dean Skelos, second from right, was sworn in as majority leader on the floor of the New York State Senate on Jan. 4, as his father, Basil, left, and son, Adam, watched. With his wife, Gail, holding the bible, Associate Justice Peter B. Skelos, Dean’s brother, administered the oath of office.

Skelos takes office

Sen. Dean Skelos assumed the two most powerful posts in the State Senate — majority leader and president pro tem — last week. more

By JUDY RATTNER | 1/11/11

The Malverne Teachers' Association is getting antsy over its expired contract. Shown are executive board members, from left, Michele Malone, Joe Eaderosa, President Michelle Thomson, Marguerite Robles and Cynthia Thorp.

Teachers get antsy over expired contract

Much like their West Hempstead counterparts, teachers in the Malverne school district are getting antsy about working with an expired contract. Whereas the West Hempstead teachers’ union … more

By Lee Landor | 12/22/10

Members of the West Hempstead American Legion Cathedral Post 1087 saluted the flag at the start of its Veterans Day ceremony.

West Hempstead Cathedral Post 1087 salutes soldiers

Members of the West Hempstead American Legion Cathedral Post 1087 and the Ladies Auxiliary gathered on Veterans Day outside the American Legion Hall on Woodlawn Road to honor veterans. Post … more

11/12/10

Once the district receives the insurance pay out, it will purchase new buses.

Bus blaze was arson: fire marshal

The cause of the fire that destroyed Malverne school district's three new school buses was arson, Nassau County Fire Marshals determined on Tuesday. "This was very much directed at those buses," … more

Lee Landor | 11/10/10

The NAACP Lakeview Branch teamed up with the county police department and Legislator Robert Troiano for a forum on the ShotSpotter system. Members of the county Sheriff’s Office and Malverne school board and administration were in attendance as well.

Lakeview split on ShotSpotter proposal

A gunshot location system could be coming to Lakeview and not everyone is happy about it. The Nassau County Police Department is considering placing the ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System in the … more

Lee Landor | 10/6/10

When perception is reality in the Muslim world

I remember a hallway full of sunlight that streamed through floor-to-ceiling windows. Off to one side were tables and chairs for 3- and 4-year-olds. Miniature wooden tea sets from Russia, hand-painted in brilliant colors, were set neatly atop each table. At the end of the hall, I entered a playroom with rainforest murals covering the walls. This, I thought, is the Evil Empire? more

Scott Brinton | 9/22/10

Protect our citizens, Mr. President!

An estimated 3 million people enter the United States illegally every year, over half a million of them over the Arizona border. Fed up with the complete inaction in Washington to protect and defend … more

Al D'Amato | 7/14/10

Let the president chill out on the beach

President Obama and his family are heading to Martha’s Vineyard for a vacation. It’s a pretty straightforward concept. The man with the most challenging and stressful job in the world is taking a … more

Randi Kreiss | 7/7/10

The unions are our friends

My father served as a union president — a teachers union president — in Suffolk County nearly four decades ago, in the days when educators like him were given little respect, and even lower wages. more

Scott Brinton | 6/3/10

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