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A Few Clouds NCPD: MS-13 threatens police officers
Commissioner: ‘We will answer that threat.'
Members of the El Salvadoran gang MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, have threatened Nassau County and Village of Hempstead police officers, according to County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. The threats follow the extradition from Maryland this week of Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, known on the street as “the Reaper,” an MS-13 kingpin who is the gang’s highest-ranking member on the East Coast.
Baldwin teenager reported missing
A 15-year-old Baldwin girl went missing on April 19 around 3:20 a.m. As of 6 p.m. that day, she had not yet been found, according to Nassau County police. The Missing Persons Squad was …
West Hempstead man indicted for homicide in fatal Baldwin crash
Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that Roy Gomez, of West Hempstead, was arraigned on April 18 on grand jury indictment charges for the fatal Baldwin crash that killed a …
Record showing for Heralds in 2017 New York Press Association contest
The Herald Community Newspapers won big in the New York Press Association’s 2017 Better Newspaper Contest, taking home 29 awards — 26 of them for editorial excellence. That was a record …
Police: Freeport man charged with lewd acts
A Freeport man was arrested in Roosevelt last Friday and charged with three counts of public lewdness and endangering the welfare of a child. According to Nassau County Police, Freddy Peralta, …
1,500 students, elected leaders rally for gun control at SUNY Farmingdale March for Our Lives
Nearly 25 years have passed since Colin Ferguson stepped onto a Long Island Rail Road Station in Mineola and started firing a 9mm pistol at passengers indiscriminately. Six were killed and 19 …
Mahler Realty celebrates milestone anniversary — 65 years
This month, Mahler Realty, the oldest real estate agency on Long Island, and a company with a long history of community ties to Baldwin, is celebrating a milestone anniversary — 65 years in business.
American Water to pour $300K into Baldwin
Baldwin will benefit from infrastructure improvements to its water service when New York American Water replaces some nearly 100-year-old service lines.
State aid increase to boost Baldwin’s school budget
An increase in state aid could give the Baldwin School District a modest boost as it expects to adopt its $131 million preliminary budget on April 21 for the 2018-19 school year.
Baldwin to get $1 million in state grants from Cuomo
Baldwin’s downtown has been a work in progress for more than a decade, and Nassau County, Town of Hempstead, and State Senate representatives assembled on Monday in front of several vacant and derelict properties along Grand Avenue to announce a $1 million state grant to revitalize downtown Baldwin.
Editorial
After Parkland, the youth are leading change
"Why do we have to lead the change?” That was the question Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School senior Ryan Deitsch asked Sen. Marco Rubio at a town hall forum . . .
Editorial
Hey, N.Y.C., hands off L.I.’s water
New York City wants Long Island’s water. We shouldn’t give it to the city, period. Here’s the thing: If granted state approval, the city could just take it.
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Long island quilters society 2018 quilt show
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Amnh presents: earthfest
American museum of natural history presents: earthfest
Sunday, April 22, from 7 am–8 pm Throughout the Museum Free with Museum admission or for Members From 7 am yoga in the Cullman Hall of the Universe to a performance of composer John …