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Overcast Freeport man awaits decisions in shooting retrail
After 20 years in prison, John Pierotti, of Freeport, stepped back into court again on Feb. 10 after an appellate court granted him a retrial over a 1998 double-murder case in Bladwin. The ruling …
Lifting people out of homelessness
Bethany House in Baldwin receives $100,000 donation
“A lot of the people in this world, they don’t think of the homeless, and when they do think of the homeless, they think of nasty people who live on the street that don’t get up and …
Working to reduce mental illness stigma
First Presbyterian Church of Baldwin hosts ‘first aid’ training
As if they were sitting in a college classroom, a group of people in the hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Baldwin took part in a Mental Health First Aid training session on Feb. 8, at which …
Engineers face pushback over Baldwin Harbor Park Shoreline project
Plans call for ‘living shoreline,’ new stabilizing bulkhead
A number of residents are protesting a project that would transform an unused plot of land in the southeast corner of Baldwin Harbor Park, saying that it would disturb nature and cause safety and …
Kolstein’s owner passes the baton to longtime employee
New leadership to carry on violin shop's legacy
With a player piano clinking in the background, a crowd gathered at Samuel Kolstein Violin Shop in Baldwin to celebrate one man who is retiring as the shop’s owner, and another who is taking it …
Heralds seek 2020 summer interns
Herald Community Newspapers is seeking 2020 and summer interns for our 18 community-based publications that stretch across Nassau County’s South Shore, from Valley Stream to Seaford, and Long …
Neighbors
Baldwin native stars in comedy show
Hundreds of people made their way to the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington last Friday to see Baldwin native Peter Fogel star in a Valentine’s Day-themed, …
Residents seek large-scale development at DRI meeting
Residents, consultants, and state and Town of Hempstead officials gathered for the latest meeting of the Baldwin Downtown Revitalization Initiative on Jan. 29 at Baldwin High School, where they …
Party raises funds for children’s cancer charity
“My son’s not here tonight, but he’s with me all the time,” an emotional Mitch Kraeling Sr. told the 300 people in attendance at the Coral House in Baldwin last Friday. They …
Town adopts Baldwin zoning overlay district
The Hempstead Town Board voted on Jan. 21 to adopt the Baldwin zoning overlay district, which will have a temporary zoning code meant to encourage developers to build in the area and revitalize the …
Baldwin teen renovates Historical Society’s roof for Eagle Scout project
Baldwin teen Peyton Mahler is Scouts BSA Troop 182’s newest Eagle Scout. He was joined by fellow scouts, local elected officials and his parents, Erik and Tracy, at First Church Baldwin …
Baldwin students hone their culinary skills
Baldwin High School students expanded their knowledge of the culinary world during the annual Northwell Health Spark! Challenge in Long Island Jewish Valley Stream’s Food and Nutrition …
Calendar
American museum of natural history presents: the butterfly conservatory
The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter, an annual favorite visited by millions of children and adults, returns to the American Museum of Natural History on Saturday, October 12. Celebrating its 22nd year at the Museum, this …