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Becoming aware of thyroid cancer
Short for the Thyroid Cancer Survivors Association — ThyCa hosted its 25th thyroid cancer awareness conference recently to promote awareness in the cancer’s designated month of September.
Dozens of Baldwin children now ready for school year
Baldwin’s Fellowship Center, a nonprofit religious organization, gave away backpacks and other items to almost 100 children and their families during the center’s annual Back to School Supplies Giveaway last weekend.
Homeowners seek tax exemptions
In the quiet chambers of the Baldwin Public Library, Randolph Yunker, the Nassau County Department of Assessment’s community service representative, and a team of tax experts sat with homeowners on Sept. 6, helping them file applications for property tax exemptions.
Running to honor veterans and the military
Assemblywoman Judy Griffin hosts annual 5K fundraiser in Baldwin Park
As they crossed the finish line, they did not celebrate their personal victories, but instead their support for veterans and military personnel.
Strict abortion laws discovered, called out in municipal codes
With the repeal of Roe v. Wade still fresh in many minds, restrictions on abortions found in local municipal codes are being rediscovered again across several Long Island municipalities — laws some fear could create blueprints for future restrictions
Cardboard boats set sail and make a splash
Family and friends came together to race cardboard contraptions and share a laugh at the Baldwin boat ramps last Sunday.
Family thanks cops who helped deliver baby
Nassau County first responders reunited with the newborn child and family they helped deliver this week.
Police looking for man who robbed a 7-Eleven
The Nassau County Police Department is searching for a man they say robbed a 7-Eleven last week.
The fate of two Town of Hempstead homes
Two houses in disrepair in the Town of Hempstead were deemed unsafe to live in for violating town code during a Town of Hempstead’s board meeting on September 7.
Three students earn NYSSMA’s top honor
The Baldwin High School’s Fine and Performing Arts Department is starting off their school year on a high note because of three talented students.
Op-Ed
Will there be more canings in the Senate chamber?
In the mid-1800s, there were scorching debates taking place in the U.S. Congress between politicians in the North, who opposed slavery, and those in the South, who favored the institution.
Randi Kreiss
From the queen to the U.S. jester-in-chief
When I learned that Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago desk looks a lot like my Aunt Maddie’s, I wasn’t surprised.
Editorial
Schools are right to resurrect the snow day
Journalist and bestselling author Susan Orlean once described a snow day as “literally and figuratively” something that “falls from the sky — unbidden — and seems like a thing of wonder.”
Op-Ed
Who and what would Trump run against in 2024?
The likelihood that former President Donald Trump will run again in 2024 seems to increase by the day. Unless the Mar-a-Lago raid turns up something that leads to a criminal indictment . . .