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Joseph Scannell dies of Huntington’s disease
As a native Baldwinite, Joseph Scannell was inseparable from the community he grew up in, attending its schools, becoming involved in scouting and representing the Town of Hempstead hamlet as a Nassau County legislator. Scannell died of Huntington’s disease on May 13. He was 59.
Richard Spano, of Baldwin, sings of love for timeless Silver Lake
Everyone has a Silver Lake, musician says
Richard Spano grabbed for his emergency dime to call his mother, Josephine. He was 13 and a student at St. Pius School in Uniondale, studying to be a priest, and had just been told by his teacher …
Thursday nights in Baldwin are all about classic, new and cool cars
Car culture to be honored weekly in Baldwin
“Every Thursday Night” car meets, at Fireman’s Field and Training Center, started back up last week, and will continue until Sept. 1. Organized by Jerry Brown, a Hook and Ladder Two …
First Baldwin carnival will help local economy
Dazzling multicolored lights could be seen by passersby on Sunrise Highway at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Chestnut Street Thursday and Sunday as Baldwin’s first carnival was underway. …
Woman charged with DWI, manslaughter in Baldwin fatal car crash
This morning at approximately 5:15 a.m. two vehicles collided at the intersection of Grand Avenue and East Carl Avenue. The 66-year-old in the auto incident was pronounced deceased at the scene while …
Schools
Baldwin High School senior shows he is presidential
Zavier Foster, a graduating senior at Baldwin High School, has been named one of 620 semifinalists in the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were selected from a pool of over …
Schools
Baldwin school district music education honored for a seventh year in a row
For the seventh consecutive year, Baldwin Union Free School District (UFSD) has been honored with the “Best Communities for Music Education” designation for the district’s …
Mulé joins other leaders to honor fallen correction officers
It was a somber day in East Meadow May 5, where Nassau County legislator Debra Mulé joined with leaders of the Nassau County Sheriff’s Department, the Corrections Officers Benevolent …
Carey making steady progress
Carey’s boys’ lacrosse had a dominant performance against Glen Cove, as the Seahawks had everything going for them in their 19-6 victory on April 27.Carey put up nine goals in the first …
Renew Your BPL Library Card Today!
Did you know that library cards in Nassau expire after three years? “Public libraries in New York are almost entirely funded by local taxes. When your card expires, it’s time to let your …
Silver Lake Park nearly completed
On April 12, engineers from Nelson and Pope Engineering gave community stakeholders a tour of Silver Lake Park, noting the progress they have made on the Silver Park Drainage Project since work began …
Randi Kreiss
Threat to choice has women on the march
Thirty years after the fact, I’ve decided to write about a personal time in my life.
Editorial
School board candidates should know the facts
After a recent “meet the candidates” forum for one of the more than 125 school boards in Nassau County, the people the candidates were soliciting votes from turned to social media to share their views.
Op-Ed
Stephen Breyer retired. Why not Kagan and Sotomayor?
Last week, Politico leaked a shocking (but not surprising) draft outlining the Supreme Court’s plan to overturn Roe v. Wade . . .