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Five Towns native Maria Cavallo Benkirane coordinated a Hurricane Sandy relief effort that will have a variety of supplies in Cedarhurst on Sunday.

After speaking to her family, who is dispersed between Cedarhurst, Long Beach, New York City and Port Washington, and then reading comments on Facebook and viewing random online videos of the destruction Hurricane Sandy wrought in her native area, Boca Raton, Fla. resident Mara Cavallo Benkirane became determined to help. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/16/12

At W.T. Clarke Middle School, students take to stage in ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’

W.T. Clarke Middle School’s Drama Club presented their musical production “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” from April 12 to 13. more

By Jordan Vallone | 5/3/24

New Disaster Recovery Centers open

Two new Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are open in Nassau County to provide one-on-one assistance for survivors of Hurricane Sandy. Specialists from the state of New York, the Federal Emergency … more

11/4/12

Long fueling lines were a problem in Nassau County after Hurricane Sandy.

Town: Fueling stations must carry generators

A law passed by the Town of Hempstead on Jan. 22 requires fueling stations within the township to carry back-up generators capable of powering its fuel pumps during power outages. more

By David Weingrad | 1/31/13

Blasted by the snow, again [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages joins lawmakers and supporters like Assemblyman David Weprin, at left, and state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, at right, to call on her colleagues to support the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. The measure — currently included in the senate’s One House budget — would provide tax credits to local news outlets, so they can keep local reporters on the ground and covering communities.

Lawmakers, publishers rally in Albany to save local news

An advocacy group determined to save local news in New York rallied in Albany in an effort to bring more lawmakers to their cause. more

STAFF REPORT | 3/25/24

Nassau County Fire Marshall Michael Uttaro spoke outside of the Nassau University Medical Center on Thursday, after a deputy chief sustained serious burns at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy last week.

Nassau University Medical Center treats burns of injured deputy fire chief

The Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow provided life-saving care to a deputy fire chief last week, after he was seriously burned in an accident at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy … more

By Jordan Vallone | 5/17/24

Gerard Gordon and Liz Gaynor, co-president of the W.T. Clarke Parents and Booster Club.

Clarke booster club boogies down at fundraiser [Photo gallery]

The W.T. Clarke High School Parents and Booster Club danced the night away at its Winter Fundraiser on March 5 at the Spare Rib in Hicksville. Attendees enjoyed dinner, music and several … more

3/10/10

Voters will elect two board of education candidates next week at polling sites, located in the district’s elementary schools. Above, Bowling Green Elementary. Taxpayers should vote at the school they are zoned for.

Who's running for the East Meadow Board of Education?

Four candidates will vie for two seats on the East Meadow School District’s board of education next week. more

By Jordan Vallone | 5/17/24

South Shore begins digging out [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10