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Town of Hempstead Councilman Gary Hudes and Supervisor Kate Murray joined the Sissons family — mother Elizabeth; 9-year-old twins Anthony and Angie (holding the family dog, Bubbles); and Sade, 15, on Aug. 13. Behind them, town Traffic Department workers Walter Paruch, left, and Dan Turner installed one of the four-way stop signs.

A driver on Prospect Avenue approached the intersection with Second Street in the early morning of Aug. 13, and came to a stop at a stop sign that, until just moments earlier, had not been there. Noticing a group of about a dozen onlookers to his right, next to the newly erected sign, he gave them a smile and a thumbs-up before continuing on his way. more

By David Weingrad | 8/19/15

Henry Boitel wants easy, inexpensive access to the Town of Hempstead’s board meeting minutes.

The frustrating task of acquiring town meeting minutes

Henry Boitel wasn’t asking for anything complicated. He just wanted to know what’s going on at the Town of Hempstead board meetings when he wasn’t able to attend. “The public doesn’t have any idea of what’s going on at those meetings,” said Boitel, “unless they read something in the newspaper.” more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 8/12/15

Newsday's double standard is shocking

In April 2014, two students at St. Anthony’s High School, in South Huntington, brought a Confederate flag to a sporting event. They were subsequently expelled. Later that month, Newsday published an editorial . . . more

7/29/15

Twins Anthony and Angie Sissons, 9, played behind a 7,000-pound hunk of granite that their parents added to their property, at the corner of Prospect Avenue and Second Street, after a car drove into their home Memorial Day weekend.

Improving safety on Prospect Avenue

A number of car accidents on Prospect Avenue in recent years, including one on Sunday that sent two women to a hospital, has intensified discussion among residents who say that pedestrians are not adequately protected from reckless drivers on the busy road. more

By David Weingrad | 7/29/15

Herald staffers took a break from their routine to kayak the Meadow Brook to Merrick Bay in Merrick last Friday. From left were Editor Brian Croce, Senior Editor Scott Brinton, reporter Vanessa Parker, intern Ryan Pane and Editor David Weingrad.

Herald staffers paddle the Meadow Brook

A group of Herald Community Newspapers editors, reporters and interns took a kayak tour on Nassau County’s wild side, at the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick, on July 24. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/28/15

Strengths could be weaknesses in the contest for D.A.

The race for Nassau County district attorney is one of the most important contests in this election cycle. Vying for the top prosecutor’s job are two talented women . . . more

7/22/15

Family fun day at animal shelter

The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh will host a Family Fun Day on Saturday, July 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. more

7/1/15

Louis DiGrazia, right, of North Bellmore, the Town of Hempstead sanitation commissioner, led Joshua Laird, the National Parks of New York Harbor commissioner, on a tour of the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick last Thursday. Laird came to learn more about how to convert a decommissioned landfill into a wildlife refuge.

Spreading the word about Levy Preserve

With a herd of Nigerian dwarf goats eating their way through a field of mugwort weeds in the background, Town of Hempstead officials welcomed National Parks of New York Harbor Commissioner Joshua Laird to the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick last Thursday. Laird and a contingent of federal and New York City officials came to the 52-acre preserve to understand better how to convert a decommissioned landfill into a wildlife refuge. more

By Scott Brinton | 6/29/15

Swim safely this summer

Swimming in a pool or the ocean is some of the best fun that summer has to offer, but the dangers are ever-present — in the Town of Hempstead alone, lifeguards make more than 2,000 rescues each summer . . . more

6/25/15

Eisenhower Park is the scene of a patriotic light display that will draw a crowd of thousands who will gather for some pre-holiday revelry on Saturday.

Saluting the Fourth of July

July Fourth celebrations are underway this weekend as prelude to the big day that features the return of fireworks to Jones Beach. more

By Karen Bloom | 6/24/15

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