The tennis courts at Hempstead Lake State Park have been in disrepair for many years, according to Central Nassau County Rotary Club President Rony Kessler. The courts’ surfaces are cracked, and …
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By Nakeem Grant
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12/5/19
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Farhana Islam, a Sewanhaka School District parent, choked up when recounting to the Board of Education on Nov. 26 how she felt hearing Muslim students describe how frustrated they are that they must …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/5/19
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Store managers and owners throughout Franklin Square and Elmont are gearing up for the holiday rush, when hundreds of people are expected to patronize their businesses.
At Sapienza Bake Shop, 400 …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/5/19
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As soon as Oswald Wallace III could hold a pencil, he could draw.
“You’d give him a piece of paper and a pencil and he’d be quiet until either the pencil ran out or the paper ran out,” his …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/5/19
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Members of the Franklin Square & Munson Fire Department honored students who won the 2019 Fire Prevention Poster and Essay Contest on Nov. 25.
The members handed each of the winners a certificate …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/5/19
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The mission is to support retired military personnel with a range of services and resources and according to Ralph Esposito, director of the county Veterans Agency — “the event is a mission to …
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By Nadya Nataly
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11/29/19
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Franklin Square and Elmont residents will vote for one fire commissioner in their respective communities on Dec. 10. The commissioners are volunteers, overseeing their towns’ fire department, …
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By Melissa Koenig
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11/28/19
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What qualifies a building to be listed as a landmark?
That was the central question that the Town of Hempstead’s Landmark Preservation Commission considered at a Nov. 19 public hearing on an …
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By Melissa Koenig
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11/28/19
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By Nicole Alcindor
nalcindor@liherald.com
With local stores and eateries gearing up for the holidays, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, the county Industrial Agency and the Nassau …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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11/26/19
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Newly elected Town of Hempstead Supervisor, Don Clavin, announced his transition team at the Hofstra University Club on Monday.
The team, which is comprised of more than 50 people, is headed by …
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By Darwin Yanes
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11/24/19
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