Attempted Robbery NORTH WOODMERE-Jonathan Cedillos, 16, of Inwood and Osvaldo Bonilla, 19, of Far Rockaway were arrested on Saturday. Cedillos arranged to meet an 18-year-old victim at North Woodmere Park and exchange a SIM card for a cell phone. The two met on Glenridge Avenue and were approached by Bonilla who demanded the victim’s phone. The victim ran and was pulled to the ground by Cedillos. Bonilla then began punching the victim in the face before the two defendants fled the scene without the cell phone. Both defendants are charged with two counts of Attempted Robbery second degree and were arraigned on Sunday at First District Court in Hempstead. more

To the Editor: Following a number of significant Long Island Rail Road service disruptions and cancellations caused by Amtrak maintenance recently, I am calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to explore taking over maintenance of the rails in and out of Penn Station and the East River tunnels. more

Students of all ages got creative and decorated their mini bulldogs at Project Bulldog’s “Build-A-Bulldog” workshop last Friday. During the two hours at Hewlett High School, the youngsters used stickers, paints and markers to beautify their bulldogs. more

The proposed Lawrence School District budget of $93.1 million, which includes a $96 reduction in school property taxes should be supported by the community. more

In addition to deciding on the budget and voting for school board candidates, School District 15 voters will also cast ballots for the proposed Peninsula Public Library budget and its trustee candidates on Tuesday, May 17. more

The polls will be open on Tuesday in the Lawrence School District for voters to approve or reject a $93.1 million budget and vote for Board of Education candidates. more

Fourteen years ago Danette Jemal got a full-time job as a security guard in the Lawrence School District after she became a single mother and was left to support her two children, but what she didn’t know was that she was leading the way for women in her field. more

The Nassau County Legislature was formed on May 24, 1994, after U.S. District Court Judge Arthur Spatt had ruled in 1993 that the county’s longstanding Board of Supervisors was unconstitutional because it violated the Constitution’s one-person, one vote rule. A 19-district Legislature was created to replace the Board of Supervisors. The Legislature’s first election took place in November 1995, and legislators took office for the first time on Jan. 1, 1996. more

Two 4th Precinct police officers were assaulted by a Brooklyn man in Inwood on Thursday after they saw him with what appeared to be a handgun, police said. more

Hewlett Elementary School in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District announced the winners of its Earth Day Poster and Essay Contest it held in conjunction with Poem in your Pocket Day on April 14, which was also the contest’s submission deadline. more