A victorious Hempstead High graduation

390 receive diplomas

The smiles of victory at the Hempstead High School graduation shone even more brightly than the strong sunlight pouring down over the graduates at the ceremony on June 24. 

Supreme Court rules against state gun law

State and local officials reacted swiftly, and angrily, to the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 23 decision that invalidated New York State’s 111-year-old concealed carry law.

A historic salute to historic St. George’s Church

Revolutionary War history comes alive in Hempstead

With sharp musket reports, wearing contrasting red versus green-gray or blue uniforms, two historical reenactment groups reminded Long Islanders that St.George’s Church in Hempstead Village had an important role in the American Revolutionary War.

Legislators: Put fentanyl test strips into Narcan Kits

Inexpensive addition would save lives

Flanked by community leaders and recovery advocates on the front steps of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building, Nassau County Legislators Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D - Glen Cove), Arnold W. Drucker (D - Plainview) and Debra Mulé (D - Freeport) unveiled proposed legislation on Tuesday that would require the inclusion of fentanyl-detecting test strips in Narcan kits distributed by Nassau County agencies.