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Mostly Cloudy Historic mural concealed
Village residents who attended the regular village board of trustees meeting on Jan. 3, 2023, would have expected to see the familiar 1944 mural covering the rear wall of the courtroom. Instead, …
Uniondale woman sentenced for fatal crash
A Uniondale woman was sentenced to seven to 15 years in prison for aggravated vehicular homicide stemming from a May 2021 drunk-driving crash that killed a man seated in a parked car. Tasha …
From Uniondale to Carnegie Hall
Lynette Carr-Hicks has found numerous performing opportunities for the Uniondale High School Show Choir, from the Today Show to Steve Harvey. The choir has won awards and contests, taking first place …
Civil Rights icon honored on MLK Day
The Town of Hempstead celebrated its 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade and civil rights icon and longtime NAACP leader Hazel Dukes was honored with a Hempstead lifetime achievement award. …
Hempstead MLK Day was about the children
Martin Luther King Day in Hempstead included galvanizing speeches from renowned local civil rights heroes. Yet, although the speakers told how Dr. King inspired their activism and achievements, their …
ELECTION 2022
Updated election night results from around Nassau County
It's election night across the country has hundreds of thousands of voters take to the polls to choose who will represent them on the local, state and national level beginning next year.
Awards celebrate women's empowerment in West Hempstead
Seven highly accomplished women were celebrated on Friday evening at the Bet on Her Awards Dinner at the Chameleon Event Space on Hempstead Turnpike. Motivational speaker and life coach Jessica …
Gillen declares victory in 4th Congressional District
Laura Gillen is a step closer to claiming the open U.S. House seat left vacant by Kathleen Rice. The former Hempstead town supervisor was projected to win the Democratic primary for the 4th …
West Hempstead resident killed in the Bronx
41-year-old Craig Thomas of West Hempstead was shot and killed Saturday night at the intersection of 214th Street and Wilson Avenue. Responding officers found Thomas unconscious inside of a car …
Man allegedly exposes himself to teens in West Hempstead
An Elmont man allegedly exposed himself to a group of three teenagers on the afternoon of August 19, according to county police. The three unidentified teens, aged 13, 14, and 16 were reportedly …
Op-Ed
Long Island students’ resources depend on race
A report just published by ERASE Racism explores how equitably educational resources are available across school districts on Long Island . . .
Randi Kreiss
Taking to the air is no flight of fancy
If you have fond memories of flying someplace for summer fun, well, you can just wipe that fantasy out of your head.
EDITORIAL
Suozzi is right choice for Long Island and New York
We don’t typically endorse at the primary level — or at the gubernatorial level. But then again, Tom Suozzi is not a typical candidate. Not only is he from Long Island; he’s also from Nassau County — an important distinction from Kathy Hochul and Jumaane Williams. He understands the needs of Long Island communities and wants to make sure those needs are not overlooked.
Op-Ed
Attorneys, how about teaching law school?
Calling all lawyers: We need you back in law school, now. We need you in classrooms and clinics, in person and on Zoom.