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Olga Moreno-Hernandez, left, lost to incumbent Trustee Mary Bediako, the current school board president.

Mary Bediako re-elected to Uniondale board, high school to get new bleachers

The $256 million Uniondale school district budget for 2023-2024 school year was approved by voters 623 to 244 on Tuesday. more

By Brandon Cruz | 5/19/23

For the price of jailing one teenager for a single year, Uniondale-based STRONG helps those very same young people avoid the pitfalls of violence, and could possibly save them from ever ending up behind bars.

Uniondale group takes a ‘STRONG’ stance against violence among youth

Since its inception nearly a quarter-century ago, STRONG Youth has been at the forefront of eradicating young people’s involvement in gangs and gun violence on Long Island. more

By Brandon Cruz | 5/19/23

How they avoid saying the dirtiest word

In politics, the word “tax” is dirtier than the most graphic four-letter words you can think of. Any politician who plans to last in office longer than his loafers knows that you only say “tax” . . . more

5/18/23

There is just no need for speed

It feels like so many drivers are in a constant rush these days, but that’s no excuse to ignore the posted speed limits. more

5/18/23

Is fossil fuel-generated energy gone with the wind?

Island Park doesn’t generate daily headlines — and residents like it that way. This historic community is best known . . . more

By Ronald J. Rosenberg | 5/18/23

Books are an exception to the lending rule

In “Hamlet,” Polonius said to Laertes, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be . . ." more

5/18/23

Something’s going wrong in Florida

I can’t help writing about the state of Florida, because it seems more detached from America than any of the other 49 states. more

5/18/23

Graduation caps soared skyward as Hempstead High graduates celebrated their achievements and looked toward their futures.

A victorious Hempstead High graduation

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. more

By Reine Bethany | 6/30/22

Dr. Fayth Vaughn-Shavuo is executive director of P.E.A.C.E. Afterschool Program, which received funding thanks to Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Kathleen Rice.

Federal funds for Hempstead and Uniondale

On March 15, President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations omnibus into law. Representative Kathleen Rice and Senator Chuck Schumer both voted for the bill, which includes $14,235,000 in Community Project Funding that will directly benefit New York's 4th Congressional District. more

4/1/22

Hempstead mayor asks residents to support humanitarian causes in Ukraine

As Americans, we are horrified by the atrocities that are taking place in Ukraine. As we enter the fourth week of this war, caused by Russian aggression, we are learning of the tragedies in real-time. It breaks the heart of us all to see our fellow people in Ukraine under attack, with many being killed, many more being injured, and now over three million Ukrainians displaced from their homes. more

By Waylyn Hobbs, Jr. | 3/24/22

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