Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Eyal Traeger, a West Hempstead resident and senior at Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, was recognized as part of the 2026 Congressional Award Gold Medal Class, earning U.S. Congress’ highest honor given to youth for volunteer service and personal development.
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By Noah Peretz
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6/26/26
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Nassau County prosecutors have indicted four men in what authorities describe as a multistate drug trafficking operation that used the U.S. mail to send fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine to addresses in Nassau County, Queens and Brooklyn.
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By Joseph D'Alessandro
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6/3/26
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Dennis Ray, a Roosevelt man, has been sentenced to up to life in prison for beating Jose Osma to death behind a Hempstead Chuck E. Cheese.
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By Andrew Francis
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5/20/26
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Town of Hempstead residents urged town board members to repeal zoning in the Nassau Hub during a meeting last month. The zoning had previously been approved to build a casino.
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By Sahana Shastry
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5/1/26
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Students, teachers and local organizations were recognized at Hempstead High School’s second annual STEAM night showcasing student-led projects focused on community impact.
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By Lily Spinda
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4/22/26
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After years of starts, stops and behind-the-scenes work, a long-discussed redevelopment project in downtown Hempstead is finally coming into focus.
Developer Rashid Walker who grew up just …
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By Abbey Salvemini
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4/17/26
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Roosevelt resident Dennis Ray has been convicted of an April 2022 robbery and the murder of Jose Osma behind a Chuck E. Cheese in Hempstead.
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By Andrew Francis
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4/9/26
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From flooded streets in Long Beach to pollution in the Great South Bay, rising water is reshaping life along Long Island’s coasts. Across Nassau and Suffolk counties, aging infrastructure, development patterns and climate change are converging—turning routine storms into disruptive events and forcing communities to rethink how they live with water.
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By Alyssa R. Griffin, Roksana Amid and Abbey Salvemini
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3/23/26
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Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced that a Hempstead man pleaded guilty ahead of trial to multiple charges in connection with a series of incidents between 2021 and 2024.
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By Joseph D'Alessandro
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3/19/26
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A fatal residential fire raged overnight in Hempstead, leading to the deaths of two people, a 42-year-old man and a 12-year-old boy, according to the Nassau County Police Department's Homicide Squad.
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By Joseph D'Alessandro
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3/13/26
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