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Mostly Cloudy Parties name candidates for Malverne trustee races
Malverne’s Independent Party and the Hometown Pride Party recently announced their slates for this year’s village election, in which two trustee seats are open. Heading the campaign for …
Malverne School District celebrates tenure recipients
The Malverne District’s Board of Education honored two staff members during its Feb. 9 meeting at Malverne High School. The board awarded Maurice W. Downing School explore teacher Melissa …
West Hempstead, Lakeview libraries among beneficiaries of town grants
On Feb. 10, Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin, appearing with local library directors, announced that the town had approved more than $340,000 in grants to support several public libraries in …
Students demonstrate MLK’s qualities at Downing School in Malverne
Malverne’s Maurice W. Downing School first graders in Bridget Jelovcic’s class learned about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and how he earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. As a …
Malverne, West Hempstead district leaders discuss potential return of high-risk high school sports
Talks about the return of high-risk high school sports have already taken place in both the Malverne and West Hempstead school districts. Nassau County health officials approved guidance put in place …
Malverne High School alumnus earns Humanitarian Award
Malverne High School alumnus Kyle Richard was revered by the Malverne School District as this year’s Humanitarian Award recipient during the …
Spreading ‘a little extra love'
Drive Out Hunger to hold food drive in West Hempstead
With the hope of spreading some Valentine’s Day love, Molly Miskiewicz, of West Hempstead, will host a food drive called “Long Island-tines Day” on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. The …
Malverne Mel predicts an early spring in 2021
Between the nor’easter on Monday and social distancing guidelines, the Village of Malverne’s annual Groundhog Day with Malverne Mel looked a bit different this year. The event was held in front …
He's moved up the ranks
Malverne native is promoted to Air Force chief master sergeant
When Malvernite Thomas Carpino joined the Air Force in August 2001, his parents, the Rev. Thomas and Kathy Carpino, recalled, he was as eager as any teenager to serve his country. A 2000 graduate of …
Editorial
Vaccine distribution needs improvement
The rollout of New York state’s Covid-19 vaccine distribution has been, at times, disorganized, even chaotic, but in fairness, the state has received a mere 300,000 doses per week, while the need is significantly greater than that . . .
Op-Ed
Momentum builds to eliminate housing discrimination
The new year is off to a promising start in the effort to eliminate housing discrimination, with significant actions taken by the federal and state governments. Those actions, and related ones that are brewing . . .