Wednesday, May 21, 2025
The 2025-26 budgets for both the Malverne and West Hempstead school districts passed in a vote held May 20.
The Malverne Cinema and Art Center, which closed last September, has announced plans to reopen as a nonprofit. To learn more attend a community discussion and information session at Connolly Station on May 29, at 7 p.m.
The Lakeview Civic Association, with the help of Legislator William Gaylor, has secured a $34,000 grant allocated for upgrading the Lakeview Peace Garden. Upgrades to the garden will include a new sign and repaired fencing.
Students of the Malverne school district and their families enjoyed an evening of hands-on activities designed to inspire an interest in STEAM learning on April 24.
The Malverne Fire Department responded to a call regarding a house fire on April 28 after a fire broke out in the attic of a home at 146 Wright Ave.
Crossroads Farm at Grossman’s hosted their annual opening festival and ribbon cutting this weekend.
The Malverne and West Hempstead school districts will have a school board election and budget vote on May 20. Candidates running in both districts spoke with the Herald about their plans for the 2025-26 school year.
The Jovia Financial Credit Union Long Island Marathon returned to Eisenhower Park. Over 3,870 runners participated in the race events, including West Hempstead resident Luz Marina Pena who ran the half-marathon.
Local elected officials joined the Malverne Historical and Preservation Society to celebrate 104 years since the village was incorporated.
During the Easter celebrations on April 20, Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Malverne kicked off their celebrations for the upcoming 100th Anniversary of the Church in 2026.
Editorial
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s newly unveiled plan to restrict smartphone use in schools across New York state has sparked robust discussion among educators, parents and policymakers.
Columnist
Winners and losers are proclaimed extensively in politics, because politicians are tested on an almost daily basis.
Columnist
During my years in Congress, no issue was more vital or intensely personal to me than ensuring that all of the surviving victims of the attacks of Sept. 11 receive the care they require and deserve for the illnesses caused by the toxins they breathed in at ground zero in the days, weeks and months afterward.
Columnist
Holding drivers who repeatedly flout license suspensions accountable would send a strong message that driving is a privilege, not a right, and that the rules of the road must be taken seriously.
Columnist
I have spoken directly with impacted families, caregivers and personal assistants about the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, and their frustrations, fears and concerns are not falling on deaf ears.