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Taste of West Hempstead will kick off at the Cherry Valley Shopping Center on Sunday, from 3 to 7 p.m.

Taste of West Hempstead to highlight local eateries

As NYC Restaurant Week kicked off in New York City on Monday, the West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce plans to hold a similar event of its own, Taste of West Hempstead, July 25-31. It will highlight a … more

By Nakeem Grant | 7/22/21

Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park, in West Hempstead, is one of 35 synagogues in the U.S. to receive a grant from the Orthodox Union.

Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park earns grant from Orthodox Union

Finding ways to get congregants re-engaged with a synagogue as coronavirus-related safety restrictions have loosened in recent months has been a challenge for Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park, in West … more

By Nakeem Grant | 7/22/21

Jiovani Torres, 4, left, Mason Clinton, 8, and Julian Torres, 7, enjoyed the bouncy house during Gotham Barbershop’s grand opening in West Hempstead last Saturday.

Gotham Barbershop opens in West Hempstead

The Dark Knight made his way to West Hempstead as the Gotham Barbershop held a block party for its grand opening last Saturday. Gotham owners Danny Torres and his wife Melanie Caloger-Torres opened … more

7/22/21

GOP D.A. candidate takes aim at Kaminsky

Anne Donnelly, a career prosecutor who this week was named the Nassau Republican’s nominee for county district attorney, wasted no time on calling out what she sees as her opponent’s chief … more

By James Bernstein | 7/22/21

Man riding electric scooter dies in West Hempstead car accident

Nassau County police reported a fatal car accident that occurred on Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead on July 15. At about 12 p.m., a 31-year-old man was operating a 2021 Mazda … more

7/18/21

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management held a hearing last week on an oceanic wind farm proposed for the waters south of Long Beach and Jones Beach. Above, a view of the nation’s first offshore wind farm in Rhode Island.

Mixed reviews for South Shore wind farm

If Long Beach residents are concerned about a private company’s $3 billion proposal to build a 174-turbine wind farm 15 miles off the South Shore, few of them voiced it at a virtual hearing on the … more

By James Bernstein | 7/16/21

Sgt. Thomas Winters worked in the Malverne Police Department for 21 years.

Longtime Malverne police Sgt. Thomas Winters dies at 55

There has been an outpouring of condolences from neighboring fire and police departments over the past week after Malverne Police Department Sgt. Thomas Winters died suddenly of an unknown cause on … more

By Nakeem Grant | 7/15/21

West Hempstead High class of 2021 graduate Jamie Murphy, third from left, received the community service award from the West Hempstead Community Support Association on June 10. She was joined by, from left, her mother, Mia, Maureen Greenberg, Marge Von Holten, third from right, Dorothy Krimsky and Santos Welti.

West Hempstead teen honored for volunteerism

The West Hempstead Community Support Association honored Jamie Murphy, a recent West Hempstead High School graduate, with this year’s community service award on June 10. The group visited … more

By Nakeem Grant | 7/15/21

The West Hempstead Library’s Letterboxing event will take place in August.

West Hempstead Library to hold Letterboxing event

As coronavirus restrictions continue to loosen throughout Nassau County, the West Hempstead Public Library hopes to enhance community engagement through numerous programs this summer, including a new … more

By Nakeem Grant | 7/8/21

West Hempstead High School’s STEM team was named a semifinalist in Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow Contest in February for its plan to create biodegradable masks. Team members, from left, Gloria and Victoria Guerrier, Glenda Garcia, Steven Poirot, Tenoch Jaramillo and Alicia Maria.

West Hempstead High School students recognized for research on biodegradable masks

For West Hempstead High School’s STEM team, being one of 75 schools in the county to be named semifinalists in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2020-21 Education Contest in February was a … more

By Nakeem Grant | 7/8/21

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