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Several staff members of the Malverne School District received tenure during the district’s Sept. 8 Board of Education meeting.

Malverne honor teachers, staff for years of dedication

It was an exciting night during the Malverne School District’s Sept. 8 Board of Education meeting, as board members and administrators honored staff members for their hard work and dedication … more

9/24/20

Lynbrook woman sentenced to 13 years for role in 2016 attack that led to her mother's death

A Lynbrook woman was sentenced to 13 years in prison for her role in her boyfriend's barbell attack on her mother outside of her Long Beach apartment, which led to her death two years later. more

By Mike Smollins | 9/24/20

West Hempstead residents would like to see the National Wholesale Liquidators site on Hempstead Turnpike used for residential development.

Developers discuss plans for National Wholesale Liquidators site in West Hempstead

Many West Hempstead residents would agree that restoration of the community’s downtown area is long overdue. One of the locations where residents would like to see residential development is … more

By Nakeem Grant | 9/24/20

Aiden Simms, left, 9, and his brother, Simeon, 16, celebrated the seventh anniversary of Aiden’s successful liver transplant on Sept. 1.

West Hempstead parents reflect on child’s lifesaving liver transplant

When the Herald asked 9-year-old West Hempstead resident Aiden Simms to describe himself, he giggled. “That’s what he does a lot,” said his mother, Nicole McNair. “He has a … more

By Nakeem Grant | 9/24/20

Malvernites marched from Westwood Park to Chester A. Reese Veterans Memorial Park for a “Back the Blue” rally last Saturday.

Malverne residents hold Back the Blue rally

Residents throughout the Village of Malverne dressed in different shades of blue and waved blue American flags to show their support for law enforcement during the village’s “Back the … more

9/24/20

Community groups and residents gathered at Hall’s Pond Park for the West Hempstead Community Support Association’s annual 9/11 memorial on Sept 10.

West Hempstead remembers 9/11 victims at Hall's Pond Park

Residents, local elected officials and community groups gathered around the 9/11 memorial at Hall’s Pond Park in West Hempstead on Sept. 10 for the West Hempstead Community Support … more

By Nakeem Grant | 9/17/20

County Executive Laura Curran, at lectern, was one of several elected officials to attend Malverne’s 9/11 ceremony on Church Street last Friday.

Candlelight 9/11 ceremony in Malverne

The Village of Malverne held their annual candlelit 9/11 ceremony on Church Street last Friday. Families of 9/11 victims, who were joined by local elected officials, held candles throughout the … more

By Nakeem Grant | 9/17/20

Malverne’s village board honored six local women as it recognized the 100th anniversary of the women’s suffrage movement on Sept. 2. Patti Ann McDonald, Catherine Hunt and Lorraine Bracher are not pictured.

Recognizing suffrage movement, Malverne honors six women

From former mayors to village trustees, the Village of Malverne honored six women who have served the village board at its Sept. 2 meeting, in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the ratification … more

By Nakeem Grant | 9/17/20

Rabbi Susan Elkodsi, spiritual leader of the Malverne Jewish Center.

Learning how to ‘live our best lives’

There’s a 13th century piyyut (liturgical poem) called “Achot Ketana,” which means, “Little Sister.” Hazzan (Cantor) Abraham Girondi began, “The little sister … more

By Rabbi Susan Elkodsi | 9/17/20

Susan Hutchins was among seven readers to recite the names of Nassau’s 348 9/11 victims at the county cderemony. Hutchins’s son Kevin Colbert, 25, of West Hempstead, died in the World Trade Center attacks.

Nassau County hosts socially distant 9/11 ceremony

In a nearly 40-minute, socially distant ceremony last Friday morning, elected and appointed Nassau officials and families of local 9/11 victims paused to remember the 348 county residents who died in … more

By Scott Brinton | 9/14/20

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