To the Editor:
I wanted to express my sincere thanks and gratitude to the working families and seniors of the 7th Legislative District. Their overwhelming support at the polls for my …
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11/16/11
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Karl Riesterer has a large binder filled with photos of storefronts, telephone poles, mailboxes, fences and vacant properties throughout West Hempstead that are, in one way or another, …
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Lee Landor
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11/16/11
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A fifth of a mile isn’t much of a distance, but if a blighted area of a community is that large, it can seem like a huge open wound.
A stretch of Hempstead Avenue in West Hempstead, between …
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Lee Landor
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11/1/11
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West Hempstead organizations had to scale back their annual Sept. 11 Memorial Ceremony this year — the year they had planned a special event in honor of the 10th anniversary of the attacks. The …
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By Lee Landor
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9/14/11
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The North Shore Pops kicked off the free summer concert series, sponsored by the West Hempstead Community Support Association and ...
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7/13/11
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Local public interest organization Envision Valley Stream is gauging residents’ interest in “community-supported” agriculture, which provides direct access to high-quality, fresh produce.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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6/29/11
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For nearly two decades, the 5th Precinct’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit has consisted of a group of four officers, with whom the West Hempstead community has become comfortable working and …
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By Jackie Nash and Lee Landor
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6/22/11
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To the Editor:
The Merrick community has always prided itself on the quality of education our children receive. Providing a sound educational foundation does not happen by chance. It takes consideration and commitment. It is an investment that will have a great return for our children and the future of our community.
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5/13/11
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On Tuesday, Rockville Centre School District residents will vote on the proposed 2011-12 school budget of $95.7 million, a 2.4 percent budget-to-budget increase, the second-lowest in 19 years. The …
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5/11/11
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Community service seems to run in Mark DeFilippis’ family.
The 17-year-old West Hempstead High School senior — grandson of Rosalie Norton, president of the West Hempstead Community …
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By Svenja van den Woldenberg
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5/11/11
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