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Overcast Douglas Tuman challenges Kathleen Rice in 4th Congressional District
In the Fourth Congressional District, incumbent Kathleen Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, faces Douglas Tuman, a Republican from West Hempstead.
West Hempstead High School senior selected to NYSSMA choir
West Hempstead High School senior Jonathan Douglas was selected as a member of the 2020 NYSSMA All-State choral ensemble. Although the 2020 Winter Conference has been canceled, NYSSMA plans to …
Safety remains top priority in Malverne, West Hempstead schools
With new health and safety protocols in place, students and teachers in Malverne and West Hempstead are still adjusting to virtual and distanced learning. One month into the new school year, district …
Summit aids Hebrew Academy of Nassau County in West Hempstead
With school looking a bit different this year, teachers and administrators from the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County in West Hempstead took part in a training program to better address the social and …
Pharmacists give back amid coronavirus crisis
Donation event in Rockville Centre honors the late Bill Mantell, supports the needy
When local pharmacy owner Howard Jacobson heard the news in April that his longtime friend and colleague Bill Mantell, an 18-year resident of Rockville Centre, had died of Covid-19 complications, Jacobson vowed to find a way to honor the dedicated pharmacist.
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 …
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 …
Gary Port challenges Ed Ra for Assembly District 19 seat
The race for the 19th Assembly District began mid-August when challenger Gary Port announced his candidacy to run against incumbent Edward Ra, who is running for a sixth term. The Herald asked Ra …
Schools
West Hempstead kicks off 2020-21 school year
The West Hempstead School District welcomed students back to all five of their schools for the 2020-21 school year on Sept. 3. District Superintendent Dan Rehman and Assistant Superintendents Dina …
Neighbors in the News
West Hempstead Schools receives food donation
The West Hempstead School District received hundreds of food items and a $1,000 donation for its food pantry last month from PinkTie.org. The group coordinates networking events with local …
Editorial
Herd immunity, a recipe for further disaster
Consider the number 675,000 for a moment. That’s the number of people in the United States who died during the flu pandemic of 1918-19. Could the U.S. be headed for such widespread death again?
Randi Kreiss
As if it couldn’t have gotten worse, he was contagious
Millions of Americans seem to be manifesting what has been called “insane” behavior: They keep doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different and better result. They keep flouting coronavirus regulations . . .
Alfonse D'Amato
Congress is AWOL on coronavirus aid
With all the hullabaloo about the Supreme Court vacancy, the election and President Trump’s contracting Covid-19, the national media has largely overlooked a pressing matter before Congress that needs immediate attention.