When Hofstra University got the call on Nov. 2 asking if they had power following the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, officials never expected what they would be asked next. The Long Island based Army …
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By Deirdre Krasula
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11/13/12
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Memorial Day observed in West Hempstead
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As is the annual tradition, West Hempstead marked Memorial Day on Monday with a community parade that stretched from St. Thomas the Apostle Church to Echo Park where a solemn ceremony remembering …
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6/2/10
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It’s been 22 years since our world changed forever when our nation was attacked. But for so many like Susan Hutchins, it still feels like Sept. 11, 2001 — the day she lost her son, West Hempstead’s Kevin Nathaniel Colbert, in the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
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By Michael Hinman
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9/18/23
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Pasta dinner raises funds for Mercy Medical Center
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The United Hempstead League of Mercy Medical Center held a pasta dinner fundraiser for the center on Feb. 18 at Pompei Restaurant on Hempstead Avenue in West Hempstead.
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3/4/10
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George Santos has become the first congressman to be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives without first being convicted of a felony since the Civil War.
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By Laura Lane
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12/1/23
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On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the allied nations and Germany in World War I, then known as "The Great War."
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Mary Malloy
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11/5/09
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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's efforts to bring in Hofstra University president Susan Poser before the county legislature will have to wait until February.
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By Brandon Cruz
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1/26/24
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West Hempstead residents Andre Bossie and Lauren Wright got married by Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray on Jan. 10, 2024, at Hempstead Town Hall. Neighbors Randy Navarrete and Adamari Rodriguez …
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By Nicole Formisano
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3/9/24
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Women-owned businesses are on the rise. The number of small businesses that are led by women has nearly doubled in the past 10 years, according to the National Association of Women’s Businesses …
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By Nicole Formisano
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3/9/24
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Well, here I go again. Life is just not busy enough for me, what with writing, reporting, editing, teenagers, curfews, mortgage and such — but I am honing my thespian chops now in “On …
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Mary Malloy
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3/17/10
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