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Some of the girls of troop 1551. Olivia Ayala (6), Natalie Doble (6), Nalah Hill (6), Arya Mathew (6), Lola Campbell (6), and Charli Castiglia (7).

Girl Scouts celebrated Mother’s Day with a ‘par-tea’

Being a mother is a full-time job — and once a year, everyone takes a little extra time to say thank you. In celebration of Mother’s Day, the Girl Scouts of West Hempstead and Franklin … more

By Nicole Formisano | 5/17/24

School budget season brings new obstacles

The Malverne and West Hempstead school districts are gearing up for their budget and Board of Education votes next Tuesday. The spending plans for the 2024-25 school year are the first to grapple … more

By Nicole Formisano | 5/17/24

Meet your Board of Education candidates

The West Hempstead school district is preparing for the upcoming Board of Education election next Tuesday, May 21. Two seats are contested — incumbents Kurt Rockensies, the vice president of … more

By Nicole Formisano | 5/17/24

Exhibit Manager CJ Lake explains about a skeleton from a prehistoric dinosaur.

First-ever Dino Renaissance Faire at Center for Science, Teaching and Learning

The Center for Science, Teaching and Learning turns its exhibits into a Medieval times attraction. more

By Daniel Offner | 5/17/24

Downing Principal Edward Tallon is retiring after 21 years

After 21 years with Malverne Schools, Maurice W. Downing Primary School principal Edward Tallon is retiring at the end of this school year. Mr. Tallon joined the Malverne family in 2003 as the … more

By Nicole Formisano | 5/17/24

Honoring Jewish stories on Yom HaShoah

Shirley Gottesman, 16, was forced to collect the shoes scattered across the crematorium floor in the Auschwitz concentration camp. She was alone — she didn’t know where her mother was. … more

By Nicole Formisano | 5/10/24

Malverne FIRST robotics club is a well-oiled machine

They spend months building and programming a robot from scratch. They put their creation in a closed arena filled with enemy machines. And then it’s a robot fight to the death. No, it’s … more

By Nicole Formisano | 5/10/24

Joseph McCroary, Scout 372, finds all types of debris under the trees and schrubs.

PHOTOS! Halls Pond cleanup was a 'walk in the park'

Spring cleaning isn’t just for your home — it’s for your community too. Neighbors across West Hempstead came together to give Halls Pond Park some much-deserved extra love. The … more

By Nicole Formisano | 5/10/24

Addressing Long Island drinking water issues, concerns

A packed house attended a meeting on April 17 with the League of Women Voters of East Nassau to learn about the pressing issues of water quality and consumption on Long Island. more

By Rachel Bamgbose | 5/10/24

Downing principal Edward Tallon retiring

After 21 years with Malverne Schools, Maurice W. Downing Primary School principal Edward Tallon is retiring at the end of this school year. Mr. Tallon joined the Malverne family in 2003 as the … more

By Nicole Formisano | 5/10/24