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Overcast June Tinkhauser, 30-year Baldwin high teacher, dies at 90
Educator was a force in the classroom
June Tinkhauser wasn’t content with keeping her lessons inside the classroom. The longtime Baldwin High School English teacher took several students to England to see William Shakespeare’s …
Proposing a two-lane Grand Avenue
Baldwin's county legislator favors the plan
Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé said on Sept. 13 that she supported a plan to cut part of Grand Avenue from four lanes to two — from two to one in each direction — to increase pedestrian …
Ex-Baldwinites, now in North Carolina, spared by Florence
Although many areas around Cary, NC were hit hard by Hurricane Florence, the town itself — which former Baldwinite Harriete Weitman calls home — was largely undisturbed. “There’s a lot of …
Baldwinite celebrates 100th birthday
Most people think Baldwinite Nettie Mitnick is in her late seventies or early eighties, according to Jeff Barkan. But in reality, she’s 100. “You would never know it,” said Barkan, …
Students explore ‘Baldwin Then and Now’
Future generations of Baldwin students might ask what the community was like in 2018 — and some of the answers will lie in a coloring book on their school’s bookshelf. School officials last …
State schools chief: No education dollars to arm teachers
Apparently reacting to media reports in August that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos might allow schools to use federal education dollars to train and arm teachers, New York’s education …
Laura Gillen introduces new Town of Hempstead ethics reform package
Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen proposed an ethics reform package on Monday focused on addressing issues of nepotism and politics in the workplace, which she said have plagued the town in recent years.
Education
State walks back opt-out penalties
The State Education Department last week announced that it would pull back on plans to penalize schools in which high numbers of students boycott state standardized tests.
LIRR third track project breaks ground in Westbury
The Long Island Railroad will undergo a transformation to alleviate traffic along its most congested sites, a proposal that has been up in the air for the past 70 years. Gov. Andrew Cuomo …
Dunne, King Sweeney propose more vaping laws
Vapes and e-cigarette retailers throughout the Town of Hempstead would have to post large signs about the devices’ dangers to consumers, in a conspicuous location at their place of business, if a proposal by Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney of Wantagh and Councilman Dennis Dunne of Levittown is approved.
Editorial
Hempstead board must allow election debate
One Republican Town Board member endorsed and another offered support for Laura Gillen, a Democrat, when she was elected Hempstead supervisor last November, so she — and most voters — were hoping for . . .
There is more to Baldwin than Grand and Merrick
Because I’m a native of Baldwin, the vitality of Grand Avenue is near and dear to my heart, and addressing the economic and developmental needs of the corridor is a focal point of my …
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American museum of natural history presents: unseen oceans
Visitors to Unseen Oceans will embark on a journey that takes them from the oceans’ sunlit surface to inky depths as they discover the latest in ocean science and encounter the researchers and …