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'Hofstra Today' anchor Harrison Grubb tracked the results for the Senate and House of Representatives to update viewers at home.
Hofstra produces first simulcast for Midterm Election
Dozens of students sat in the Hofstra University Lawrence Herbert School of Communication NewsHub. Sounds of chatter and typing filled the air. more
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Francesca Carlow, president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, center, announced a countywide initiative to encourage Long Islanders to “Shop Local” this holiday season.
Merchants say bricks, not clicks
The Nassau County Council of Chambers of Commerce has launched its “Main Street” and “Shop Local” initiatives to encourage Long Islanders to consider their own downtowns when deciding where to shop for the holidays. more
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Congregants from Temple B’nai Torah took their first trip as a joint congregation after merging with Temple Emanu-El in East Meadow last June. They visited three historical cities in Europe, including Vienna, where they visited the Staadttemple synagogue.
Temple B’nai Torah embarks on first heritage trip since merger
When faith leaders and congregants were planning the merger of East Meadow’s Temple Emanu-El and Wantagh’s Temple B’nai Torah, an idea that came to mind was to create a heritage trip on which … more
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Ava Jacobs, 59, of East Meadow, with a photo collage of her daughter Alexis Zayas, who died on June 4 in a skydiving accident. Zayas was a registered organ donor, and on Nov. 20, Jacobs met the woman who received one of her kidneys.
East Meadow mother meets one of her late daughter's organ recipients
Just two days before Thanksgiving, Ava Jacobs, 59, of East Meadow, shared gratitude with the woman who had received one of her daughter’s kidneys. Jacobs accompanied her daughter Alexis Zayas … more
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Hofstra law students lend a hand to veterans in need
On Nov. 4, the Veterans Legal Assistance Project, which was formed by law student-veterans in 2012, held its biannual one-day law clinic dedicated to veterans at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law. There, pro-bono attorneys helped veterans with discharge upgrades, pending appeals and estate planning. more
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Stew Leonard’s Supermarket in East Meadow donated hundreds of turkeys for those in need throughout the community.
Stew Leonard’s, community leaders lend a hand to those in need
Local needy families won’t go hungry this Thanksgiving season thanks to the efforts of community leaders who joined at Stew Leonard’s on Nov. 8 to giveaway over 500 turkeys to hundreds of Nassau … more
Gary Port, the United States army reserve ambassador to New York State, left, Ralph Esposito, the director of the Nassau County Veteran Service Agency, Sylvia Cabana, the Town of Hempstead clerk, Peter Bugala, a World War I reenactor, Laura Gillen, the supervisor of the Town of Hempstead, Andy Booth, the former commander of the Nassau County American Legion and Sal Martella, a member of the American Legion Post 1848 celebrated Armistice Day by planting red poppy seeds in a flowerbed at Hempstead Town Hall. The flower is a symbol of remembrance for those lost during World War I.
Vets, Gillen plant poppies for 100th anniversary of World War I
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I, Town of Hempstead leaders and veterans planted Flanders Poppy seeds in a flowerbed at Hempstead Town Hall and … more
Medical professionals and caregivers for those with Alzheimer’s disease offered solutions to common challenges caregivers face at a forum hosted by the Long Island chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association at the East Meadow Public Library on Nov. 8. They included, from left, Jorge Martinez, deputy commissioner of the Nassau County Office for the Aging; Kate Anastasia, program director of the Long Island chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association; Natasha Duncan, executive director of Bristal Assisted Living in East Meadow; Alan Mazurek, a neurologist and the chairman of the Long Island chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association; and Anthony Lombardi, executive director of the Farmingdale Adult Day Care Center.
Alzheimer's Association fosters support at East Meadow forum
Despite having Alzheimer’s disease for five years, Mario Martinez didn’t look any different than his nephew Jorge Martinez, 55. “He did a very good job of hiding it at first,” Jorge said. … more
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Fred Scheattler, 92, and his wife, Maria, spent Veterans Day in their home in East Meadow, where Scheattler has shelves full of memorabilia from his 20 years of active duty in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
East Meadow vet recalls serving in three wars
Members of the East Meadow Veterans of Foreign Wars spent a quiet morning on Nov. 11 drinking coffee and catching up with one another at Veterans Memorial Park. One of their comrades, however, … more
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Kevin Quiambao, 35, an East Meadow native, left, and Ashley Hall Quiambao, 31, committed to a nomadic lifestyle traveling in a Winnebago Vista they named Wanda — short for Wanderlust.
Local couple commits to nomadic lifestyle in RV
A local couple has committed to a nomadic lifestyle traveling in a Winnebago Vista they named Wanda — short for Wanderlust. Kevin Quiambao, 35, an East Meadow native, and Ashley Hall Quiambao, … more
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