Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen denounced a proposed measure on Aug. 2 that would extend civil-service worker pay scales to appointed employees, effectively giving them a combined $800,000 …
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By Peter Belfiore
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8/6/18
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More than five years after a language barrier mishap led to the unintended euthanizing of two pit bulls by the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh, the shelter’s paperwork is now available …
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By Eden Laikin
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8/2/18
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The Town of Hempstead is officially waiving all adoption fees during the dog days of summer.
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By James Mattone
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6/20/18
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Nearly 50 of the adoptable hounds at the Hempstead Town Animal Shelter now sleep on comfortable new beds made of aluminum piping and replaceable vinyl fabric.
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By Eden Laikin
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6/7/18
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During Tony Santino’s final meeting as Town of Hempstead supervisor in December, he couldn’t have looked more bored . . .
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5/3/18
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This week, Nassau welcomed two new — and increasingly familiar — faces to county government: Laura Curran, of Baldwin, who was inaugurated as Long Island’s first female county executive; and Jack Schnirman, of Long Beach . . .
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1/4/18
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Applause broke out at Elmont Memorial High School on Sunday as the two finalists for the development of Belmont Park announced plans to create thousands of temporary and permanent jobs as part of ambitious plans to develop the racing center further.
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By Tim Denton
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12/12/17
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor-elect Laura Gillen held a news conference on the steps of Town Hall last Thursday to lambaste outgoing Supervisor Tony Santino’s plans to enact a contract amendment that would prohibit future termination of civil service employees, except for cause. That is, no layoffs would be allowed.
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By Nadya Nataly and Scott Brinton
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12/12/17
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For the first time in more than a century, the Town of Hempstead will have a Democratic supervisor. Laura Gillen, a Rockville Centre attorney, defeated incumbent Republican Anthony Santino on Tuesday night by roughly 2,000 votes.
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By Erik Hawkins
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11/8/17
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In a township of 750,000 people, the Town of Hempstead clerk is responsible for handling records as mundane as a parking permit and as momentous as a marriage license.
Immigration attorney Sylvia …
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By Peter Belfiore
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10/17/17
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