Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin announced on March 8 that the Town Board would enact legislation restricting where electronic cigarette stores could operate.
The legislation would prohibit the sale of e-cigarette or vaping products within 1,000 feet of a school, playground or park, and would change the town’s zoning laws to restrict those businesses to light manufacturing or industrial zones.
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By Melissa Koenig and Jennifer Corr
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3/17/21
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The signs of the end of winter and the beginning of spring are unmistakable: warmer weather, later sunsets, birds chirping and, of course, potholes. As he walked his dog on March 10, Wantagh resident Billy Rahner noticed a pile of asphalt beside the sidewalk, along with shallow cracks and holes, at the corner of Northview and Centerview Avenue.
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By Jennifer Corr
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3/17/21
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“I found Larry over a death certificate,” Michelle Foder said of her husband. She’s a funeral director at Franklin Funeral Home in Franklin Square. “So we found something …
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By Bridget Downes
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2/18/21
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On Feb. 9, alongside local library directors, Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin announced that the town has approved more than $340,000 in grants to support several public libraries within the township (see box). The allocation was made possible by funding through the federal CARES Act, which was secured by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer last year.
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By Alyssa Seidman
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2/18/21
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Earlier this month, alongside local library directors, Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin announced the approval of more than $340,000 in grants to support several public libraries within the …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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2/18/21
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While the Town of Hempstead’s South Shore is widely known for pristine, sandy beaches and waterways teeming with oceanic wildlife, there is another facet of the township’s local environment — the wetlands found at the town’s Marine Nature Study Area in Oceanside.
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2/11/21
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Late in the day Monday, shortly before the sun set, Herald reporter Andrew Garcia caught up with Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald Clavin as he was making the rounds, checking on the town's …
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By Andrew Garcia
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2/1/21
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The Town of Hempstead announced the following changes Monday because of the nor'easter that moved into the area:
The town Department of Sanitation suspended garbage and recycling collection on …
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2/1/21
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Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Councilman Anthony D’Esposito stopped off at the town’s marinas Sunday to inspect efforts to secure boats ahead of Monday’s …
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1/31/21
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The Town of Hempstead and Mount Sinai South Nassau have announced that the hospital will establish a Covid-19 testing and vaccination mobile unit for town residents using more than $695,000 in CARES Act funds.
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1/25/21
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