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Partly Cloudy West Hempstead native, Iona College basketball coach, to be honored next month
For longtime basketball coach and West Hempstead native Tim Cluess, coaching players means more than getting them to sprint back on defense or to dive for …
Woodstock revival festival in West Hempstead
Creative Corner, an art and music school in West Hempstead, marked the Woodstock music festival’s 50th anniversary with a “revival festival” last Sunday. The event, organized by Nichole and her …
Westbury woman hit by car dies in West Hempstead
Nassau County police are investigating a fatal car crash that occurred in West Hempstead on Aug. 13. Irene Zambardino, of Westbury, was hit by a car as she attempted to cross the street near 546 …
West Hempstead’s own revival festival
Creative Corner to celebrate Woodstock’s 50th anniversary
To mark Woodstock music festival’s 50th anniversary, the art and music school Creative Corner, at 482 Hempstead Ave. in West Hempstead, will host a “revival festival” on Sunday. The event, …
West Hempstead librarian celebrates 20 years
West Hempstead Library Director Regina Mascia celebrated her 20th anniversary in her position on Aug. 2. Mascia celebrated her milestone with staff members while receiving congratulatory messages …
Stepping up to serve others
Rony Kessler is leading the Central Nassau Rotary Club — again
When Rony Kessler dons his cap with the words “Central Nassau County Rotary Club,” he tries, he said, to personify the club’s motto, “Service above self.” Kessler, 77, has spent decades …
Annual Project Adventure workshop at West Hempstead High School
The West Hempstead High School summer program hosted its third annual workshop to emphasize team building and leadership skills based on the Project Adventure program. Project Adventure is an …
Putting a focus on education
NBA star Enes Kanter holds free clinic for children in West Hempstead
Children of all ages got to shoot hoops with NBA star Enes Kanter during a free basketball clinic at Island Garden in West Hempstead last Sunday. More than 200 boys and girls did layup drills and …
A man of faith and family
Former West Hempstead resident, World War II veteran, dies at 94
Longtime West Hempstead resident Raymond LaCasse was just 18 years old when Japanese fighter planes attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The airstrike, which drew the United …
Looking back at Apollo 11
Fifty years later, Malverne, West Hempstead residents recall moon landing
The first words that astronaut Neil Armstrong spoke on the moon are ingrained in the minds of most Americans, whether they remember the historic moment or not: “That’s one small step for [a] man, …
Editorial
We need to respect law enforcement
Imagine going to work and attempting to do your job while a group of loudmouths scream at you and douse you with buckets of water. For some police officers in New York City over the past month, that was their reality.
The Week Ahead
Nearby things to do this week in Malverne, West Hempstead
Zumba at the library Party, sweat and get fit with Zumba instructor Donette Longmore-Levy at the Lakeview Public Library on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. It’s a good workout for …
Randi Kreiss
Aunt Ada’s notes from Paris, August 1945
I never knew why my husband’s Aunt Ada went into the Army during World War II, but my hunch is that the family thought it might tame her wild ways.