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The West Hempstead Westerners Drill team won the New York State Motorized Drill held in Main Transit, N.Y. for the first time since 1951. A total of 20 trophies for a variety of events were taken home by the Westerners. more

8/29/12

Come one, come all, to the fair!

The days are becoming noticeably shorter, and the air is gradually turning cooler. Children have returned from camp. Vacations spent at the beach or in the mountains are ending. more

8/23/12

Fire Chief: car fire in Lakeview ‘suspicious’

A car fire in Lakeview on May 22 has been described as "suspicious" by Lakeview Fire Department officials. According to Lakeview Fire Chief Heather Senti, around 8:30 p.m., Nassau County Police … more

Chris Engelhardt | 5/23/12

Lakeview F.D. members, county police save drowning girl

A 13-year-old Lakeview girl who nearly drowned in her neighbor's pool was rescued on May 13 by members of the Lakeview Fire Department and Nassau County police. According to Lakeview Fire Chief … more

Chris Engelhardt | 5/15/12

Fire Chief Heather Senti explained how the “Jaws of Life” tool works to members of the Save Our Sons Network.

A lesson in firefighting

On Saturday, May 12, at 10:00 a.m., members of the Save Our Sons Network — a community-based organization devoted to the social, emotional and intellectual development of male youth — paid a … more

5/15/12

Heather Senti was elected fire chief by members of the Lakeview Volunteer Fire Department on April 5. She is the first female fire chief in Nassau County history.

Lakeview elects Nassau County’s first female fire chief

Heather Senti, a lifelong West Hempstead resident and eight-year firefighter for the Lakeview Volunteer Fire Department, has become Nassau County’s first female fire chief. Senti, who is 27, … more

Chris Engelhardt | 4/25/12

Man arrested in West Hempstead after torching apartment building

A man was arrested on Thursday at the Capri Motor Inn in West Hempstead after he allegedly torched an apartment building in Hempstead. According to detectives with Nassau County Police's Arson and … more

By Chris Engelhardt | 4/19/12

Rabbi Art Vernon of the Jewish Community Center of West Hempstead, second from left, offered a blessing during the ceremony on March 28 outside the Chestnut Street School. Also pictured were the Rev. Francis Maniscalco of St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, far left, James Albert, groundskeeper for the West Hempstead Union Free School District, and Rosalie Norton, president of the West Hempstead Community Support Association.

World Trade Center steel arrives in West Hempstead

“This is about honoring all those from our community who died on 9/11,” said Rose Senti, a West Hempstead resident of 80 years. “It’s good to have a piece of history now.” On March 28, … more

By Chris Engelhardt | 4/3/12

West Hempstead has joined the ranks of communities across Nassau County that have received steel beams, like this one, from the Port Authority to add to their Sept. 11 memorials.

West Hempstead secures World Trade Center beam

After months of work by State Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) and local leaders to acquire a piece of the World Trade Center as a way to memorialize West Hempstead residents who died on Sept. … more

By Chris Engelhardt | 3/13/12

With the check from FEMA are, from left,Floral Park Mayor Thomas Tweedy, County Executive Ed Mangano, Vice Chairman of the Nassau County Fire Commission Richard Gardner and Sen. Charles Schumer.

Local fire departments slated for grant

The Lakeview, Malverne and West Hempstead fire departments were among 71 county fire departments that will collectively receive more than $650,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for … more

3/7/12

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