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Malverne High School’s Malachi Thomas and Oluwaseun Ajirotutu performed in chorus at the 2018 NYSSMA All-State Chorus from Nov. 29-Dec. 2.

Two student-musicians from Malverne High School’s chorus performed in the 2018 New York State School Music Association’s All-State Chorus held in Rochester from Nov. 29-Dec. 2. The district … more

1/10/19

A militarized school is not a safe school

The New York Times reported last week that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was weighing the use of federal grant money to arm teachers across the country. more

8/30/18

Students from West Hempstead took part in the NYSSMA Festival on April 17 and 18 at West Hempstead High School.

West Hempstead High School hosts music festival

For the first time in six years, West Hempstead High School hosted the Zone 13 New York State School Music Association Festival on April 17 and 18. Roughly 100 students from West Hempstead, along … more

5/3/18

The Lakeview Fire Department and Nassau County EMS workers teamed up to rescue people trapped in the bus.

Residents, state officials react in aftermath of Southern State bus crash in Lakeview

South Shore elected leaders are calling on the state to upgrade safety measures on Long Island parkways after a charter bus carrying students from Kennedy Airport to Suffolk County recently crashed into the Eagle Avenue bridge in Lakeview, nearly shearing off the bus’s roof and injuring three dozen students and chaperones, six of them seriously. more

By Scott Brinton and Nakeem Grant | 4/9/18

Members of Malverne High School’s marching band, drama club, and flag twirling crew that included, from left, Brandon Joseph, Subhadra Debnath, Gabrielle Monogioudis, Alex Mendez, Angie Duran and Olivia Valentino were proud to finish third at the NYSFBC.

Representing the ‘pride of Malverne’

More than 50 high schools took part at the 44th annual New York State Field Band Conference championships on Oct. 29. In its second year of competing in Small School Class Division 1, the highest … more

By Nakeem Grant | 11/16/17

FBI agents combed through the woods between Merrick and Freeport, apparently in search of a body.

Police, FBI investigate human remains found in Freeport-Merrick woods

Authorities reportedly discovered human remains in the woods between Freeport and Merrick on Saturday morning. more

By Nadya Nataly and Scott Brinton | 10/27/17

Slowing down motorists on Hempstead Turnpike

The New York State Department of Transportation, acting on the recommendation of State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, will reduce the speed limit on Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead from 35 to 30 miles per … more

By Nakeem Grant | 10/12/17

The Long Island Association, in conjunction with Stony Brook University's Advanced Energy Research Center, the Gershow Recycling Corporation and Deepwater Wind, hosted a tour last Wednesday of the wind farm recently constructed three miles off the Block Island coastline. At center, in yellow, was LIA Board of Directors member Katherine Heaviside.

The future is blowing in the wind

New York officials say they hope to generate half of the state’s power from renewable sources by 2030. To meet this goal, officials are looking to the recently constructed Block Island offshore wind farm as a model for how renewable energy can power whole communities. more

By Tyler Marko | 10/10/17

Firefighters participated in the New York State Old Fashioned Drill in early August.

1,000 firefighters expected at drill competition, parade

Fifty fire departments and more than 1,000 volunteer firefighters throughout New York state are expected to compete in the annual New York State Championship Drill, which is being hosted by the West Hempstead and Hempstead Fire Departments and will take place Saturday, Aug. 19 at the Chief Brian Fahey Training Facility on Weir Street in Hempstead. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 8/17/17

State Department of Transportation workers discovered bags of animal remains on the ramp to the westbound Southern State Parkway at Exit 17.

Animal parts found on Southern State Parkway ramp

New York State Troopers closed the Southern State Parkway’s westbound entrance at Exit 17 on July 26 after bags containing a "foul smell" were discovered by Department of Transportation workers. … more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 7/27/17

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