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Everything is bedazzled and glittered, still, even through the pandemic. We still are making that work. We’re making the bedazzling and the glitter and the confetti, still happening. I always … more

3/5/21

Long Beach officers rescued a dog from a van in freezing cold temperatures.

Texas woman arrested in Long Beach for leaving dog outside in the freezing weather

A Texas woman was arrested last week after Long Beach police discovered a whimpering dog inside her van in freezing weather. According to a release from the Long Beach Police Department, Officer … more

By Darwin Yanes | 3/5/21

Mike Agurkis, 51, of East Atlantic Beach, was killed in a hit-and-run incident on Jan. 29 on the Nassau Expressway near Kennedy Airport.

Queens man charged in hit-and-run death of Michael Agurkis of East Atlantic Beach

A 27-year-old Queens man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run that killed Michael Agurkis of East Atlantic Beach, who was trying to assist a stalled motorist on the Nassau Expressway … more

By James Bernstein | 3/5/21

Members of the Baldwin Republican Club delivered donated blankets to the St. Christopher’s food pantry on Feb. 14.

Baldwin Republican Club donates blankets, puzzles

The Baldwin Republican Club spread the love this past Valentine’s Day. Members collected new blankets and donated them to the St. Christopher’s food pantry. They were delivered on Feb. … more

3/4/21

Baldwin Fire Department members pictured in 1906, when their equipment was horse-drawn.

Baldwin Fire Department marks 125 years of service

On a bitterly cold Tuesday night in January 1896, the Baldwin General Store caught fire when a kerosene lantern dropped. Baldwin did not have a fire department, so volunteer firefighters from … more

By Bridget Downes | 3/4/21

Baldwin High School students presented “Guys and Dolls” in 2019. In the opening number, “Fugue for Tinhorns,” gamblers Benny Southstreet, Nicely-Nicely Johnson and Rusty Charlie, played by Chris Holman, Daniel Polonia and Jaylin Thomas, led off the classic story of love and gambling in 1920s Times Square.

Petition calls for after-school theater, music in Baldwin

Baldwin High School students, alumni and community members are calling for the return of after-school theater and music activities. “Recently, it has been announced that Baldwin High School … more

By Bridget Downes | 3/4/21

George Blatti, a former doctor from Franklin Square, was escorted into the Nassau County courthouse on Thursday.

Former Franklin Square doctor charged with murder in opioid case

A doctor who had previously operated out of a former Radio Shack building in Franklin Square is facing murder and reckless endangerment charges for overprescribing opioids between 2016 and 2018, which led to five patients’ deaths, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said at a news conference on Thursday. more

By Melissa Koenig | 3/4/21

More than 100 domestic ducks were rescued in the Town of Hempstead last year, including about 75 in Baldwin. Most pictured above were rescued from Baldwin Harbor.

Nonprofit rescues abandoned domestic ducks in Baldwin

With spring less than four weeks away, the domestic duck dumping season has begun in the Town of Hempstead. Activists with Long Island Orchestrating for Nature, also known as LION, an animal … more

By Bridget Downes | 2/25/21

Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé hosted a virtual webinar Feb. 18 at which Jonathan Prevost, Bianca Boursiquot, Kyra Lewis, Jose Villatoro and Kiana Abbady discussed issues facing millennials.

Baldwin, Freeport millennials talk diversity

Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé hosted a discussion with millennial constituents last week as part of a virtual panel called “Redesigning the District: A Conversation with … more

By Bridget Downes | 2/25/21

A former Elmont library employee was sentenced to one to three years in prison for embezzling over $260,000 from the library over the course of six years.

Former Elmont library employee sentenced to one to three years in prison

Sheila Seward, a former Elmont Memorial Library employee, was sentenced to serve one to three years in prison and pay more than $236,000 in restitution on Wednesday, after pleading guilty in … more

By Melissa Koenig | 2/24/21

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