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A photo circulating on social media details the plight of Paprika, who has been at the Town of Hempstead animal shelter in Wantagh for two and a half years.

The longest resident at the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter has been getting a lot of attention lately. This, however, is not the kind of attention a dog would expect to get in a home with a family. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 6/24/15

The animal shelter is located at 3320 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh.

Hempstead shelter to offer free pet adoptions

The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter will kick off its annual Summer of Love pet adoption program on Monday. There are lots of cats and dogs that are waiting for a new home. more

6/12/15

LONG BEACH, above, was inundated and much of its infrastructure destroyed during Hurricane Sandy, which pummeled the South Shore on Oct. 29, 2012.

With monster storms in mind, L.I. rebuilds

Hugh Mason, a Bellmore sheet metal worker, has learned to be patient. In Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath, he and his family endured more than most. “I had 39 inches of water in my kitchen, all over my countertops,” Hugh recalled. more

6/10/15

Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, spoke in support of a stricter state law for registered sex offenders on May 27 at the North and Central Merrick Civic Association’s meeting at the North Merrick Public Library.

Singas: Stricter sex offender law needed

Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, continued her push for greater restrictions for registered sex offenders last week at a North Merrick civic group meeting. The setting was significant. Weeks earlier, police arrested a North Merrick man ... more

By Brian Racow | 6/3/15

Standing behind Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves were community leaders Rich Bivone and Helen Meittinis left, Acting County Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter, Town of Hempstead Councilman Gary Hudes, Town Supervisor Kate Murray and County Executive Ed Mangano.

A group effort to erase graffiti

Local government, police and community leaders joined together in East Meadow on May 15 to announce a joint partnership to combat graffiti vandalism. more

By David Weingrad | 5/27/15

The rendering for a reimagined Coliseum, submitted by Bruce Ratner to Nassau County during the Request For Proposals process in 2013.

Town Board OKs Coliseum development

The Town of Hempstead approved the redevelopment plan for the Nassau veterans Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday, clearing the way for a complete renovation of the 43-year-old arena. more

By David Weingrad | 5/26/15

Kate Murray running for district attorney

Kate Murray, the Town of Hempstead’s supervisor for 12 years, is giving up the relative safety of her post for a run at higher office: Nassau County district attorney. more

By Brian Racow | 5/6/15

Norma Gonsalves, the presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, at the lectern, said county, town and state officials are working together to push legislation that would give local municipalities the power to enforce their own codes to impose residency restrictions on convicted sex offenders. She was joined in Eisenhower Park’s Field 2 by State Sen. Michael Venditto, far left, Assemblyman Ed Ra, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, Councilman Anthony Santino, Kim Wipperman, of Massapequa, and children Annie and Ella Pokalsy, of Seaford.

Legislators push new sex offender restrictions

Legislators from the town, county and state level gathered at Eisenhower Park on May 1 to publicize legislation currently in the state Assembly that would give local municipalities the authority to enforce their own laws restricting convicted sex offenders from living near schools and parks. more

By David Weingrad | 5/6/15

Yeonwoo Lee, with her Bowling Green Elementary School teacher Teresa Fjellstad, was a recent winner in the Town of Hempstead’s 2015 Recycle Poster Contest. Her artwork will be used to promote recycling townwide.

Bowling Green student is a Recycle Poster Contest winner

Yeonwoo Lee, a fourth grader at Bowling Green Elementary School, was a recent winner of the Town of Hempstead’s 215 Recycle Poster Contest, which promotes the importance of preserving and protecting the environment. more

By David Weingrad | 4/29/15

The conceptual master plan for the revamped Nassau Coliseum site, submitted to Town of Hempstead officials last week, calls for two new hotels and a 416,000 square foot renovation to the arena.

Nassau Coliseum revamp plans submitted

Brooklyn real estate developer Bruce Ratner submitted his blueprint for the redevelopment of Nassau Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum, and the surrounding area, to Town of Hempstead officials on April … more

By Brendan Murray bmurray@liherald.com | 4/22/15

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