It was recently reported that a group of Rockville Centre parents accused a high school social studies teacher of criticizing police during class, and wanted her to be reprimanded. The district superintendent . . .
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By Alan Singer
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5/6/21
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Those that knew Hewlett Bay Park native Joan Harris will remember her as a caring mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend.
Harris died in her Nyack, NY home on April 22. She was …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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5/6/21
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Amazon, the ubiquitous e-commerce company that has sent items to homes and businesses across the globe, is headed to Woodmere as part of a lease agreement with the Town of Hempstead.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/5/21
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On Monday evening, April 26, Jessica Beauvais, of Hempstead, was speaking on her weekly podcast about the recent police killings of unarmed Black Americans. Hours later, New York Police Department …
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By Reine Bethany
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4/30/21
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New York American Water begins flushing its water distribution system in Cedarhurst on May 3, and the work continues through May 7 as part of the spring water quality program to clear mineral deposits and sediment that might built up inside the pipes.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/30/21
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For 19 years I have called the United States my home, my safe place and a country that I dearly love. Yet it continues to deny me recognition as one of its own as a result of my immigration status.
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By Eliana Fernandez
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4/28/21
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He rode his bike from his Hewlett Harbor home to Green Acres Mall, in Valley Stream, and bought records at Sam Goody’s produced by rock ’n’ roll legend Phil Spector, and others that featured the classical music of Richard Wagner.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/28/21
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The Clean Water, Green Jobs, New York Bond Act is a $3 billion package that encompasses restoring the shorelines, mitigating climate change and the risk of flooding, along with preserving open space and land for recreation, improving water quality and building resilient infrastructure, while aiming to benefit underserved areas.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/21/21
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A car pursuit that began in Far Rockaway and ended in Inwood on April 13 has culminated in the arrest of five people for the alleged murder of Nazareth Claure, 31, a Rockaway resident who previously lived in Hewlett.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/14/21
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That hissing sound you may have heard here and there across the Five Towns and from Hempstead Town Hall as April began wasn’t the sound of marijuana joints, pipes and bongs being lit, but …
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/7/21
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