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Employees of parade co-sponsor Nu Health marched down Hempstead Turnpike.

Hundreds of people gathered at the Alva T. Stanforth Sports Complex near Elmont Library on Saturday to kick off the Elmont/Belmont Day Parade, marking the unofficial start of summer and the lead-up … more

By Steve Smirti | 6/8/16

The suspect in this surveillance footage has been linked to multiple knife-point robberies in Queens, Nassau and Suffolk.

'Person of interest' being investigated in connection with knifepoint robbery spree

Nassau County police arrested a man in Floral Park Wednesday afternoon, officials said, who is being investigated in connection with numerous knifepoint robberies across the county since at least January. more

By Nick Ciccone | 6/8/16

Smile for Peace: Dr. Kishore Kuncham with residents on his 100 mile walk through Freeport

Peace begins with a single step

A journey to foster peace, good will and harmony begins with a single step, or in this case, a 100-mile walk through the Village of Freeport. Kishore Kuncham, Freeport’s superintendent of … more

By Laura Schofer | 6/3/16

The Diocese’s Office for Protection of Children/Young People warned principals about the website.

Diocese of Rockville Centre warns parents of dangerous website

Catholic high school principals have been warned about a new website where students are sharing naked pictures of female students “like baseball cards.” Mary McMahon, director of the … more

By Alex Costello | 5/25/16

Seven more Americans died while we fiddled

Dylan’s mom and Daniel’s dad write to me often. In truth, I dread reading their emails; their words darken the day. But how wrenching it must be to write those words. These parents are leaders of the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation . . . more

5/19/16

Malverne School District students toured the Doshi STEM program’s facilities in June 2014.

Creating a STEM program at Malverne High School

Less than three years after Nassau BOCES’s regional high school in Syosset announced that it would bring concentrated studies in science, technology, engineering and math to students in Nassau and Suffolk counties, the program announced in late April that it would cease operations due to lack of funding and enrollment. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 5/18/16

Recalling L.I. before suburbia took hold

I grew up in Yaphank, a 14-square-mile hamlet in Suffolk County, virtually in the middle of Long Island. (The community to the north is, in fact, called Middle Island.) I remember . . . more

5/12/16

Expert talks Scalia at Nassau Community College

Lawrence Lessig, the Harvard Law professor who briefly campaigned for the presidency in 2015, spoke to more than 150 people at Nassau Community College on April 27, speaking publicly for the first time about his relationship with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and calling for action against what he said is the country’s foremost problem: money in politics. more

By Micah Danney | 5/11/16

Audit: NCPD overtime went well over budget

The county comptroller released an audit last week stating that the Nassau County Police Department exceeded its overtime budget by $96.2 million over a six-year period due to systemic under-budgeting, overly optimistic savings projections and slipshod record-keeping. more

By Nick Ciccone | 5/4/16

Jacqueline Goettisheim is a crossing guard employed by Lynbrook and is not affected by the county budget. She is stationed on the corner of Hempstead and Davison avenues.

School crossing guard budget down

According to information received from the Nassau County Police Department, nearly three-quarters of a million dollars has been sliced out of the county’s budget for school crossing guards since 2010. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 4/26/16

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