Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Persistence paid off this year for the Village of Hempstead Community Development Agency when its third application for the state’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant proved a winner.
ERASE Racism named April Francis Taylor acting president, effective immediately. Taylor, a highly regarded advocate for equity and educational justice, steps into the role after Laura Harding’s tenure as president, which ended earlier this year.
Master gardeners from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County taught local homeowners how to do yardwork safely for both person and plant at the East Meadow Farm on March 1.
For over 50 years students of Turtle Hook Middle School have worked to create a yearbook to remember their senior year.
There were basketball games — freshmen vs. sophomores — juniors vs. seniors — the championship game between those winners and the featured matchup of teachers vs. students at the third annual basketball tournament at Uniondale High School.
Hempstead school district officials sounded an alarm regarding the high cost of charter schools on the district’s general budget at Hempstead High School on March 6.
Neville Georges, a former Uniondale school district Board of Education trustee, died on Feb. 27. He was 85.
Hempstead students, teachers, local dignitaries, and officials of the U.S. Postal Service celebrated the yearly Black Heritage Stamp at the Joysetta and Julius Pearse African American Museum of Nassau County on Feb. 25.
Incumbent Hempstead Mayor Waylyn Hobbs Jr. captured another term defeating village Trustee Kevin Boone on March 18.
Q and A
DJ Johnny “Juice” Rosado is a Bronx native and Uniondale resident who has made his mark in the music industry from being part of the seminal Hip Hop group Public Enemy to working with …
Editorial
This month marks five years since Covid-19 upended our world. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 1.2 million Americans died from the virus, including 86,000 New Yorkers.
Columnist
The proposed federal budget cuts could have devastating consequences for Long Island families, particularly for our seniors who rely on essential programs like Meals on Wheels.
Columnist
While PSEG Long Island does have many lineworkers, did you know we also employ more than 200 engineers?
Columnist
November 2021 was a significant month in the history of New York City. Eric Adams was elected the 110th mayor of that great city.