Monday, March 24, 2025
Incumbent Hempstead Mayor Waylyn Hobbs Jr. captured another term defeating village Trustee Kevin Boone on March 18.
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.
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.
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 …
Neville Georges, a former Uniondale school district Board of Education trustee, died on Feb. 27. He was 85.
Nassau County could be increasing the amount of money to defend itself in two lawsuits concerning the proposed Sand casino resort in Uniondale.
With measles cases popping up in a few states and here on Long Island in Suffolk County, an explainer on what it is, who is at risk and the best way to protect against the virus.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman delivered his State of the County address on Wednesday, emphasizing public safety, fiscal stability and economic development as key achievements of his …
A Hempstead man has been indicted on 34 counts involving drug trafficking, weapons possession and animal fighting Kevin Brown, 39, faces charges including criminal possession and sale of a …
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In an age when misinformation and secrecy can cloud public trust, the need for open government has never been more pressing. That’s why Sunshine Week — March 16 to 22 this year — a nonpartisan national initiative championing public access to information, is more than just an observance. It is a call to action.
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It’s that time of year again, when New Yorkers who pay the highest combined tax burden in the nation have to beg Albany to return money to their communities.
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In recent weeks, a terrible cascade of restrictive executive orders and wholesale firings of government workers has shaken all of us, Democrats and Republicans, federal workers and everyone who depends on their good work.
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What happens when graduation requirements are completely reimagined? Could the Department of Education actually disappear?