Republican Town of Hempstead officials celebrated at Town Hall on Jan. 7 as newly minted Supervisor Donald X. Clavin and the three of the town’s five council members took the oath of office. Former Supervisor Kate Murray was also sworn as town clerk, and Jeanine Driscoll stepped into Clavin’s previous position as receiver of taxes.
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By Timothy Denton
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1/7/20
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Now that 2020 has arrived, officials are eyeing the beginning and completion of several major projects in Oceanside and Island Park.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/3/20
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Lynbrook and East Rockaway each hosted menorah lightings in late December to ring in Hanukkah in joyous celebrations.
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12/31/19
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Officials and residents have renewed a push for the Nassau Inter-County Express bus company to restore the N36 route, nearly three years after it was cut.
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By Mike Smollins
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12/19/19
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The Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 board of commissioners adopted new commercial pick-up rules for the district at its Dec. 5 meeting.
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By Mike Smollins
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12/12/19
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After a car struck a girl at the intersection of Skillman and Brower avenues near Oceanside High School last month, parents, school administrators and elected officials are continuing to push for a crossing guard for the area.
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By Mike Smollins
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12/6/19
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Tom and Mercy, Ben, Nancy and Jacob. These were only five of the slaves who lived on Long Island before New York abolished slavery in 1827.
“In some cases, a single piece of paper with one of …
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By Melissa Koenig
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11/27/19
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On Nov. 15, trucks from Posillico Inc. transported the final two loads of contaminated soil from the site of a future apartment complex in Harbor Isle to the company’s Farmingdale-based treatment plant.
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By Mike Smollins
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11/27/19
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The Long Island Power Authority and Nassau County reached a tentative agreement on Friday in a settlement over LIPA’s property tax challenges in Island Park and Glenwood Landing, which, once finalized, would cause an increase in school taxes.
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By Mike Smollins
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11/27/19
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Newly elected Town of Hempstead Supervisor, Don Clavin, announced his transition team at the Hofstra University Club on Monday.
The team, which is comprised of more than 50 people, is headed by …
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By Darwin Yanes
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11/25/19
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