Developers and village officials are eyeing November as the demolition date for the vacant former Mangrove Feather factory building, which will end more than a decade of attempts to repurpose the structure.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/18/21
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Laura Curran has apparently decided not to wait until after Labor Day, the traditional beginning of fall political campaigns, to kick-start her drive for a second term as Nassau County …
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By James Bernstein
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8/14/21
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A woman was struck by a car in a hit and run while crossing Main Street in East Rockaway on Aug. 11 at 8:15 a.m.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/14/21
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After a motorcycle accident in 2006 damaged his spinal cord and put Scott Fessler in a wheelchair as a paraplegic, instead of feeling down, he decided to start a foundation to help others dealing with spinal injuries.
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By Madeline Armstrong
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8/12/21
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s initial reaction to a damning report filed Aug. 3 by state Attorney General Letitia James, detailing precisely how and when the governor sexually harassed 11 women, could only be described as bizarre.
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8/12/21
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation on Tuesday, catching New Yorkers off guard, particularly after he began his roughly 20-minute-long speech with a seemingly defiant tone, calling himself a fighter.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/10/21
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Under sunny skies Monday, village residents, elected officials and business owners hit the links for a cause at the Mayor’s Golf Outing at the Hempstead Golf & Country Club, where a local businessman and developer were honored.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/5/21
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After the coronavirus pandemic wiped out a summer tradition in East Rockaway last year, the Kiwanis Club car shows have roared and rumbled back, helping the village return to a sense of normalcy.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/5/21
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How to go about reducing the number of shootings, injuries and fatalities caused by guns is proving to be a question whose answers are hard to decide on.
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8/5/21
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County and state officials joined a chorus of voices across the country that have called for the immediate resignation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, after New York’s Attorney General Letitia James released a blockbuster report Tuesday detailing allegations of sexual misconduct by the governor.
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By Jim Bernstein and Mike Smollins
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8/4/21
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