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Mostly Cloudy Longtime DPW superintendent of Malverne retires after 21 years
Whether he’s getting his hands dirty on the job or delivering his joke-filled monthly reports to the mayor and the Board of Trustees, Paul Jessup is always around — and prepared to deliver a quip …
Malverne kids kick off a new school year
Kindergartners, first- and second-graders at Maurice W. Downing Primary School embarked on a new journey during their first day of school on Sept. 4. MWD Principal Ed Tallon stood at the entrance to …
An after-school dilemma
CHSD again denies request for private-school late busing
“How would you feel if you had a child who lost his mother and he had no way of getting home?” 50-year Valley Stream resident Karin Longo asked the Central High School District Board of …
Malverne superintendent plans to retire at end of school year
When Malverne School District Superintendent Dr. James Hunderfund arrived in 2007, he took the position in an interim role. Superintendent Mary Ellen Freeley had just retired, and Hunderfund filled …
Malverne High School teen wins horse show contest
Lakeview resident Isaiah Forte, a tenth grader at Malverne High School, won the grand championship for the Long Island Horse Show Series for Riders with Disabilities championship finals on Aug. …
Neighbors
Food and wine fundraiser at Crossroads Farm in Malverne
Several adults filled Crossroads Farm in Malverne as they hosted the L.I. Food & Drink Sampling Event on Aug. 23. The fundraiser featured craft beer, food, Long Island wines, and more. Crossroads …
Schools
Malverne readers perform ‘The Little Mermaid’
Camp Read-a-Lot’s Camp Challenge is celebrating another year for first- through fifth-graders in the Malverne School District. The program, which strives to keep students engaged in reading …
Malverne High School alumnus dies in car crash
Malverne High School alumnus Isaiah Polite died in a car crash on the Wantagh State Parkway on Monday morning. According to police, state troopers responded to a report of an overturned vehicle on …
State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin honors Women of Distinction from Malverne, West Hempstead
State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin gathered 10 outstanding Long Island women at the East Rockaway Memorial Park Bandshell for her inaugural Women of Distinction awards ceremony on Aug. 7. “Today …
Man sentenced for shooting involving Malverne teens
Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced on Aug. 14 that Ahkhazyah Wright, of Roosevelt, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for attempted murder and other charges related to a 2017 …
The Week Ahead
The Week Ahead in Malverne, West Hempstead
Afternoon Book ClubHead down to the Malverne Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 12, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. for their monthly Afternoon Book Club. Expand your reading palate with books from various genres …
Editorial
We need to respect law enforcement
Imagine going to work and attempting to do your job while a group of loudmouths scream at you and douse you with buckets of water. For some police officers in New York City over the past month, that was their reality.
Randi Kreiss
Aunt Ada’s notes from Paris, August 1945
I never knew why my husband’s Aunt Ada went into the Army during World War II, but my hunch is that the family thought it might tame her wild ways.