Exhibits and more... Africa: Sub-Saharan DiversityDrawn exclusively from the Hofstra University Museum’s collections, this exhibition explores the rich diversity of 25 ethnic cultures across … more

The Malverne school district reported last week that lead had been found in water coming from a drinking fountain at the Maurice W. Downing School and four bathroom sink faucets around the school district. more

Exhibits and more... Africa: Sub-Saharan DiversityDrawn exclusively from the Hofstra University Museum’s collections, this exhibition explores the rich diversity of 25 ethnic cultures across … more

With summer fast approaching, the Town of Hempstead kicked off a town-wide campaign last week at Echo Park’s indoor pool to remind residents of the laws connected to pool ownership — and why safety precautions are imperative. more

Malverne 10:00 a.m. start The Malverne Memorial Day parade will begin on Church Street and proceed: East on Utterby Road to Linmouth Road South on Linmouth Road to Wicks Lane East on Wicks Lane to Rolling Street South on Rolling Street to Lexington Avenue West on Lexington Avenue to Hempstead Avenue There will be a stop at Hempstead and Lexington avenues while the Veteran’s Organizations and Village Officials place a wreath at Harris Memorial Field. The parade continues north on Hempstead Avenue to Church Street A ceremony on Church Street at Reese Veterans Memorial Park will immediately follow the parade. West Hempstead 10:00 a.m. start The parade line up starts at St. Thomas’ Chapel’s parking field near the intersection of Hempstead Avenue and Nassau Boulevard. From there, it will continue along Hempstead Avenue down to Roosevelt Boulevard and then to Echo Park. The ceremony is in the Echo Park parking field and begins approximately at 11:00 a.m. more

Exhibits and more... Africa: Sub-Saharan DiversityDrawn exclusively from the Hofstra University Museum’s collections, this exhibition explores the rich diversity of 25 ethnic cultures across … more

Is your Verizon service acting up? Perhaps your Internet connection is slow, or you hear crackling on your phone line? When you call for service, you may get more than just a technician visiting your home. more

Barely Know Her Revolution Music Hall in Amityville will be jumping on Sunday, May 1, when the popular local band Barely Know Her lets loose at 7:30 p.m. They will be one of many groups performing in a multi-act concert, Radiate Long Island, which begins at 4 p.m. more

In the race to fill former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos’s seat after he was convicted on corruption charges in December, both state Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) and Chris McGrath (R-Hewlett) have come out swinging in the weeks leading up to the special election on April 19. more

At the beginning of the year, County Legislator Siela Bynoe was getting a handful of complaints from Lakeview residents about discolored water. So she started going to different community meetings and asking people if they were having the same problem. “Residents would ask me, ‘How did you know?’” Bynoe recounted. “They thought it was an internal issue within their own home.” more