The following information was announced during Malverne’s board meeting on September 7: more

Multiple ceremonies and events in Malverne and West Hempstead marked the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, each of which evoked its own spirit of camaraderie, sadness, and recognition for those residents who lost their lives one of the most vicious attacks on U.S. soil. more

A car stopped at the corner of Lakeview and Hempstead avenues burst into flames yesterday evening, but was luckily extinguished by a nearby firefighter who was stopped at the light. more

As is tradition in both Malverne and West Hempstead, the two communities will each hold their own 9/11 ceremonies on the evening of September 11, both of which are open to the public. more

The Rev. John David McCarthy, previously a priest-in-residence at Our Lady of Victory Parish in Floral Park and the chaplain at Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville since 2013, has been appointed administrator of Our Lady of Lourdes church in Malverne. more

Looking for fun activities for you and/or the family to do in the coming week? Check out what's happening right in your own community in "The Week Ahead": more

School District 12 residents will be asked to vote on a $19.7 million bond proposition that would fund new facilities to accommodate its growing arts program and provide new resources for its expanding science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, curriculum. An official presentation will be made to the community at the district’s Sept. 13 board meeting, and a community vote is scheduled for Nov. 16. more

Sandra Ingraffia, a talented bowler and a co-owner of Malverne’s San-Dee Lanes bowling center, died August 23 of liver cancer. She was 79. more

It was Friday afternoon during the Qualifying Tournaments week of the U.S. Open, and Long Island’s presence was found throughout the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow Park. On Practice Court Three, 13 members of Malverne High School girls tennis team was firmly situated in the grandstand seats with their coach, Patrice Ward, examining the professionals’ techniques. “I’m looking at her serves,” said Minahil Mudassar as she and her teammates watched Venus Williams practice. “It is the most important thing in the game.” Others, like Roshni Shukla were examining other skills. “I’m looking at backhands,” said Shukla, who just joined the tennis team this year and said the two-handed backhand was the more difficult skill for her. more

As a first-generation Italian-American child, a tomato milling machine was as ordinary to me as a skate key. At the same time, the very sight of it triggered my flight instinct: I knew the minute that machine appeared on my kitchen table that hours upon hours of stewing tomatoes, running them through the mill, pouring the sauce into Mason jars and then boiling them until ready were soon to follow. It was a process that I dreaded. more