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Hempstead resident, Uniondale entrepreneur, and community advocate Marvin Amazan is the power behind Amazan Strategies, a consulting firm.
Marvin Amazan: Combining activism, entrepreneurship, and gratitude
In keeping with the holiday season, Marvin Amazan is grateful. He has come through his growing-up years, living in Hempstead while attending Uniondale schools. He has earned a college degree in … more
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Rep. George Santos was expelled today that included 105 votes by his fellow Republicans.
George Santos expelled from Congress
George Santos has become the first  congressman to be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives without first being convicted of a felony since the Civil War. more
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Hofstra students participating in the university’s yearly Shake-A-Rake volunteer program tackled the cascade of fallen leaves at the John J. Byrne Community Center on Jerusalem Avenue last Saturday.
'I just want to give back to my community’
The John J. Byrne Community Center and about 60 households in Uniondale and Hempstead have freshened yards to be thankful for this week. Around 500 Hofstra University students fanned out in … more
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Dr. Monique Darrisaw-Akil, superintendent of the Uniondale school district, applauded Uniondale seniors who earned an AP Capstone Diploma, completing one of the programs for pursuing excellence that is available in Uniondale.
Uniondale Superintendent responds to ERASE Racism report
A recent report from the social justice organization ERASE Racism addressed educational inequities in Long Island school districts, and called for increased funding in “intensely segregated” … more
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Uniondale’s Superintendent Monique Darrisaw-Akil, giving a presentation on Uniondale’s promise and commitment for its students — that it is their job to ensure that every student to walk through those halls is empowered, responsible, resilient, and prepared for not just college, but also leadership, and ultimately a career.
Building bonds beyond the bell
In recent years, the Uniondale school district has undergone many transformations in an attempt to better the student experience and help students not just succeed, but excel — and push them to go … more
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Assemblywoman Taylor Darling speaking at a climate justice rally in Hempstead, where she called on legislators and Gov. Kathy Hochul to support the Climate, Jobs, and Justice package and the People’s Climate Justice Budget.
The intersection of two crises
We’re in the midst of a global climate crisis — that is no secret. But for residents of Uniondale, who find themselves at the intersection of both an economic and climate crisis, it's … more
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One of Uniondale’s three water towers that supply the community, next to Turtle Hook Middle School.
Toxic taps
Water, a fundamental human right and the essence of life, should be a source of sustenance and security for every community — at least that is what we would expect in the richest nation on … more
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Flanked by active-duty Marines, Olga Brown-Young, fourth from left, and her sister Bimini Brown Hayes, third from left, displayed the honors their father, George T. Brown, received posthumously on Nov. 9 at Hempstead High School: the Congressional Medal of Honor; a framed version of the 2012 statement from President Barack Obama when he awarded the medal to the Montford Point Marines as a group; a U.S. flag sent from Congressman Anthony D’Esposito; and written citations from the National Montford Point Marine Association, Inc., State Senator Kevin Thomas, County Executive Bruce Blakeman, and Deputy Town Executive Dorothy Goosby, who stands second from left in the photo.
George T. Brown receives Congressional medal – and more
For George T. Brown to posthumously receive the rare Congressional Medal of Honor would be enough to make Hempstead proud. But renaming the atrium of Classroom Building A at Hempstead High School … more
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Board members of the American Legion Post 390, the largest veterans' organization in the country, dedicated to advocating for and supporting veterans, service members, and their communities by offering them much-needed resources like access to counseling, free and low-cost healthcare services, access to food pantries and more — located in the Village of Hempstead. From left: Harry Ransom, Mary Burns, Frank Neal
American Legion Post 390 wants to help younger vets
Now that the war in Afghanistan is over, veterans organizations like the American Legion Post 390, are looking to tap into the younger generation of veterans and their needs. From food pantries, … more
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Frankel Mathurin, 41, was inspired to start Frankie’s Elite Transport, his towing firm, by his family: wife Shaquanna James, daughter Callie Grace, and son Frankel Jr.
An inspiring Uniondale entrepreneur
Nicole Burke started the “Voice of Uniondale” broadcasts for WRHU, Radio Hofstra, on Wednesdays at 5 p.m., to tell the world about the great people in her home hamlet. One of her recent … more
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