Valley Stream Village Board of Trustees awarded on Sept. 16 a nearly $80,000 contract to the Port Washington-based Cow Bay Inc. to construct an American with Disabilities Act ramp at the Henry …
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By Nicole Alcindor and Peter Belfiore
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9/25/19
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Officials from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority came to Long Beach City Hall on Sept. 19 to present the state’s plans to bring 9,000 megawatts of offshore wind power to …
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By Scott Brinton
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9/24/19
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Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin called on County Comptroller Jack Schnirman to resign on Tuesday amid an investigation into a “payout scandal” in Long Beach that Clavin …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/20/19
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By Nicole Alcindor
nalcindor@liherald.com
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation banning the arming of teachers in New York classrooms on July 21.
The law was co-sponsored by State Sen. Todd …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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8/8/19
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The Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency successfully overturned a Nassau County Supreme Court decision that had allowed the county comptroller to have subpoena power over IDA …
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By Peter Belfiore
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8/2/19
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Valley Stream resident Shari James this Saturday officially kicked off her campaign for the Town of Hempstead’s 3rd Council District seat at her headquarters on South Franklin Avenue.
James, …
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By Peter Belfiore
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8/1/19
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Crews from PSEG Long Island will be replacing existing electrical wires, installing new and more durable poles and installing and replacing switching equipment in North Valley Stream and Elmont over …
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By Melissa Koenig
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8/1/19
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Long Island could be getting one step closer to implementing a universal preschool program with the allocation of $475,000 from the state budget to fund an initiative called the Regional Pre-K …
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By Melissa Koenig
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8/1/19
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The Valley Stream Board of Zoning Appeals failed on July 16 to gain a supermajority vote needed to approve an 18-unit apartment complex at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Cochran Place, and overturn a decision by the Nassau County Planning Commission last month rejecting the proposal.
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By Melissa Koenig
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7/25/19
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Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen announced the full slate of Democratic candidates for the upcoming November election on July 23 at Wynsum Avenue Park in south Merrick.
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By Andrew Garcia
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7/23/19
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