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Mostly Cloudy West Hempstead kicks off 2020-21 school year
The West Hempstead School District welcomed students back to all five of their schools for the 2020-21 school year on Sept. 3. District Superintendent Dan Rehman and Assistant Superintendents Dina …
West Hempstead remembers 9/11 victims at Hall's Pond Park
Residents, local elected officials and community groups gathered around the 9/11 memorial at Hall’s Pond Park in West Hempstead on Sept. 10 for the West Hempstead Community Support …
West Hempstead Schools receives food donation
The West Hempstead School District received hundreds of food items and a $1,000 donation for its food pantry last month from PinkTie.org. The group coordinates networking events with local …
West Hempstead Lions Club holds installation dinner
The West Hempstead Lions Club held their installation dinner on July 8 at the Lantern Diner in West Hempstead. Club members took the opportunity to dine outside while practicing social distancing. …
West Hempstead High School among schools to see fall sports postponed
Nassau County high school student-athletes will have to wait until the new year to compete in sports. At an emergency meeting on Aug. 26, a committee of county school superintendents voted to …
West Hempstead attorney joins Family & Children's Association
The Family & Children’s Association, a nonprofit that supports children and families on Long Island who are homeless, recently named former Hempstead Town clerk Sylvia Cabana as their …
‘The best of Nassau County'
West Hempstead World War II veteran reflects on years of service
West Hempstead Army veteran Eddie Rosenblum was just a teenager when he watched Adolf Hitler march down the streets of his hometown, Vienna, Austria, in 1938. He also witnessed the carnage of …
Fitness kept at a distance
Malverne, West Hempstead gyms reopen at limited capacity
Gyms throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties, along with the rest of the state, can reopen as soon as Aug. 24, following inspection by local authorities, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Aug. 17. …
Civic leaders in West Hempstead share community updates
The West Hempstead Community Support Association held a community forum via Zoom on July 20. During the meeting, the POP unit from the Nassau County 5th Precinct spoke about numerous issues in …
Schools
West Hempstead High School holds two-day graduation ceremony
Keeping up social-distancing protocols, West Hempstead High School held a two-day graduation ceremony at the school’s football field from Aug. 1-2. Four separate graduations were held to limit …
Learning how to ‘live our best lives’
There’s a 13th century piyyut (liturgical poem) called “Achot Ketana,” which means, “Little Sister.” Hazzan (Cantor) Abraham Girondi began, “The little sister …
Editorial
Fill out the census — the deadline is Sept. 30
Elected leaders from across Nassau County are urging — even pleading with — residents to fill out the U.S. census if they have not already done so, and time is running out.