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Mostly Cloudy West Hempstead gang member charged with sex trafficking in RVC, East Meadow, Freeport
A West Hempstead gang member was indicted on Thursday for numerous charges of sex trafficking. The defendant, Joshua Lampley-Reid, 26, who is a member of the Makk Balla set of the Bloods street gang, …
A foundation of good habits in West Hempstead
George Washington School and West Hempstead Middle School have recently implemented the Habits of Mind program to students. The Habits of Mind nourishes students’ social-emotional learning and …
West Hempstead Water District receives $3.9M grant
Last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced a $3.9 million grant for the West Hempstead Water District. The money will be used to design and construct a new treatment process at the water …
Hempstead man indicted for Stop & Shop shooting in West Hempstead
A 31-year-old Hempstead man, Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, was indicted on murder, attempted murder and weapons charges on Friday for a shooting at a Stop & Shop in West Hempstead on April …
It’s teens’ turn for Covid-19 vaccines in New York
This month, Governor Cuomo issued legislation allowing for twelve- to fourteen-year-olds to be eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccinations. On Thursday, May 13, a vaccination site was set up at …
Crime watch
West Hempstead man among narcotics arrests in Roosevelt
Nassau County police reported the arrests of seven individuals, including one from West Hempstead, during a narcotics investigation that occurred on May 21 in Roosevelt. According to the …
Making ‘Blood Alley’ safer
Bill would improve infrastructure, technology on Southern State Parkway
With a 10-mile stretch of highway referred to as “Blood Alley,” between Exit 17 in Malverne and Exit 32 in Farmingdale, the Southern State Parkway is known as one of the most dangerous …
Schools
Reading as a superpower in West Hempstead
The West Hempstead Middle School Comic Book and Graphic Novel Club recently held its first Read-A-Thon. In one month, students read 95 comics, two graphic novels and three additional books. English …
Hundreds gather for West Hempstead's Memorial Day Parade
Residents filled the streets on Hempstead Avenue and Woodlawn Road in West Hempstead as the West Hempstead Community Support Association held its annual Memorial Day Parade on May 31. The …
A ‘new wave into the future’
Malverne, West Hempstead educators adapt to new pandemic normal
From late March 2020 through the end of June, schools worked remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic. As a new school year began in September, schools combined in-person and distance learning …
Editorial
Boaters take note: Stop speeding in the wetlands
It’s nearly summer, and the boating season is now upon us. That means speedboats and personal watercraft roaring along our coastline.
Randi Kreiss
On the road with a priest, a knight and a monk
After 15 months, hundreds of miles, 800 pages and 40 hours of audio, I listened to the closing words of my book this week, and it was good.