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Cornwell Avenue School in West Hempstead welcomed students back for the 2020-21 school year on Sept. 3.

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 … more

9/17/20

Malverne High School temporarily shut down

Schools Superintendent Dr. Lorna Lewis announced on Monday in a letter to parents that the district had to close Malverne High School for the day. Lewis said the district saw a high number of … more

By Nakeem Grant | 9/14/20

West Hempstead Rams football has been postponed for the fall season.

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 … more

By Nakeem Grant and Tony Belissimo | 9/3/20

Owners of the Malverne Cinema held a news conference to discuss their hopes for reopening on Thursday morning.

Malverne Cinema remains ‘last in line’ for reopening

As businesses throughout the Village of Malverne reopen, the Malverne Cinema has yet to be included in the state’s phase reopening plans. Henry and Anne Stampfel, owners of Malverne Cinema, … more

By Nakeem Grant | 8/27/20

Malvernite Sara Lombardi is raising money to create a “gratitude garden” at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn.

Teen from Malverne to create ‘gratitude garden’ for front-line workers

In March, Malvernite Sara Lombardi, of Girl Scout Troop 2600, took a social studies elective at Valley Stream North High School, in which she studied the use of victory gardens during World War II. … more

By Nakeem Grant | 8/26/20

The Covid-19 crisis has interrupted instruction at many local flight schools. Above, a view of Republic Airport in Farmingdale.

Covid-19 grounding many student pilots

“When Covid-19 hit, survival intuition became important for everyone because individual lives and livelihoods were immediately at stake,” said Bianca Baldwin, head of admissions and … more

By Visvajit Sriramrajan | 8/24/20

Town of Hempstead launches mobile Covid-19 testing initiative

Town of Hempstead officials, along with members of Northwell Health, announced Friday the launch of Covid-19 mobile testing locations. The initiative is intended to provide increased testing to … more

8/21/20

Michael Corleone, owner of Kayo Boxing, in West Hempstead, said he looks forward to reopening his gym on Aug. 24.

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. … more

By Nakeem Grant and Karen Bloom | 8/20/20

The West Hempstead Community Support Association discussed the need to clean up Hall’s Pond Park during their July 20 meeting.

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 … more

8/19/20

With the Covid-19 infection rate continuing to drop, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is allowing gyms across Nassau and Suffolk counties to reopen.

At last — Cuomo lets gyms reopen at one-third 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 today. Facilities … more

By Karen Bloom | 8/17/20