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No swearing-in for Long Beach police commissioner

Ron Walsh, a high-ranking veteran Nassau County police officer, was to be sworn in Friday as Long Beach’s new top cop after a farewell ceremony at Nassau police headquarters. Instead, … more

By James Bernstein | 1/14/21

Chestnut Street School in West Hempstead celebrated its 108th anniversary on Wednesday.

West Hempstead's Chestnut Street School turns 108

Wednesday marked the 108th anniversary of Chestnut Street School in West Hempstead. This year, its anniversary will consist of a modest, yet meaningful Meneely Bell Tolling on Friday at the 2:45 p.m. … more

1/14/21

Karen Brohm, president of the West Hempstead School District Board of Education, was among the guest speakers on a podcast on education last month.

West Hempstead schools board president featured on podcast

Karen Brohm, president of the West Hempstead School District Board of Education, was among the guest speakers on a podcast last month presented by Learning Revolution, a worldwide community exploring … more

By Nakeem Grant | 1/14/21

First-grade teachers at Maurice W. Downing Primary School helped students write holiday letters to their pen pals at the Atria Assisted Living in Lynbrook.

Malverne's Downing School students write letters to Atria pen pals

Maurice W. Downing Primary School’s first-grade students in Kim Piccola, Katie Smyth, and Amanda Correia and Jennifer Eisenberg’s class wrote festive letters to their pen pals in the … more

1/14/21

West Hempstead Water District commissioner Kenneth P. Wenthen Jr.

Water commissioners in West Hempstead, Cathedral Gardens re-elected

Voters in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties recently casted votes to elect or re-elect water commissioners in all Long Island commissioner-run water districts. Cathedral Gardens Water District … more

1/14/21

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is quarantining after a recent exposure to a person with Covid-19.

County executive quarantining after Covid-19 exposure

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran must quarantine for 10 days because of a recent exposure to a person who had tested positive for Covid-19. Curran's press office reported Thursday that the … more

1/14/21

The Mary Brennan INN in Hempstead will host a contactless food drive on Jan. 16.

Hempstead's Mary Brennan INN hosting curbside food drive Jan. 16

The Mary Brennan INN in Hempstead will host its next no-contact curbside food drive to collect the most needed items for guests of the soup kitchen. Call (516) 732-6009 with … more

1/11/21

Rabbi Yehuda Kelemer, of the Young Israel of West Hempstead, at a synagogue in North Woodmere in 2016.

Prominent West Hempstead rabbi dies at 74

Rabbi Yehuda Kelemer, spiritual leader of the Young Israel of West Hempstead, died on Friday at the age of 74. The cause was not disclosed. Kelemer studied at Mir Yerushalayim in Brooklyn, and … more

By Nakeem Grant and Ed Weintrob | 1/10/21

Malverne High School English teacher and musical director Charles Messinger taught for nearly 30 years.

Former Malverne High School teacher, musical director dies at 91

A lifelong devotee of theater, film and ballet, Malvernite Charles Messinger shared that passion with hundreds of students during nearly three decades as Malverne High School’s musical … more

By Nakeem Grant | 1/7/21

West Hempstead native Jacob Cooper, 30, shares his near-death experience in his new book.

West Hempstead native writes book on near-death experience

West Hempstead native Jacob Cooper was just 3 years old when he found himself gasping for air and fighting for his life. During a trip to the park with his parents, he was climbing the ladder of a … more

By Nakeem Grant | 1/7/21

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