Sunday, March 23, 2025
The West Hempstead school district has filed a report with the Nassau County Police Department regarding the alleged physical abuse between a former teacher and at least one second-grade student.
Another county championship plaque wasn’t lifted at Farmingdale State College, but there’s no doubt the bar has been raised for the West Hempstead boys’ basketball team. A year …
West Hempstead Union Free School District held their first budget workshop to review the 2025-26 school year budget on Mar. 4. Here are three things to know about this years budget.
With measles cases popping up in a few states and here on Long Island in Suffolk County, an explainer on what it is, who is at risk and the best way to protect against the virus.
Caterina Spallino has been a language educator at West Hempstead Secondary School for 24 years, teaching both Italian and Spanish. She has recently been selected as an honoree at the Sons & Daughters of Italy in America’s 57th Annual Scholarship/Charitable Benefit & Dinner-Dance.
Eighth graders in West Hempstead’s family and consumer science course put their culinary skills to the test competing in a Cupcake War. They had to create an AI generated design for a cupcake, which they then baked and decorated themselves.
Faith leaders and housing advocates joined the Lakeview community on Feb. 19 to discuss solutions to Long Island’s affordable housing crisis.
Students at Malverne’s Maurice W. Downing Primary School and West Hempstead’s Chestnut Street School celebrated their 100th day of school on Feb. 13 by dressing as if they were 100 years old.
Thomas Mascia, a West Hempstead resident and former New York state trooper, returned to court on March 4, where he is facing criminal charges. Mascia set off a multi-state manhunt after reporting he had been shot in the leg while patrolling near Exit 17 of the Southern State Parkway on Oct. 30.
West Hempstead’s journey for a repeat is off to a sterling start but the Rams know it only gets tougher. After winning the Class B Nassau County and Long Island boys’ …
Editorial
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s newly unveiled plan to restrict smartphone use in schools across New York state has sparked robust discussion among educators, parents and policymakers.
Columnist
What happens when graduation requirements are completely reimagined? Could the Department of Education actually disappear?
Columnist
For too long, mental health has been an afterthought in budget negotiations, receiving inadequate funding despite its profound impact on individuals and our communities
Columnist
For me and my fellow state legislators, the governor’s State of the State address and executive budget proposals are our blueprint for the year ahead, a map outlining where Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to lead New York, and how she intends to use taxpayer dollars to get us there.
Columnist
When I first decided to run for Congress, I knew the mission was simple: to listen to the concerns of my constituents and to work across the aisle whenever possible to deliver real results for Nassau County.