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Partly Cloudy Orthodox player from West Hempstead allegedly harassed for modest dress
The father of an Orthodox Jewish table tennis player from West Hempstead has accused former Olympian Fei Ming Tong of harshly criticizing his daughter for her conservative style of dress at the U.S. …
Could toll lanes fix parkway’s ‘Bloody Alley’?
Anyone driving on the Southern State Parkway knows it’s not an easy highway to travel. There are a lot of accidents, but there’s simply too many vehicles. But one fix offered by the …
Malverne's reserve police force expands
Volunteer unit inducts four new members, promotes three others
Four new officers were sworn into the Malverne Police Reserve at the village’s monthly board of trustees meeting on Aug. 3, bolstering the volunteer force to 35 members to help keep the …
Lucas Xiao Lu makes the Junior Olympics
14-year-old Malverne student has developed a passion for water polo
14-year-old Malverne resident Lucas Xiao Lu is no ordinary student. He has danced as an Alvin Ailey junior scholar. He has sung for the National Children’s Chorus. He played for Malverne High …
West Hempstead man charged in the case of a caged, starved dog
A 41-year-old West Hempstead man was arrested on July 21 and charged with the severe negligence and abuse of his dog, authorities said. The dog, renamed Athena by veterinary staff who have cared …
Playing Pickleball in West Hempstead
People young and old in West Hempstead and surrounding communities have taken interest in a perhaps less widely known sport: pickleball. Pickleball Plus, first opened last October, often find their …
Girl Scouts welcome new board members from West Hempstead
Four residents of West Hempstead have been announced as members of the Girl Scouts of Nassau County’s new board of directors. Tonia Bottoms, Esq., Natalie Borneo, Kevin Boston-Hill, and Anne …
Lakeview prepares for annual community celebrations
For more than two decades, Lakeview Day has been a summer event the community circles on the calendar every August. Taking place on Aug. 6 this year, the event aims to bring the entire community …
Streaming show films in West Hempstead
The cast and crew of the upcoming series “The Fontanas” took center stage at G’s club in West Hempstead on July 21 to record an episode of the Long Island Breakfast Club Show. The …
West Hempstead student named diabetes scholar
West Hempstead student Adin Moskowitz has used his own experience as motivation for success. Living with Type 1 diabetes, he has made the most of his knowledge of electronics and engineering with …
Editorial
It’s time to go to the precinct and vote . . . again?
With school board elections and the June primary for the Assembly, it seems we’re making more trips to our polling precinct than we might make to the gym.
Op-Ed
If I were a shark, I’d sue Steven Spielberg for defamation
Probably no depiction of sharks has so demonized these creatures as the movie “Jaws,” directed by Steven Spielberg . . .
Op-Ed
Will the Russians fly away from the space station?
Given the all-but-declared new cold war between the U.S. and Russia, it may seem unsurprising that Vladimir Putin’s government would announce plans to pull out of its partnership with the International Space Station . . .
Randi Kreiss
Family time on Maine’s rocky seacoast
Things began to go sideways when the rain began, and we broke out the Monopoly set.
Op-Ed
Two heroes, and one captain who should’ve been ashamed
A tall obelisk rises from the heart of Rockville Cemetery, the Lynbrook burial ground that dates back to the earliest days of our nation. It remembers the 139 souls lost . . .