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The Local Planning Committee members for the Baldwin Downtown Revitalization Initiative joined Town Supervisor Don Clavin and consultants to discuss new potential projects via Zoom on Sept. 9.

Baldwin redevelopment meetings restart after long pause

The process of deciding which potential developments will be submitted to the state as part of the effort to revitalize downtown Baldwin resumed on Sept. 9 via Zoom after a months-long pause because … more

By Bridget Downes | 9/17/20

Dozens of local residents and animal rights activists gathered in Milburn Pond Park in Baldwin on Sept. 9 for a vigil to pay tribute to the 86 Canada geese that were removed by a federal agency, in error, in June and later killed.

USDA: 86 geese killed at Baldwin park by accident

Dozens of local residents and animal rights activists have denounced the recent removal by a federal agency of 86 Canada geese from Milburn Pond Park in … more

By Bridget Downes | 9/17/20

Baldwin Herald seeks Hometown Heroes for special section

Here at the Herald, we’re continuing a special section entitled Salute to Hometown Heroes to highlight local residents who have been working on the front-lines throughout the Covid-19 … more

9/16/20

Superintendent Dr. Shari Camhi presented plans for Innovation 2020 at a Jan. 8 school board meeting at Plaza Elementary School.

$158M school bond vote set for Oct. 1 in Baldwin

The Baldwin School District’s Innovation 2020 bond referendum is back on the table. In March, around the time schools were shifting from in-person lessons to remote learning because of the … more

By Bridget Downes | 9/11/20

Children attending 3D’s Aftercare Inc. in Baldwin tried their hands at cooking. The center, which has been adjusting to the pandemic, offers a variety of fun activities and courses to hone children’s skills.

3D’s Aftercare in Baldwin adjusts to pandemic conditions

For 3D’s Aftercare Inc. in Baldwin, the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way every day looks. Dr. Zodelia Williams, the founder and executive director of 3D’s Aftercare, a … more

By Bridget Downes | 9/11/20

Baldwin High School ranked within the top 20 percent of “Best High Schools” by U.S. News & World Report.

Baldwin High School ranks high on U.S. News list

Baldwin Union Free School District representatives announced earlier this month that Baldwin High School was among the 2,053 New York State High schools placed aong the U.S. News & World Report … more

9/10/20

Malcom Bershadsky, former Baldwin volunteer fire captain, dies

Malcom Bershadsky, of Burke, VA died on Feb. 21. He was born in Brooklyn and served as a volunteer firefighter with the Baldwin Fire Department throughout the 1970s. He rose to the rank of … more

9/3/20

Remembering Michele Bershadsky

Michele Bershadsky, of Washington, D.C., died on July 22. She was the beloved daughter of Marcia and the late Malcom Bershadsky. Bershadsky was born in Brooklyn and raised in Baldwin. She is … more

9/3/20

Employees check clients’ temperatures and ask questions before anyone can enter the facility.

Baldwin gyms reopen with new rules

As Baldwin reopens and the community eases back into pre-pandemic norms, local companies are taking precautions to ensure a safe start. Synergy Fitness and Blink Fitness in Baldwin have reconstructed … more

By Alexandra Whitbeck | 9/3/20

A committee of Nassau school superintendents voted last week to postpone high school sports until Jan. 4.

Nassau County postpones high school sports until 2021

Baldwin High School student-athletes will have to wait until 2021 to compete in sports. At an emergency meeting held the morning of Aug. 26, a committee of Nassau County school superintendents … more

By Tony Bellissimo and Bridget Downes | 9/3/20

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