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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, left, held an oversized check presented by ProHEALTH Care to Bethany House, with Sister Aimee Koonmen, the Bethany House founder; Dr. Zeyad Baker, ProHEALTH’s president and CEO; and Melody Pierre-Gilles, the organization’s chief of staff.

“A lot of the people in this world, they don’t think of the homeless, and when they do think of the homeless, they think of nasty people who live on the street that don’t get up and … more

By Bridget Downes | 2/20/20

Yvonne Lyon, the director of education and training for the Mental Health Association of Nassau County, led a Mental Health First Aid training session on Feb. 8.

Working to reduce mental illness stigma

As if they were sitting in a college classroom, a group of people in the hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Baldwin took part in a Mental Health First Aid training session on Feb. 8, at which … more

By Bridget Downes | 2/20/20

NCPD arrests Lynbrook man for alleged DWI

A Lynbrook man was arrested by the Nassau County Police Department on Friday for allegedly driving while intoxicated in South Farmingdale. more

By Michael Smollins | 2/16/20

Baldwin native Peter Fogel, right, and Chazz Palminteri, the creator of “A Bronx Tale,” collaborated on a comedy show.

Baldwin native stars in comedy show

Hundreds of people made their way to the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington last Friday to see Baldwin native Peter Fogel star in a Valentine’s Day-themed, … more

By Bridget Downes | 2/13/20

Parts of the existing bulkhead in Baldwin Harbor Park are deteriorating.

Engineers face pushback over Baldwin Harbor Park Shoreline project

A number of residents are protesting a project that would transform an unused plot of land in the southeast corner of Baldwin Harbor Park, saying that it would disturb nature and cause safety and … more

By Bridget Downes | 2/13/20

Kris Fleischmann worked on an instrument in one of the back rooms of the Samuel Kolstein Violin Shop after a Feb. 4 grand reopening ribbon-cutting ceremony, which celebrated longtime owner Barrie Kolstein passing his duties to Manny Alvarez.

Kolstein’s owner passes the baton to longtime employee

With a player piano clinking in the background, a crowd gathered at Samuel Kolstein Violin Shop in Baldwin to celebrate one man who is retiring as the shop’s owner, and another who is taking it … more

By Bridget Downes | 2/13/20

Kolstein’s owner passes the baton to longtime employee

With a player piano clinking in the background, a crowd gathered at Samuel Kolstein Violin Shop in Baldwin to celebrate one man who is retiring as the shop’s owner, and another who is taking it … more

By Bridget Downes | 2/13/20

Eleven cats were rescued from this Valley Stream home on Feb. 12.

Eleven cats rescued from Valley Stream home

Eleven cats were rescued from a Valley Stream home on Feb. 12, according to officials from the Nassau County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. According to SPCA Board President … more

By Melissa Koenig | 2/13/20

Dr. David Adamovich, of Freeport, is the curator of one of the world’s largest privately owned collections of serial killer memorabilia, which includes letters, artwork, autographs and hair samples from John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, David Berkowitz and others.

This Freeporter has some truly frightening collectibles

After revealing a photo of Charles Manson in a beige prison jumpsuit with a lock of the cult leader’s hair in a plastic protector, Freeporter Dr. David Adamovich reached over and unveiled other plastic protectors with locks of John Wayne Gacy’s and Ted Bundy’s hair. more

By Nadya Nataly | 2/13/20

The Lynbrook Post Office installed these new mailboxes outside the facility in response to a rash of thefts in the village. The U.S. Postal Service plans to modernize every mailbox in Nassau County.

Lynbrook Police Department investigating string of mailbox thefts

The Lynbrook Police Department is investigating a string of robberies in which criminals have stolen checks and other items from mailboxes around the village. more

By Mike Smollins | 2/13/20