It was a historic moment for the Nassau County Police Department. For the first time in the department’s nearly 100-year history, a Muslim was sworn in as chaplain, set to provide emotional, moral …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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5/19/23
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Camila Rojas was named salutatorian at Hempstead High School for 2023. Rojas hasn’t let academic challenges get in the way of friendship. Rojas, who has a 101.5 grade-point average competed with …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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5/19/23
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Tucked down a side street in the industrial section of Hempstead Village, the exterior of the Mary Brennan Interfaith Nutrition Network looks humble.
But what is happening inside keeps expanding …
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By Reine Bethany
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5/19/23
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Despite running neck and neck with a fellow student for the past two years, Salma Perez still was surprised that she was named valedictorian for 2023 at Hempstead High School.
“We would go back …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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5/19/23
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Jeremiah Soto, a Freeport High School senior and member of BSA Troop 300 in Hempstead, needed a project to earn his Eagle Scout badge.
A tidy one-story building at the foot of S. Ocean Avenue in …
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By Reine Bethany
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5/19/23
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Under sunny skies in the roomy parking lot of the Hempstead Department of Public Works, hundreds of Hempstead schoolchildren clambered in and out of official vehicles and besieged smiling police …
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By Reine Bethany
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5/19/23
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A Uniondale man faces murder and gang assault charges over a pair of killings last year in the communities.
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STAFF REPORT
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5/19/23
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The $256 million Uniondale school district budget for 2023-2024 school year was approved by voters 623 to 244 on Tuesday.
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By Brandon Cruz
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5/19/23
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Since its inception nearly a quarter-century ago, STRONG Youth has been at the forefront of eradicating young people’s involvement in gangs and gun violence on Long Island.
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By Brandon Cruz
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5/19/23
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U.S. Rep. George Santos was arrested this morning, turning himself in on a 13-count indictment accusing him of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and making materially false statements to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he serves.
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STAFF REPORT
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5/10/23
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