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Mostly Cloudy West Hempstead School District budget passed
Residents in the West Hempstead School District voted to support the 2019-20 budget on Tuesday, by a vote of 1,233 to 1,012. In addition, incumbents Karen Brohm and Patricia Greaves were …
Meet West Hempstead’s school board candidates
Six candidates are running for three open Board of Education seats in West Hempstead School District in the May 21 election. Last week, the Herald sent brief questionnaires to the candidates running …
Conference crown for West Hempstead
West Hempstead’s softball season could not have gotten off to a more inauspicious start when the team took the field for the first time back in March.
Democratic clubs in Lakeview, Rockville Centre open up the dialogue on racism
The Lakeview and Rockville Centre Democratic clubs addressed racism at an inaugural joint meeting on May 9. The guest speaker, civil rights attorney Fred Brewington, a Lakeview native, spoke about …
West Hempstead synagogue holds Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony
Anti-Semitic assaults in the United States more than doubled last year, according to a recent report by the Anti-Defamation League. Incidents such as the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh …
Schools
Connecting with countries virtually at West Hempstead High School
West Hempstead High School welcomed 20 students from Bruchsal, Germany to experience a day in the life of a student in the United States. The recent gathering, held on April 15, marked the fifth …
Combating a housing crisis in Nassau County
The Long Island State Senate majority and Town Supervisor Laura Gillen have announced a $215,000 grant to study and address the Island’s shortage of affordable housing. The funding will explore how …
West Hempstead teen leads St. Mary’s Gaels on the ice
St. Mary’s High School junior Shane Ahlers, of West Hempstead, was one of the key players on their hockey team who helped them find success on the ice. St. Mary’s Gaels finished their 2018 season …
Schools
A push for awareness, kindness and respect for students in West Hempstead
The West Hempstead Union Free School District’s George Washington School has incorporated the importance of kindness, self-regulation and tolerance along with autism awareness with in-classroom …
West Hempstead sitting at 8-4
Playing in the Nassau Countywide Conference provides relief for struggling programs and enables teams to play competitive baseball while trying to build toward respectability. And, that is exactly what West Hempstead is doing in 2019.
West Hempstead resident advocates for people with Alzheimer’s
Several Alzheimer’s and dementia care advocates visited Albany with the Alzheimer’s Association on March 5 to lobby for more support in treating the disease. The trip, on what the organization …
Endorsement
Vote ‘yes’ on West Hempstead spending plan
In West Hempstead, residents should show their support for the proposed $63.6 million school budget. It calls for 4.01 percent more spending and a 2.64 percent tax-levy increase — below the …
The Week Ahead
Nearby things to do this week in Malverne, West Hempstead
Artist reception for Willie Mack Enjoy the work of fine artist Willie Mack at the Lakeview Public Library on Saturday, May 18, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Mack’s artwork will be on display in the …
Randi Kreiss
If only we knew now what we’ll know then
I saw a guy in town waiting under the portico of a medical practice that specializes in lung disease, and damn if he wasn’t puffing away on a cigarette.