Flower Hill residents complain about rodent problem
BY BRAHMJOT KAUR Flower Hill residents complained at a village Board of Trustees meeting on Monday about a rodent infestation, and Mayor Brian Herrington said the village is taking action. “You should...
View ArticleTown of North Hempstead reflects on 20 years since Sept. 11 attacks
The Town of North Hempstead hosted a Sept. 11 remembrance and recitation of names ceremony at Manhasset Valley Park on Saturday. State, county and town officials recalled the tragic events 20 years...
View ArticleNational Merit Scholarship semifinalists include 73 North Shore students
Seventy-three high school seniors from the North Shore were named National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists last week. They were among about 16,000 semifinalists across the nation and will have...
View ArticleCOVID vaccine hits 90 percent of Nassau County adults
More than 90 percent of Nassau County adults had received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine as of Tuesday, according to state Department of Health statistics. The figure, which is the...
View ArticlePort Washington hosts long-awaited celebration of pride
BY CASEY FLYNN After a year’s absence because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Port Washington’s 32nd annual Pride in Port parade returned on Saturday. The daylong event stems from the founding of the hamlet,...
View ArticleSands Point’s Tai Wang named Senate’s 2021 Woman of Distinction
Sands Point resident, entrepreneur and philanthropist Tai Wang was presented with the state Senate’s Woman of Distinction award by Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills) on Sept. 9. “It’s really my pleasure...
View ArticleLandmark on Main Street hires new executive director
A new face has taken over the Landmark on Main Street, as the organization’s board of directors named Richard Mayer as executive director. Mayer, who was named the 2013 Theatre Person of the Year by...
View ArticleRobert Durst convicted of first-degree murder
Robert Durst, the heir to the Durst Organization, a multimillion-dollar real estate group based in Manhattan, was convicted of first-degree murder on Friday for the execution-style killing of longtime...
View ArticleNassau Police Officer Charles Vroom of 3rd Precinct dies of COVID-19
Nassau County Police Officer Charles “Chuck” Vroom, who was assigned to the 3rd Precinct in Williston Park, died on Sept. 12 due to complications of COVID-19. Vroom was 52 and was with the department...
View ArticleMichael J. Tully Park home of Nassau County’s Disaster Recovery Center
New Hyde Park is home to Nassau County’s lone Disaster Recovery Center for those who were affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. The site is located at the Michael J. Tully Park Physical Activity...
View ArticleTown of North Hempstead to restart virtual meetings
The Town of North Hempstead will go back to holding strictly virtual meetings less than three months after re-opening its proceedings to the public, officials said Thursday. The town’s general board...
View ArticleManorhaven trustees seeking building moratorium
The Manorhaven Board of Trustees will look to begin the process of establishing a building moratorium in the coming months. The suggestion was made Wednesday night by Trustee John Popeleski after...
View ArticleGreat Neck school district tops Niche’s statewide list
The Great Neck school district was ranked as the top school district in New York by Niche, joining six others from the North Shore among the top 25. Aside from Great Neck, other area school districts...
View ArticleFormer Nassau County Comptroller Howard Weitzman dies at 75
Former Nassau County Comptroller Howard Weitzman, a member of the Nassau Interim Financial Authority board, died at 75 on Monday. Weitzman, a Roslyn resident and Democrat, was first elected as...
View ArticleThousands attend Port Washington’s Greek Festival on the Harbor
The 10th annual Greek Festival on the Harbor saw a record number of attendees after a one-year absence caused by the coronavirus, according to the Rev. John Lardas of the Archangel Michael Church of...
View ArticleNorthwell Health fires unvaccinated employees
Roughly two dozen “unvaccinated leaders” have been fired from Northwell Health, according to multiple reports. Employees at nursing homes and hospitals were required to receive at least their first...
View ArticleLeague of Women Voter virtual candidates’ forum Tuesday, Oct. 5
The League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset (LWV of PWM) is proud to announce that it will once again host a virtual Candidates’ Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 5, starting at 6 pm, for candidates...
View ArticleEx-plastic surgeon, Great Neck resident Bonanno sentenced to five years of...
Former plastic surgeon and Great Neck resident Matthew Bonanno was sentenced to five years of probation in Nassau County on Friday after two county police departments seized a cache of guns, ammunition...
View ArticleMajority demands audit for alleged errors in assessment phase-in
Republican legislators in Nassau County on Monday called for an audit of alleged errors in tax bills that resulted in more than $16 million in overbilling. Majority officials claim that the alleged...
View ArticleJohn Novello, former Hempstead official, sentenced to 5 years of probation
John Novello, the former deputy commissioner of the Town of Hempstead Building Department, was sentenced on Sept. 30 to five years of probation for two counts of grand larceny. The sentencing follows...
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