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The Nassau County Legislature unanimously approved legislation to restrict the sale of most flavored vape products countywide.
County approves ban on most flavored vape products
The Nassau County Legislature unanimously approved legislation on Nov. 25 to restrict the sale of most flavored vape products countywide. The law’s passage follows a recent uptick in vaping-related … more
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Michelle-Dionisio, a fourth-grade teacher at Brookside Elementary School, skipped down the field with a rubber chicken on Nov. 27 at the school’s first Turkey Trot to benefit local food pantries for Thanksgiving.
Brookside hosts first Turkey Trot to benefit food pantries
Brookside Elementary School hosted its first Turkey Trot, where students ran around the field passing a rubber chicken like a baton to their classmates. And the children were racing for a cause. … more
The Nassau Alumnae Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority patronized small businesses around Nassau County, including Swirl Bliss in Baldwin, last Saturday during its third annual Small Business Crawl.
Delta Sigma Theta means business
A small crowd clad in red and white filled Swirl Bliss, a frozen yogurt shop in Baldwin, last weekend on what is known nationally as Small Business Saturday. They wore the colors of the Nassau … more
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American Water Works Co. announced in a press release Nov. 20 that it would sell its New York operation to Liberty Utilities for $608 million in cash.
New York American Water to be sold for $608M
American Water Works Co. announced in a Nov. 20 press release that it would sell its New York operation to Liberty Utilities for $608 million cash. The deal follows years-long criticism from Nassau … more
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Abi Rudow, of VHB Engineering, a consulting team working on the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, spoke to residents at a community meeting at Baldwin High School on Nov. 20.
Residents share revitalization project ideas
More than a hundred people turned out for the second meeting of the Baldwin Downtown Revitalization Initiative at Baldwin High School on Nov. 20, when state representatives and consultants heard … more
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Sanitary District No. 2 workers have removed 23 graffiti scrawlings and illegal stickers in the past few weeks.
Baldwin sanitation workers clean up 23 instances of graffiti
Within the past few weeks, Baldwin sanitation workers teamed up with the Chamber of Commerce to remove 23 instances of graffiti and vandalism around Baldwin, South Hempstead and Roosevelt. To … more
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Baldwin High School students performed “Guys and Dolls” last weekend. In the opening number, “Fugue for Tinhorns,” gamblers Benny Southstreet, Nicely-Nicely Johnson and Rusty Charlie, played by Chris Holman, Daniel Polonia and Jaylin Thomas, set the stage for the classic story of love and gambling in 1920s Times Square.
‘Guys and Dolls’ was one solid bet
Baldwin High School students performed “Guys and Dolls” this past weekend as this season’s musical production. The BHS Playhouse presented the musical fable of Broadway, which is based on a … more
Army veteran and barber student from Barber and Beauty Institiute of New York in Hempstead, Raeisi Daniels cuts Marine, Tom Holloran’s hair during the winter Veteran Stand Down at the Freeport Armory in Freeport on Nov. 26.
Veteran Stand Down giving the best
The mission is to support retired military personnel with a range of services and resources and according to Ralph Esposito, director of the county Veterans Agency — “the event is a mission to … more
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MSSN Poll: Holidays bring on most stress for women under 50
If the holiday season approaches, but you’re not feeling very holly-jolly, you’re not alone. Forty-six percent of New York metro area residents have high or very high levels of holiday-induced stress, according to a new “Truth in Medicine” poll conducted by Mount Sinai South Nassau. By comparison, only 31 percent are very highly or highly stressed during non-holiday periods. more
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How slavery changed the face of Long Island
Tom and Mercy, Ben, Nancy and Jacob. These were only five of the slaves who lived on Long Island before New York abolished slavery in 1827. “In some cases, a single piece of paper with one of … more
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