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Chris Weidman, on top above, demonstrated a wrestling move.
Chris Weidman fights opioid abuse
Baldwin native Chris Weidman said he understands how people can become addicted to painkillers. Weidman, a former UFC middleweight champion, has been prescribed many pills after fights and surgeries. … more
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Rohan Nembhard was on griddle duty at Lenox Elementary School’s 30th annual pancake breakfast.
More than just pancakes
The sun had just risen last Friday when Baldwinite Van White walked through the doors of Lenox Elementary School. He wasn’t there to drop off his children, though — they had moved on from Lenox … more
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Diego Cruz
Diego Cruz, little league pioneer, dies at 75
Diego Cruz looked at the bag of dirty, torn baseball uniforms laid out at his home and thought that the Baldwin little league could do better. He went out into the community and asked for donations … more
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Ed Ramirez, Baldwin’s athletics director, shows off the screen with highlights of past Baldwin sports stars
Baldwin seeks sports history information
The Baldwin school district recently installed a television screen at Baldwin High School showing off illustrious athletes and teams. The interactive screen, in the high school’s lobby, displays … more
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Meadow Elementary School
Meadow named a school of character
Baldwin has done it again. For the second year in a row, an elementary school has been named a state school of character — this time, its Meadow Elementary School. Last year, Plaza Elementary … more
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Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin with Kate Murray.
Clavin to challenge Gillen in November
Surrounded by dozens of supporters, Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin announced on Feb. 19 his candidacy for Hempstead Town supervisor. “We need a supervisor that will put the … more
Amazon announced Thursday that it would not open its second headquarters in Long Island City, Queens.
Nassau County officials upset over Amazon's decision to abandon Queens headquarters
Nassau County elected officials expressed disappointment after Amazon announced Feb. 14 that it would drop its plan to open a second headquarters in Long Island City, Queens. The tech giant’s … more
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Artist Michael White, who captured Nunley’s Carousel in this earlier work, has completed a new 7-by-5-foot mural of the carousel, which will be unveiled next month and later displayed at the Baldwin Long Island Rail Road station.
Nunley's mural is completed
The famed Nunley’s Carousel, which graced Baldwin from 1940 to 1995, will, in a sense, return to the community soon. Artist Michael White has completed a mural of the historic ride that will be … more
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Tommy Maher with his friend Jessica Eckels, who organized the Country for a Cause fundraiser to support Maher’s mission to spread acts of kindness in communities affected by mass shootings.
Honoring a hero’s cause
At first, Mary Jo Von Tillow wasn’t sure what to think of South Hempstead resident Tommy Maher. In November 2017, Maher traveled to Las Vegas to do good deeds in honor of Von Tillow’s late … more
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The Hempstead Town Board tabled Supervisor Laura Gillen’s proposal to audit its Building Department.
Hempstead Town Board tables audit of Building Department
The Hempstead Town Board voted on Feb. 5 to table the hiring of an outside consultant to audit the Town Building Department. The roughly $155,000 measure was intended to offer recommendations on how … more
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