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The Town of North Hempstead voted to dedicate the month of May to Haitian Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month.

North Hempstead dedicates May to Haitian Heritage Month, Jewish American Heritage Month

By Cameryn Oakes

Cornell Cooperative community aquaculture educator Christine LoBuglio shared information about joining the oyster gardening program to the Great Neck Village Officials Association.

Environment

Great Neck considers joining oyster gardening program in Manhasset Bay

By Cameryn Oakes

Members of the Great Neck Vigilant Fire Company remove a car's windshield at a rescue training event in Port Washington.

Community Events

Fire departments dissect salvaged cars at extrication training in Port Washington

By Connor Patton

The Great Neck South Middle School Science Olympiad team set a new school record at the 2025 New York Science Olympiad Tournament in Syracuse in April.

Education

Great Neck South Middle Science Olympiad Team excels at states

The Great Neck South Middle School Science Bowl team competed in the 34th annual National Science Bowl competition held in Washington, D.C. from April 24–28.

Education

Great Neck South Middle Science Bowl competes at nationals

The Great Neck Library is celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month with a Sunday musical performance by The Moshe Sobol Band.

Community Events

Great Neck Library Sunday performance: The Moshe Sobol Band

Valerie Franco will present a lecture on Asian American art at the Great Neck Library in honor of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Art

Great Neck Library lectures: Asian-American art lecture presented by Val Franco

Gabby

Focus on the G.N. Peninsula: The Villegas crew

By Janet Nina Esagoff

The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District collected more than 758 pounds of unused pharmaceuticals at its annual Shed the Meds event.

Community Events

Great Neck Sewer District collects more than 758 pounds of unused pharmaceuticals

The parents of Ethan Falkowitz have filed a suit against two Plainview restaurants, among others, for allegedly overserving the drunk driver convicted of killing their son.

Family sues Plainview restaurants for allegedly overserving drunk driver who killed Roslyn teens

By Cameryn Oakes

Great Neck Board of Education Vice President Donna Peirez is running for re-election in the district's May 20 election.

Education

GN BOE Veep Peirez runs for re-election to continue student advocacy

By Cameryn Oakes

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Opinions

Focus on the Great Neck Peninsula: ‘Captain Steve’ Faber

By Janet Nina Esagoff

Michael Chaplan will share his knowledge of the Jewish immigrant community, their steamship journey to New York and arrival at Ellis Island at the Great Neck Library.

Community Events

Cultural survivals from ‘The Great Jewish Migration’ to NYC: presented by Michael Chaplan

street fairs

Do This

Street fairs bring summer nostalgia to Long Island

By Christy Hinko

The Great Neck Library Main and Parkville branches will be extending their Sunday hours to be open for a full eight hours.

North Hempstead

Great Neck Library to expand Sunday hours starting in September

By Cameryn Oakes

The Great Neck Board of Education unanimously adopted a budget of $290M for the 2025-2026 school year, which the community will vote on on May 20.

Education

Great Neck Board of Education adopts $290M budget, to face community vote next

By Cameryn Oakes

Dahlia Zavelin, 16, asks the Great Neck Library Board of Trustees to give them more answers on why two beloved Levels employees were fired.

North Hempstead

Teens demand answers from Great Neck Library Board of Trustees on recent firings

By Cameryn Oakes

Great Neck Board of Education Vice President Donna Peirez is running for re-election in an uncontested race on May 20.

Education

Great Neck BOE VP Peirez runs for re-election in uncontested race

By Cameryn Oakes

Jack Schnur will present a lecture on Frank Sinatra at the Great Neck Library.

Community Events

Frank Sinatra lecture presented by Jack Schnur at the Great Neck Library

By Long Island Press

Kings Point Trustee Ebi Victory (L.) and Mayor Kris Torkan (R.).

Columns

Focus on the Great Neck Peninsula: The Persian community

Janet Nina Esagoff

From left to right, Great Neck North High's Aiden Jin, Nathan Zhong, advisor Alan Schorn, Serena Chen, and Julian Elihu.

Education

Great Neck North High takes 3rd place at Yale Physics Olympics

Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly, who announced that an ex-Northwell Health employee was indicted for allegedly filming patients in a sleep center's bathrooms.

Former Northwell employee indicted on charges for allegedly recording patients in bathroom

By Cameryn Oakes

The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District will be hosting it "Shed the Meds" event on April 27.

Community Events

Great Neck Water Pollution Control District to host “Shed the Meds” drive-thru

By Long Island Press

The Village of Thomaston Board of Trustees approved its election results at its reorganizational meeting Monday, April 14.

North Hempstead

Village of Thomaston approves election results, swears in re-elected board of trustees members

By Cameryn Oakes

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