Tag: Hempstead

Immediately after being sworn into office on Monday, the newly elected mayor of Hempstead village, Waylyn Hobbs Jr, called for improved access to the coronavirus vaccine for the community’s residents.

A dramatic four-way race ended in the Village of Hempstead's mayor being unseated after a series of corruption investigations rocked the locality halfway through the incumbent's first four-year term.

A pair of Hempstead parents died of Covid-19 just two weeks apart, leaving behind their two children — but now the community is rallying to support the kids the couple left behind.

Although the pandemic has been a shock to the region and the world, the determination of volunteers and staff members at The INN to aid those in need never wavered.

A Hempstead man has been accused of filing a false report claiming that he was struck by a car while attending a Black Lives Matter protest in Huntington Station this week.

A Hempstead High School junior is partnering with local nonprofits to 3-D print plastic personal protective equipment for his school’s staff and area essential workers to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

A former Hempstead Village Trustee has been sentenced to 2 1/3 to 7 years in prison for extorting business owners, ticket fixing, and submitting false pay stubs to obtain a mortgage.

A 19-year-old sports equipment retail company CEO won the Long Island qualifying round of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), earning a chance to compete at the national competition next year. 

New York State lawmakers and education policymakers met Thursday with Hempstead School District officials to discuss how they can work together to solve the many problems facing the troubled district, participants said.

The Town of Hempstead Buildings Department's deputy commissioner was arrested Thursday for allegedly stealing more than $59,000 from Cedarhurst Republican Committee, Nassau County prosecutors said.