Hempstead, NY

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• Charles Lindbergh East Garden City takeoff site eyed for landmark status

  to aviation pioneers and historic achievement in the arena of flight, Supervisor Kate Murray said in a statement. I am confident that the Town Board will support our efforts to protect the legacy of the Spirit of St. Louis and its Hempstead Town roots. 6/19/13 Read more »

• Cops: Officers hurt arresting men in Westbury

  criminal possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest; Hines is charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest.Each is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday at First District Court in Hempstead. 6/19/13 Read more »

• Hempstead Village hires community development consultant

  cash-strapped Hempstead Village Community Development Agency has hired a longtime community development expert as its consultant after the resignation last month of the former commissioner.The agency's five-member board unanimously approved the appointment   Read more »

• 2 vie for Oceanside sanitation district seat

  He is a special park district supervisor with Hempstead Town, for which he has worked for 40 years.Sullivan makes $124,167 as a Hempstead employee. Scharfberg works part time for the Oceanside Fire Department as a dispatcher, among other duties, which pays   Read more »

• Winner: Lillian Dent

  annual Hempstead for Hofstra/ Hofstra for Hempstead Scholarship Dinner in recognition of her efforts in enriching the Hempstead community. Dent is co-owner of LL Dent restaurant in Carle Place, which serves the community through outreach programs and cooking   Read more »

Around the web

• LIRR To Cancel 21 Trains For PM Rush

  New Hyde Park, and then all stops to Ronkonkoma. The train that derailed yesterday was the 5:51 p.m. departure for Hempstead, which had departed from Track 14. It was a 10-car train carrying as many as 800 people, but only the middle two cars derailed. Passengers   from Transit Blogger Read more »

• FH: Pride Announce 2013 Schedule

  NY – A 20-game schedule, including six contests against teams that competed in last year’s NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship, highlight the 2013 Hofstra Field Hockey schedule that was announced today. Pride Head Field Hockey Coach Kathy De Angelis,   from Hofstra Pride Athletics Read more »

• LIRR Cancels Dozens Of Morning Trains After Penn Station Derailment

  a guy w his suit jacket over his head but 2 cncld trains left me no choice #LIRR" So what happened? The 5:51 p.m. train to Hempstead was pulling out of the station last night when two cars derailed.Here's what the MTA says: The point of derailment and the   from Gothamist Read more »

• LIRR Derailment Makes Rush Hour Commute Extra Miserable

  Long Island Rail Road train bound for Hempstead derailed around 6:09 p.m. on Monday, minutes after leaving Penn Station. "It was like a very strong earthquake," said passenger Christian Yungwirth. "People were screaming. Trains were rocking back and forth."   from New York Magazine Read more »

• BB: Turf Replacement; From Start To Finish

  Hempstead, NY - A brand-new infield turf has been installed at University Field, home of the Hofstra Baseball team. Check out the photo gallery of the project from start to finish. The new FieldTurf product turf was installed by the LandTek Group, Inc. of   from Hofstra Pride Athletics Read more »