Stories to follow today
Islandwide
School budgets: Voters go to the polls across Long Island to vote on school budgets and school board candidates in 124 public school districts. If all budgets are approved, school tax levies are projected to rise 3.96 percent on average next year. Check all day and night for updates at newsday.com.
Hempstead
Shelter resolutions: Hempstead’s town board will meet at 10:30 a.m. in the Nathan L.H. Bennett Pavilion, adjacent to Hempstead Town Hall. The board will vote on three resolutions affecting the town’s animal shelter. Follow Aisha Al-Muslim’s Twitter updates @AishaAlMuslim.
Oyster Bay
Senior housing: The Oyster Bay town board will meet tonight at 7 p.m. in the town board hearing room (54 Audrey Ave.). On the agenda is a petition for a zoning change to allow the construction of 390 units of owner-occupied senior housing on the site of a former asphalt plant on West John Street in Hicksvile. Follow Paul LaRocco’s Twitter updates @paullarocco.
Memorial Day 2026: NewsdayTV honors those we've lost A brave young patriot receives a burial 83 years after being lost in war. Volunteers restore a Revolutionary War cemetery. A Gold Star mom makes it her mission to honor her son's sacrifice. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie shares three stories in honor of Memorial Day.
Memorial Day 2026: NewsdayTV honors those we've lost A brave young patriot receives a burial 83 years after being lost in war. Volunteers restore a Revolutionary War cemetery. A Gold Star mom makes it her mission to honor her son's sacrifice. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie shares three stories in honor of Memorial Day.
