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Officials say the home had been abandoned for more than a decade and was starting to become structurally unsound, and was growing mold.
Police say the temple was broken into, and graffiti with racial slurs and religious words was found all over the building.
The school was one of just 15 colleges to receive the grants to start the new teams.
The county will set up vaccination clinics at businesses that request it to inoculate employees who volunteer.
The district has hired a new Stratford assistant principal and director of K-12 literacy. They start this month.
X-Golf, a high-end indoor golf simulator, is expected to open this winter.
Opponents say it gives police officers and others more rights under the law than minority citizens and is unconstitutional.
Police say the skeletal remains found on July 20 belong to a 19-year-old Hempstead man.
Nassau residents could qualify for payments of $375 under the county executive's plan to help recover from the pandemic's economic toll.
Police say four men forced their way into his home, hit him, tied him up and left him in the bath tub while they robbed the house.
Police say he inappropriately touched multiple women at different stores across the county.
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The bill would make offenses against first responders a hate crime. Opponents call it "flatly unconstitutional."
Registration is coming for the hockey league, which is open to boys and girls ages 6 to 14.
The county has launched a project to improve transportation access, and wants to hear from residents and businesses about potential changes.
Massapequa High School was one of only a few schools across the state to be named a Scholar-Athlete School of Distinction.
The county is offering grants to water providers to help them remove contaminants from the water supply.
Police say the bicyclist was hit by a car and killed while crossing a street in Hempstead Wednesday evening.