Garden City|News|
Garden City Library Holding Blood Drive On Aug. 10
Long Island hospitals are facing a critical shortage of blood. Register now to donate.
Alex Costello, Patch Staff
Alex Costello, Patch Staff
- Garden City, NY
Alex is an award-winning journalist who has spent more than a decade covering Long Island, and Nassau County in particular. He loves the nitty-gritty of local politics, his dog and tea. You can reach him at alex.costello@patch.com.
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Plainview, NY|News|
Town Demolishes Unsafe Plainview Zombie Home
Officials say the home had been abandoned for more than a decade and was starting to become structurally unsound, and was growing mold.
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Garden City|News|
Nassau Sikh Temple Vandalized With Racial Slurs: Police
Police say the temple was broken into, and graffiti with racial slurs and religious words was found all over the building.
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Garden City|News|
NCC Gets Grant For Men's Volleyball, Women's Football Teams
The school was one of just 15 colleges to receive the grants to start the new teams.
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East Meadow, NY|News|
Nassau Launches New Travelling Vaccination Program
The county will set up vaccination clinics at businesses that request it to inoculate employees who volunteer.
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Garden City|News|
Garden City Schools Name New Administrators
The district has hired a new Stratford assistant principal and director of K-12 literacy. They start this month.
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East Meadow, NY|News|
Samanea Brings Golf Simulator To Former Source Mall
X-Golf, a high-end indoor golf simulator, is expected to open this winter.
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Garden City|News|
Nassau Legislature OKs Making First Responders A Protected Class
Opponents say it gives police officers and others more rights under the law than minority citizens and is unconstitutional.
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East Meadow, NY|News|
Nassau Police ID Remains Found On Meadowbrook Parkway
Police say the skeletal remains found on July 20 belong to a 19-year-old Hempstead man.
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Garden City|News|
Curran Submits Plan To Send Direct Payments To Households
Nassau residents could qualify for payments of $375 under the county executive's plan to help recover from the pandemic's economic toll.
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Garden City|News|
Nassau Man Injured In Home Invasion: Police
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.
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East Meadow, NY|News|
Nassau Man Touched Women Shopping At Walmart: Police
Police say he inappropriately touched multiple women at different stores across the county.
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Garden City|News|
Man Charged With Assault At Railroad Station: Garden City Police
See what else police say happened in your village this week.
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Massapequa, NY|News|
Lethal Crash Breaks Heart Of Community: LI Patch Week In Review
ALSO: Multiple shark sightings along South Shore | Barney the Bull still on the lam | Long Island Olympians bring home medals.
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Levittown, NY|News|
Nassau Bill Would Make First Responders A Protected Class
The bill would make offenses against first responders a hate crime. Opponents call it "flatly unconstitutional."
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Syosset, NY|News|
Oyster Bay Holding Youth Dek Hockey League This Autumn
Registration is coming for the hockey league, which is open to boys and girls ages 6 to 14.
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Garden City|News|
Nassau Polling Residents On Transportation Improvements
The county has launched a project to improve transportation access, and wants to hear from residents and businesses about potential changes.
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Massapequa, NY|News|
Massapequa Athletes Earn Statewide Academic Honor
Massapequa High School was one of only a few schools across the state to be named a Scholar-Athlete School of Distinction.
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Syosset, NY|News|
New Nassau Initiative Will Help Providers Clean Water
The county is offering grants to water providers to help them remove contaminants from the water supply.
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Garden City|News|
Nassau Man On Bicycle Killed In Collision With Car
Police say the bicyclist was hit by a car and killed while crossing a street in Hempstead Wednesday evening.
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