It doesn’t cost a lot, it’s deadly, and is a main concern for the Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) and Nassau County officials. It's heroin and the problems that it causes get progressively worse with time in Nassau County.
The Nassau County area has been supporting relief efforts for Haiti ever since a massive earthquake hit on Jan. 12. Organizations and politicians have been raising money to fund the search for survivors and rescue workers have been trying to rebuild the damage caused by this natural disaster, which rated a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale.
However, new waves of relief efforts have swept the Nassau area, but this time, for a second catastrophic earthquake that has struck Chile.
Bridgeport uses depth, defense and turnovers to beat C.W. Post in ECC championship game Sunday afternoon in Brookville. (NNL video by Timothy Robertson)
Bridgeport and C.W. Post played a game like what everyone thought - a defensive-oriented, fast-paced close game. And the stat sheet supported that - except for one glaring area.
Turnovers, and capitalizing on those turnovers made the difference in Bridgeport's 70-61 victory over C.W. Post Sunday afternoon in the East Coast Conference men's basketball championship.
Those costly mistakes by the Pioneers mean Bridgeport advances to the NCAA Div. II East Regional.
C.W. Post withstands a second half rally by Queens College to advance to the ECC title game Sunday against Bridgeport. (NNL video by Timothy Robertson)
After watching a 16-point halftime lead evaporate, C.W. Post used timely 3-point shots to put Queens College away and advance to the East Coast Conference finals Sunday against top-seeded Bridgeport.
It was the giant play of 5-foot-9-inch point guard Gil Montalvo that secured the win for the Pioneers. It wasn't so much his expert direction of the offense, but his rebounding that proved key.
Members of the public were able to voice their opinions on the various service cuts to the MTA board members at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel in Flushing on March 2. These include cuts to Long Island Bus and the Long Island Railroad. (NNL photo by Allisa James)
The MTA held its second day of public hearings on Tuesday at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel in Flushing, Queens. Assemblymen, assemblywomen, council members and the general public all testified before the board members. The public hearings allow the public to speak out against the various MTA Bus, Long Island Bus (pdf), and Long Island Railroad (pdf) services cuts the MTA has proposed this year.
The Greek and American flag fly high on Greek Independence Day (Creative Commons Photo)
St. Paul’s Cathedral of Hempstead will commemorate Greek Independence Day on Sunday, March 21. This day is a dual holiday in the Greek Orthodox religious calendar, celebrating the Annunciation and also the day in which Greeks celebrate their freedom from the Ottoman Empire in 1821.
Uniondale forward Goey Charles, coach Tom Diana, and guard Shaq Mosley react to their team's win over Baldwin. (NNL Video by Chari Bayanker)
HEMPSTEAD - The Uniondale boys basketball team was staring at a slim deficit going into halftime. After dominating the second half, pushing their lead to double digits, the Knights held off a late rally by the Baldwin Bruins to win the Nassau County Class AA championship 64-61 Saturday night.
Baldwin had a chance to send the game to overtime, but senior Ashanti DePass' 3-point attempt rolled in and out.
Caitlin Wheeler and fellow forward Kymira Woodbery led Molloy's inside onslaught Saturday against C.W. Post in a 65-52 win in the ECC semifinals. (NNL photo by Timothy Robertson)
The Molloy women's basketball team stormed out to start the second half and used the momentum to beat the C.W. Post Pioneers 65-52 in Saturday's East Coast Conference semifinal matchup.
Deadly free throw shooting and aggressive offense led the Lions to Sunday's championship game against top-seeded Bridgeport.
After months of deliberation and heavy backlash from local homeowners, the Garden City Board of Trustees will finally begin enforcing $150 parking permits proposed back in November, according to a Thursday announcement by Mayor Robert Rothschild.
Finalized at Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting, the plan will go into effect March 15, charging residents and business owners for parking in heavily-used lots.
