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Photo: Shutterstock. A surfer almost drowned on Sunday evening at Lido Beach. The surfer was reportedly having trouble breathing while out on the waves, making it difficult for him to get to safety. Luckily, a fellow surfer, a doctor, noticed and pulled the victim to shore.   Joe Daly, a Town of Hempstead EMT, arrived on the scene along with the Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department and Nassau County Police Department around 7:30pm to find the surfer semi-conscious. According to a report by the Town, the victim was immediately placed on oxygen and life-saving care initiated by the first resp...

Clavin & Town Board Preview NYC Department of Sanitation’s Mack LR Electric Garbage Truck. Photo: Town of Hempstead. Long Islanders know the sound well. Garbage trucks rumbling down the road to pick up the trash usually twice a week. The day is coming when these sanitation vehicles will silently slide up to your house to remove your garbage, all with zero emissions and actually reducing air pollution.   That day is closer than you think thanks to a pilot program in Hempstead Town, which touts theirs as the first on Long Island to use electric garbage trucks in their fleet. It is a part ...

(Photo: SAFE Boats International) The Town of Hempstead Harbormaster on Long Island recently took delivery of the first Stormer Marine workboat built under a license agreement by SAFE Boats International. The 6.8-meter Porter 68S, delivered in late January, was recently put into service in the waters around the Town of Hempstead. Through this Jones Act-compliant licensing agreement between U.S.-based SAFE Boats International and the Netherlands-based Stormer Marine, SAFE Boats can now offer the full line of Stormer workboats to U.S. operators. Stormer workboats complement SAFE Boats’ produc...

Photo: Shutterstock. Residents of Hempstead get a special treat this coming week as schools close for winter break. The Town will be hosting a special “Winter Break” drive-in movie series from  February 12 through February 21 at  Town Park Point Lookout. The movies will be free for residents.   “We are thrilled to continue our efforts with the Winter Break Drive-In Movie Series, and invite residents to come on down to Point Lookout and enjoy a film from the comfort and safety of their vehicles,” said Town Supervisor Don Clavin.    

Sunday's snow caused some disruptions, shutting down some outdoor dining and closing some vaccine centers, but no major problems were reported. New York City school buildings will be open Monday for regularly scheduled in-person learning.