Long Island officials and the Hempstead community ... Panthers were among those who performed at the ceremony. Hempstead Mayor Waylyn Hobbs said the event was particularly important for Hempstead ...

The origin of Groundhog Day in America traces to the fervent religious beliefs of German-speaking immigrants in the 1800s.

Having long fought against the appointment of an independent ... Under then-New York City Mayor Ed Koch, the public began calling for the island to be closed. Those calls have only amplified in recent ...

The Hempstead native received the prestigious honor from Hempstead Mayor Waylyn Hobbs ... keys to Hempstead appeared first on Greater Long Island.

Current and former Virginia leaders are recalling the first Black mayor of Richmond for his trailblazing career and lifetime ...

Mayor Vi Lyles joined former mayors Harvey Gantt and Patrick Cannon at the Sarah Stevenson Tuesday Forum as part of its Black ...

In Boston’s upcoming mayor’s race, the city’s Black electorate is up for grabs. And as Black voters go, so goes the election.

Siela Bynoe, the first Black state senator from Long Island in the 247-year history of the elected body, was sworn in with other members of the New York State Senate at the Capitol in Albany on ...

The state has cleared the way for Boston’s Long Island Bridge to be rebuilt. MassDEP rejected an appeal by Quincy’s mayor and upheld its prior issuance of a state waterways permit that allows ...

Boston has received a key state permit to rebuild the Long Island Bridge ... treatment facilities to the island. The step marks another defeat for Quincy, whose mayor opposes the plans and ...

Many Black voters continued to support him after his federal indictment, saying they believed he was unfairly targeted. Even now, the mayor has held ... her beaming in a long dress alongside ...