Police are still seeking the driver of the vehicle that struck and killed 14-year-old West Hempstead resident Jessica Savarese, who was killed on Friday, May 7, at approximately 10:54 p.m. while crossing Hempstead Turnpike at Claflin Boulevard. FULL STORY

Failing school budgets were a common occurrence on Tuesday when residents went to the polls. The Elmont and Franklin Square School Districts were able to pass their budgets. However, the West Hempstead School District and the Sewanhaka Central High School District were among the vast number of school districts that saw their proposed budgets fail. FULL STORY