📣 WEST HEMPSTEAD RUNDOWN – MAY 14TH 📣
Here’s what’s happening in our community this week:
🗳️ 1. School Board Elections & Budget Vote – May 20th
Your vote matters! Head to the pollsfor the school board elections and budget vote.
📚 2. The Library Board Seat – A Write-In Mystery?
No one officially filed to run for the open Library Board seat—but word on WhatsApp is someone may be running as a write-in. Rumor or real?
🎨 3. Graffiti at Hempstead Gardens Station
Residents are raising concerns about chronic graffiti near the train station.
Is it a serious issue or just background noise? We’re looking into it.
🐾 4. Animal Abuse, Bail Reform & Public Safety
At a press event yesterday, DA Anne Donnelly, Clerk Kate Murray, and animal advocates demanded changes to NY’s cashless bail law, citing its impact on prosecuting violent animal abusers.
But it raises a bigger question: what about bail reform for other violent offenders?
🎉 COMMUNITY EVENTS
🔥 Lag B’Omer Festival – May 15th, 5:30 PM
Hosted by Chabad of West Hempstead at Hempstead Lake State Park
Enjoy BBQ by I&D, fun activities for kids, and more!
🌍 Multicultural Night – May 16th, 7–8:30 PM
Celebrate cultures from around the world at West Hempstead Secondary School!
Food, crafts, entertainment—open to all students grades 7–12 and their families.
🍭 #WHCommunityDay – May 18th
Movie-themed art stations, a Willy Wonka candy zone, and sports clinics for grades K–6!
🕛 Arts: 12–3PM | ⚽ Sports: All day
📅 Register by May 16th!
