Supervisor Kate Murray, Senior Councilman Anthony J. Santino, and Town Clerk Mark Bonilla have announced that Hempstead Town will participate in “Passport Day in the USA,” providing passport application services to U.S. citizens on a convenient weekend date.

This special passport event will be held at Hempstead Town Hall on Saturday, March 10, from 9 AM until 3 PM.

“We encourage you to take advantage of our popular one-stop passport processing services at Passport Day in the USA,” Murray said. “This special day at Town Hall is convenient for residents who may not be able to apply for a passport during the work week.”

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray and Senior Councilman Anthony J. Santino recognized the accomplishments of 11 students from the town at the February 7th board meeting. The students are semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search.

“We have such an extraordinary amount of talent in the Town of Hempstead and these students exemplify the best and brightest,” said Murray. “The high level of research they did is extraordinary.”

Senior Councilman Anthony J. Santino congratulated Hewlett High School student Patricia Donskoy and Oceanside High School students Anoj Llanges and David Sheynberg on their stellar academic achievement.  “There’s no question that these Intel Science semifinalists are an inspiration to their fellow students and represent a bright future for our community and Country,” said Santino.

The Town of Hempstead Department of Senior Enrichment is offering the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) to help senior citizens prepare their income tax returns.  Supervisor Kate Murray and Senior Councilman Anthony J. Santino announced the start of the free program, which is being offered to seniors at various local libraries and senior centers.

“The VITA Program has a long and successful history of helping seniors who require assistance filing their tax returns,” said Supervisor Kate Murray. “The Town of Hempstead is proud to continue offering this important program for mature taxpayers.”

Senior citizens have been the main target of a recent spate of “distraction” burglaries and robberies in local communities.  To prepare and educate our golden aged residents about protecting themselves from dangerous criminal activity, Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, Senior Councilman Anthony J. Santino, and the Town Department of Public Safety have been offering a series of Senior Citizens’ Crime Prevention Seminars that began on January 6th at the East Meadow Senior Center.

Supervisor Murray, Councilman Santino and their Town Board colleagues announced a schedule of dates and times for Hempstead Town’s Senior Citizens’ Crime Prevention Seminars. All seminars are free of charge, and open to all senior residents living in the Town of Hempstead.

Residential burglaries are invasions of privacy and are threats to the safety and quality of life enjoyed by Hempstead Town residents.  Many burglars prey on our most vulnerable citizens, tending to target the senior citizens in our community.

There have been nine “distraction burglaries” and attempted robberies in our Township since December 9th, where criminals have used various methods of deception to gain access to the house and valuables inside by distracting homeowners.

In an effort to increase awareness and knowledge for concerned senior citizens, Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, Senior Councilman Anthony J. Santino, and Councilman Gary Hudes joined with the Town Department of Public Safety to host a recent burglary prevention safety seminar.