March 26: Readers' Choice, Mangano Visits West Hempstead, Crimes Nearby and More

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and other county and Hempstead Town officials were in West Hempstead last week to speak to residents about some key issues and hear their concerns.

Learn more later today. Plus, help your favorite local nail salon win a Readers' Choice Award. 

Here's our top headlines for March 26.

1. Readers' Choice: What's your favorite local place to get a fresh coat of paint for your digits and some pampering, while dishing on the latest gossip? Today we kick off our Readers' Choice contest, looking to crown one nail salon in Malverne-West Hempstead with the title of being our readers' number one pick. Click here to learn more about the competition, see the list of nominees and nominate your go-to salon.
2. Mangano's Visit: Later today, see what Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, Nassau's Chief of Police and other local officials had to say when they spoke with residents at last week's meeting of the West Hempstead Community Support Association.
3. Crimes Nearby: Coming up this morning, get our round-up of the top crimes stories that made headlines this week in neighborhoods surrounding Malverne and West Hempstead.
4. Disney Planet Challenge: that won these Malverne eighth graders at state title in Disney's Planet Challenge science competition and see how they are making an impact on their local environment.
5. School Budgets: Both the West Hempstead and Malverne school districts will be holding budget workshops Tuesday to continue to review their proposed draft budgets for 2012-2013 line-by-line, ask questions and seek input from residents. (Malverne's will start at 7 p.m., West Hempstead at 7:30 p.m., both in their respective high schools.) Hear what this West Hempstead parent and Patch blogger has to say about the budget currently proposed by his school district.