About Us

Our History

Hempstead/Uniondale Times is a community-based newspaper published on Long Island, New York.  The paper serves the residents of the villages of  Hempstead, Uniondale, and surrounding villages of Roosevelt, Baldwin, Rockville Centre, Freeport, and Greater New York.

Our Vision
To be the best community newspaper with the widest reach through innovation backed by excellent reporting and delivery of news.

Our Mission
To impact positively on our readers and society by providing high quality news and information that promotes knowledge, community, and global unity.

Our Staff

Our staff is a team of writers/journalists, many of whom with degrees from such schools as Columbia School of Journalism, The City College of New York, State University of New York/Old Westbury, University of Ghana, University of Liberia, University of Minnesota School of Journalism, University of the West Indies, and other fine institutions.  Our staff has a combined journalistic/writing career of over 60 years

Our Publisher/Founder

Mr. Chea, founder/publisher, bachelor's degree from The City College of New York and a master’s degree from Teachers College, Columbia University.  He teaches English at Molloy College and has over 20 years’ newspaper experience.  Mr. Chea has published widely, including an interview with the late civil rights advocate, Stokely Carmichael  (Kwame Ture) in 1981.