March 7: Village Board, Opening Night, 9/11 Steel and More

The cumulative efforts of the West Hempstead community to acquire a piece of the World Trade Center have paid off.

Find out more in our look at the top headlines for March 7.

1. 9/11 Steel: Thanks to community organizations, residents and local leaders, West Hempstead will be getting a piece of steel retrieved from Ground Zero later this month. The plan is to incorporate it into the 9/11 memorial at. Learn more later today.
2. Village Board: The Malverne village board will hold its monthly business meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. If you can't attend, check Patch later this week to find out what you missed.
3. Opening Night: 's production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast the musical opens tonight. The curtains goes up at 6 p.m. To learn more about the show, other performance dates, how to purchase and watch video highlights from Monday's dress rehearsal .
4. Reaction to Police Plan: Hear what some of West Hempstead's local leaders about the plan the Nassau County Legislature approved this week to merge the county's eight police precincts into four.
5. W.H. School Budget: The West Hempstead school district unveiled its first draft of the proposed 2012-2013 budget at Tuesday's budget workshop. Look for the story later today.