A herd of 24 Nigerian dwarf goats trotted through the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick on Monday morning, weaving through joggers and parents with their children — all of whom stopped to pet the animals.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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8/24/17
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino last week released a raft of ethics reform proposals that he called the “strongest and most comprehensive” on Long Island.
Among his proposals were …
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By Julie Mansmann and Scott Brinton
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8/8/17
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Following a July 11 public hearing on short-term rentals, the Town of Hempstead board voted unanimously to prohibit leasing arrangements lasting less than 28 days.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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7/11/17
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The fate of a long-debated expansion of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church is now in the hands of the Town’s zoning board.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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6/15/17
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On April 18, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino gave residents something to cheer about when he announced a $5 million surplus for 2016. Santino and his administration . . .
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4/27/17
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The Town of Hempstead board voted unanimously to increase the minimum age to purchase all tobacco products, liquid nicotine, electronic cigarettes and all smoking paraphernalia to 21 during a board meeting on April 25.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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4/25/17
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From a newly renovated locker room at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino announced that the town had completed upgrades to 36 bathrooms and 8 locker rooms at its parks and pools. This is the first major improvement to town recreation facilities in over 20 years and cost roughly $1.26 million.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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4/20/17
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Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino was arrested March 31 and charged with eight counts of wire fraud, tax evasion, making and subscribing to false corporate tax returns, and failing to file a return or pay tax, according to an indictment released March 31 by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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3/31/17
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Research from the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, compiled from three years of publicly available water quality reports, found high levels of 1,4 dioxane in water serviced by the 39 water districts, including the Water Authority of Western Nassau, the Franklin Square Water District, New York American Water’s Lynbrook and Merrick Operations Districts, and the Town of Hempstead Water District.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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2/28/17
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The Town of Hempstead is fighting a court decision that temporarily bars it from requiring gas station owners to provide free compressed air 24 hours a day so drivers can fill their tires.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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2/28/17
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