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Let’s slow down and get legal marijuana right

While state leaders have been slow to provide specifics or act on the likely legalization of recreational marijuana, officials in the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County are addressing the matter promptly and properly. On Feb. 26 . . . more

2/14/19

Town Supervisor Laura Gillen with Oceanside homeowner Michael Cascio, who was told five years after Hurricane Sandy that he needed to elevate his house because of damage it sustained during the storm.

Gillen seeks audit of town Building Department

Town Supervisor Laura Gillen announced on Jan. 16 that she was seeking to hire an outside consultant to audit the town Building Department and offer recommendations on how to streamline its building … more

By Peter Belfiore | 1/24/19

Six Lynbrook firefighters were honored by Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen for saving a Lynbrook woman’s life in April. Above, from left, EMT Shannon Tracey, former Captain/EMT Cathy Bien, First Lieutenant/ EMT Kaitlyn Curran, Firefighter/EMT Alex Mertz, Second Lieutenant/EMT Kacie Curran, and Lynbrook Fire Department Third Assistant Chief John Donald with, from right, LFD Chief William Abrams, and Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach.

Six Lynbrook firefighters honored by Town of Hempstead for saving woman's life

Six Lynbrook firefighters who were part of a team of first responders who helped save the life of a Lynbrook mother in April were honored by Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen on Nov. 29 at the town’s annual Firematic Awards ceremony at Town Hall. more

By Steve Grogan | 12/6/18

Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy announced on Tuesday that 28 villages are suing the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County and New York state, seeking a greater share of sales tax revenue.

Villages suing for $21.5M share of sales tax revenue

Twenty-eight villages in Nassau County, including Freeport, are suing New York state, the county and the towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, seeking what they believe is their fair share of state sales tax revenues. more

By Nadya Nataly | 11/15/18

Levittown resident Chris Wright, center, facing podium, asked the Town Board about the practice of banking on employee retirements to fund tax cuts in their 2019 budget at the Town of Hempstead budget hearing last week.

Hempstead Town Board passes $432.5 million budget

The Republican-majority Hempstead Town Board on Oct. 30 passed its $432.5-million budget by a vote of 6-1. Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, a Democrat, did not endorse the spending plan, which, she said, relied on uncertain savings to fund an $11-million tax cut. more

By Erik Hawkins | 11/10/18

Get tax questions answered at East Rockaway Public Library

Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin will be at the East Rockaway Public Library on Sept. 27 to answer questions. more

9/19/18

Town of Hempstead removes hundreds of dead fish from East Rockaway basin

The Town of Hempstead Department of Conservation and Waterways removed hundreds of dead fish from East Rockaway’s basin on Aug. 22 and disposed of them at the Covanta waste facility in Westbury. more

By Melissa Koenig | 8/29/18

Get your senior ID in East Rockaway

Representatives from the Town of Hempstead Clerk’s Office will be at the East Rockaway Public Library on Sept. 6 at 10 a.m. to provide senior citizens with a free identification card more

8/29/18

East Rockaway Mayor Bruno Romano said the village and other municipalities have been shortchanged by Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead over sales-tax reimbursement.

Lynbrook, East Rockaway villages join sales-tax lawsuit against Town of Hempstead, Nassau County

The board of trustees for Lynbrook and East Rockaway each voted last month to join Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy’s lawsuit alleging the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County do not provide villages with a fair share of sales-tax reimbursement. more

By Melissa Koenig and Nadya Nataly | 8/9/18

Howard Kalachman, second from right, received the Veterans Medal from Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, far right, at the Salute to Veterans on June 30. They were joined by Disabled American Veterans Chapter 145 member James Brown and Kalachman’s sister, Marilyn Diamond.

Town of Hempstead honors veteran from Lynbrook 50 years after Tet Offensive

Howard Kalachman has earned many honors for his service to the country, but he refused to accept one: the Purple Heart, because he was not injured in combat. He did, however, accept the Town of Hempstead's Veterans Award. more

By Melissa Koenig | 7/19/18

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