In the latest of what has been a series of delays for the proposed Marriott hotel in Lynbrook, developer Lee Browning has requested an extension of the deadline for submitting his building permits to the village board of trustees. A public hearing is scheduled for June 5 at Village Hall.
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By Mike Smollins
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6/1/17
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For decades now, at the beginning of every presidency, the media and even the president himself have become obsessed with . . .
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5/4/17
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In an effort to ensure that Lynbrook’s new $21 million state-of-the-art Regal movie theater, on Merrick Road near Atlantic Avenue, will open by the holiday season, village officials have permitted the Blumenfeld Development Group’s construction crew to work on Sundays — which goes against village code.
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By Mike Smollins
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4/27/17
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A group of about 200 fire department members, elected officials, community members and family members of late former Chief James McDermott were in attendance at a special ceremony on April 9 as Lynbrook Fire Department Headquarters was named after McDermott.
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By Melissa Koenig
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4/13/17
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“I love animals and do not want them to die,” Sophia Romanelli, a second-grader at Marion Street Elementary School, told the Lynbrook board of trustees at their April 3 meeting. “If we stop using plastic, it will make our Earth look clean and save the animals.”
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By Melissa Koenig
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4/13/17
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At the third hearing to determine whether the Capri Lynbrook Motor Inn’s room-rental license should be revoked, lawyers representing the motel owners argued last week that the committee appointed by Mayor Bill Hendrick — comprising three of his trustees — could not be impartial.
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By Mike Smollins
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4/13/17
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The Villages of Lynbrook and East Rockaway scored high marks for their transparency to the press in a recent study. Lynbrook earned an A+ open records rating, while East Rockaway was graded as a B- in evaluations by the Press Club of Long Island — a local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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By Peter Belfiore and Mike Smollins
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4/6/17
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As Bill Gaylor sat in his customary spot in an easy chair inside the Lyn Gift Shop — dressed to the nines as usual in a beige suit jacket and olive shirt complete with a tie — he smiled proudly and explained his reasoning behind selling a store he has owned for three decades.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/30/17
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Elected leaders often look upon the Freedom of Information Act with barely disguised disapproval, and more often with outright disdain. Heck, the president who signed the act . . .
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3/23/17
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced plans to invest nearly $10 million to upgrade the Lynbrook Long Island Railroad train station, which is in need of a significant overhaul.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/22/17
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