Town Supervisor Kate Murray said that parts of the Elmont and Franklin Square communities are ‘streetscaping’ in an effort to make the area more inviting and to help businesses to growth. Murray, …
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Vikas Girdhar
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4/5/13
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It’s been five months since Hurricane Sandy devastated many South Shore communities, but it appears that some of the areas most impacted will finally receive the necessary funding to start the process of rebuilding damaged beaches and dunes.
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3/28/13
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The Town of Hempstead Board voted unanimously on Feb. 19 to hire a private company, Skyline Demographic Consultants Inc., to provide the town with demographic information about its residents, which town officials plan to use to redraw geographic lines for its six electoral districts.
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By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com
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2/21/13
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I ran for 45 minutes over the seashell-coated paths and up and down the steep hills of Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick last Saturday, and I didn’t meet a soul, which was surprising and strange, even a little eerie.
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2/7/13
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In the chaotic weeks after Hurricane Sandy rolled across Nassau County, residents, desperate for the gasoline that was in such short supply, learned a new routine: get up before dawn and get to an open gas station before your friends and neighbors did.
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2/7/13
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A law passed by the Town of Hempstead on Jan. 22 requires fueling stations within the township to carry back-up generators capable of powering its fuel pumps during power outages.
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By David Weingrad
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1/31/13
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The turning of the calendar into 2013 presents community members with the opportunity to take a step back and reexamine their priorities for the coming year. Local governments, such as the Town of …
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David Weingrad
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1/8/13
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For the third time since the project was approved in 2005, developer of the Dutchgate senior housing complex in North Valley Stream, on the border with Elmont, has asked the Town of Hempstead to lower the minimum age to 55. This time, however, there was a new twist — the developer wanted to be able to rent unsold units.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/19/12
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It may be human nature to believe that the worst can never happen. Perhaps we can’t wrap our psyches around the thought of our homes and businesses –– our lives –– in tatters.
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11/15/12
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The Town of Hempstead is one of many local governments that are scrambling to help homeowners in need following the wreckage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
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By David Weingrad
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11/2/12
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