In 2019, when I was Hempstead town supervisor, I spearheaded an energy program that today would be collectively saving town residents millions of dollars on their energy bills.
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By Laura A. Gillen
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3/17/22
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Michael Hinman is the new executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Stuart Richner, the CEO of Richner Communications Inc., and publisher of the newspaper group, made the announcement last week. Hinman succeeds Scott Brinton, who had led the editorial department since 2016.
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Herald staff
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3/12/22
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U.S. Sen Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, last week called on Congress to provide $7 million to fund evidence-based training programs to reduce implicit bias in maternal health . . .
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2/3/22
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Community Chest South Shore, formerly known as Five Towns Community Chest, is a 90-year-old local organization that gives high school-age teens opportunities to volunteer, become involved in the local community and expand their social network through its Youth Board.
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By Lisa Margaria
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1/20/22
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Bruce Blakeman’s first public act as Nassau County executive-elect, in the second week of December, was one of rebellion.
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1/6/22
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To provide greater security to its residents, Hewlett Harbor installed six cameras and the same number of license plate readers in an effort to created what village officials called a “virtual gated community.”
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/26/21
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After watching a boring sci-fi movie, I stared at the blinking orange hand signal outside the Lynbrook movie theater, waiting to cross heavily trafficked, four-lane Peninsula Boulevard.
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By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez
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11/25/21
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New York is headed in the wrong direction on solar power.
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11/18/21
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More than $1,500 was added to the Community Service scholarships the Hewlett-Woodmere Faculty Association awards with five members first purchasing $100 gift cards and certificates from 20 local businesses and then raising the money by raffling off the cards and certificates to HWFA members who bought tickets for the drawing.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/22/21
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Consider residents when holding meetings
To the Editor:
I read the Sept. 23-29 article “Proposed Inwood project seeks 25-year PILOT,” about the proposed Inwood project. I am opposed to a project of this magnitude. It’s just too big. However, what bothered me more is that your article states that “only one resident attended the hearing.”
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10/1/21
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