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Fighting the good fight against conspiracies (Part 2)
America has been fertile ground for conspiracy theories. Some social scientists say that the conspiracy world began to flourish with the Kennedy assassination in 1963. more
What happened to civic responsibility?
The events at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 and the exhortations by some elected officials leading up to them got me to thinking about civic responsibility and our nation’s future. more
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Woodcrest Village Park, a $60 million, 230-unit apartment complex on Rockaway Avenue, will be built on a lot that has been vacant since Hurricane Sandy destroyed another complex there.
Developers eye late 2021 for Woodcrest Village Park complex in Oceanside
Despite vocal community opposition, construction is progressing on a $60 million, 230-unit apartment complex on Rockaway Avenue in Oceanside, and developers have set December 2021 as its completion date. more
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Active duty Marine Sgt. Jason Hanna, right, presented Lance Cpl. Jason Rogers and three other honored veterans with American flags at the Island Park Civic Association’s annual Love Your Troops event on Feb. 8.
Island Park civics host 'Love Your Troops' event
The Island Park Civic Association hosted its 11th annual Love Your Troops Valentine’s Dinner Dance at Bridgeview Yacht Club on Feb. 8. more
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The Town of Hempstead board voted, 6 to 1, to approve the site plan for Woodcrest Village Park, a $60 million, 230-unit apartment complex for Rockaway Avenue, which would be built on a lot that has been vacant since Hurricane Sandy destroyed another complex there.
Site plan approved for contested Woodcrest Village Park apartment complex in Oceanside
Town of Hempstead officials voted 6 to 1 on May 7 to approve the site plan for a $60 million, 230-unit Rockaway Avenue apartment complex. The project has met with strong opposition from many residents. more
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Dozens of people from Island Park and Northport united to protest LIPA’s efforts to reduce taxes on its plants, which would raise residents’ taxes in the facilities’ host communities.
Island Park residents protest LIPA tax case
“Stop LIPA now! Stop LIPA now!” Island Park residents chanted on the corner of Long Beach and McCarthy roads on Sunday. At the site of the Long Island Power Authority’s E.F. Barrett Generation Station, they rallied against LIPA’s efforts to reduce its property taxes on the plant, and three other plants on Long Island, which would significantly raise residents’ taxes in the communities that host them. more
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Town of Hempstead officials and members of the Island Park Civic Association met at the Island Park Public Library on March 12 to discuss issues with roads and drainage that have not been resolved since Hurricane Sandy.
Island Park residents call on officials to fix roads
Over six years after Hurricane Sandy, some Island Park residents are saying that neither local flood control measures nor driving conditions have improved. more
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Honoree Judy Schnall, U.S. Air Force; left; Patti Ambrosia, president of Island Park Civic Association; JoEllen Sarnelli; honoree Patrick Martin, U.S. Navy; Nickolas J. Dematteo; honoree Christopher Springer, U. S. Marine Corps, with daughter Danella and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran at the Love Your Troops dinner-dance fundraiser, hosted by the Island Civic Association, on Saturday.
Dinner-dance pays tribute to Island Park veterans
The Island Park Civic Association recognized local veterans and donated to Building Homes for Heroes at its 10th annual Love Your Troops Valentine’s dinner-dance fundraiser on Saturday. more
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Members of the Oceanside Civic Group met for two hours on Nov. 19 to voice concerns about a Town of Hempstead project to build new apartments on this 5.9-acre plot, which has been empty since Hurricane Sandy damaged another complex here.
Oceanside Woodcrest apartment plan under fire
More than 40 residents filed into the Sons of Italy in America headquarters on Nov. 19 as the Oceanside Civic Group hosted a meeting to protest the construction of a Rockaway Avenue apartment complex that was approved by the Town of Hempstead. more
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Online sales tax would aid small businesses
Thanks to a 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in June, states are now allowed to mandate the collection of state sales tax on items purchased online from out-of-state retailers. Passing such a measure in New York, with certain stipulations, would benefit small businesses of all types. more
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