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The Island Park Civic Association held a “Snapperthon” on Sept. 19 at Shell Creek Park. Among the participants were adults and kids from Island Park, Oceanside and Baldwin, 75 registered for the …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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9/23/15
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Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, continued her push for greater restrictions for registered sex offenders last week at a North Merrick civic group meeting. The setting was significant. Weeks earlier, police arrested a North Merrick man ...
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By Brian Racow
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6/3/15
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The Island Park Civic Association hosted a “Hug a Bunny” night at Miami Nights restaurant on March 27, and collected over 100 stuffed bunnies. Last week they visited area hospitals to distribute …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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4/8/15
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The Island Park Civic Association hosted a “Hug a Bunny” night at Miami Nights restaurant on March 27. For a $10 donation and a stuffed bunny you enjoyed drinks and food.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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4/1/15
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The Island Park Civic Association learned more about the proposed Port Ambrose Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) deep-water port where tankers would transfer LNG to or from the station, at its Mar. 10 meeting. Opponents claim the port, to be located off Long Beach, would be a threat to the environment, a target for terrorism, could be expanded for export, and will only have 6 full time jobs.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/18/15
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The Nassau County Department of Social Services once housed homeless families and sex offenders at the Long Beach Motor Inn, on Austin Boulevard in Island Park, but a law governing sex offenders passed by Nassau County changed that. The law, passed in 2006, prevented sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school, and both the Little Village Nursery School and the Lincoln Orens Middle School are within 1,000 feet of the motel.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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2/25/15
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The Governor has no idea what we need on Long Island. That was the consensus of those attending a presentation by the Special Advisor to the Secretary of State, Jorge Montalavo, on the proposed …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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2/18/15
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The Waterview Land Development apartments proposed by John Vitale were a hot topic of discussion at the Jan. 10 Island Park Civic Association meeting. Plans call for 88 one and two bedroom …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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2/18/15
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The highlight of the Island Park Civic Association’s “Love Your Troops” dinner dance was the awarding of honors and flags to former members of our military, including, for the first time, a woman
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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2/11/15
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Raising your home is an involved architectural and engineering process, and if you are doing it with NY Rising you have to abide by their rules and regulations. That was the message from a panel of experts speaking at the Island Park Civic Association’s meeting Jan. 13.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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1/21/15
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