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The East Rockaway Village Board unanimously adopted its 2010-11 village budget of $8.9 million on April 19. The spending plan contains a 1.6 percent increase over the current budget and a 5.43 percent tax levy increase. The average homeowner will pay an extra $110 in taxes.
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4/28/10
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The National Civic League announced that the Village of Lynbrook has been named one of its finalists for the 2010 All-America City awards, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious civic recognition award. Lynbrook was the only village that was chosen in the state of New York.
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Mary Malloy
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4/21/10
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Lynbrook's Mayor's Run a race for charity
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The second annual Lynbrook Mayor's Family Run was a happy event on Saturday, April 17. Sponsored by McQuade's Neighborhood Grill in Lynbrook, runners came out to run the race hoping to win the top …
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John C. O'Connell
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4/17/10
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More than 100 residents of Freeport and neighboring communities like Merrick, Bellmore and Rockville Centre converged on Freeport Village Hall on Monday to protest Mayor Andrew Hardwick's reported proposal to build a $550 million waste-to-energy trash incinerator in south Freeport, near the Merrick border.
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Sari Zeidler and Scott Brinton
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4/6/10
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By ANTHONY BOTTAN
Lynbrook's 2010-11 tentative budget contains a 2.1 percent increase from this year's spending plan and nearly a 5.9 percent tax rate increase. Though Lynbrook officials say that …
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Anthony Bottan
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4/1/10
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On April 12, 1986, the East Rockaway High School Alumni Celebration of 50 years of Rock Rivalry took place in a format honoring the unique tradition of “Entrance.”
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Genie Kubat
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3/11/10
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In the past six weeks, there have been a number of home burglaries and street robberies in Lynbrook, and police say they have stepped up their efforts to catch the culprits.
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Anthony Bottan
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1/14/10
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E-waste — old computers, televisions and cell phones — is growing at three times the rate of regular garbage, and contains hazardous materials that, if disposed of improperly, can impact the air we breathe and the water we drink. That’s why East Rockaway officials are ahead of the curve when it comes to recycling e-waste, which not only benefits the environment, but saves the village money.
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by Anthony Bottan
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11/25/09
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Former East Rockaway Mayor Charles (“Charlie”) Formont died suddenly on October 21. Formont, who was known as Charlie, was a village trustee from 1987 to 1995 and served two terms as mayor from 1995 to 2003. A lifelong village resident, he was a member of the East Rockaway Fire Department and Rescue Squad for 49 years.
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Mary Malloy
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10/27/09
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Two vacant storefronts at 45 and 48 Atlantic Ave. have long been an eyesore on the busiest stretch of the village’s downtown district, and the village board has taken action to change that.
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Anthony Bottan
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10/22/09
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