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Village of Island Park recognizes veterans

The Village of Island Park’s annual Veterans Day remembrance ceremony hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary Post 1029 was held Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. with about 100 people in attendance. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 11/19/20

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

By Mike Smollins | 11/19/20

Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin, sixth from the right, and members of the Town Board presented Town of Hempstead Firematic Awards to Island Park Fire Department Chief Frank Eye, First Assistant Chief John Briguglio, Second Assistant Chief Donny Cardineau, Third Assistant Chief Michael Whalen and EMT Ryan Michelman, as well as Town of Hempstead EMS Paramedic Christopher Bossart, AEMT Kayla Keenan and AEMT Joshua Prisamt during the town’s First-in-the-Nation Drive-Thru Firematic Awards Ceremony at Town Park Point Lookout. Medal recipients who could not attend were EMT Andrew Treglia and Firefighter Russell Waters.

Town of Hempstead honors Island Park Fire Department members

Town of Hempstead officials recognized Island Park firefighters last week at its Drive-Thru Firematic Awards Ceremony, honoring the bravery and heroism of the community’s firefighters, EMTs and other first responders. more

11/5/20

Sunrise Development Inc. has proposed a three-story, 85-unit assisted-living facility on this 4,500-square-foot lot in Oceanside, which has been vacant for many years.

Assisted-living center planned for vacant lot in Oceanside

A 4,500-square-foot vacant lot in Oceanside that has been the center of controversy and lawsuits may finally be developed after Sunrise Development Inc. presented an application to build a new assisted-living facility there to the Hempstead Town Board on Oct. 1. more

By Mike Smollins and Dan Lopes | 10/22/20

Town of Hempstead Supervisor in front of one of the animatronic dinosaurs that are part of the "Jurassic Quest" show.

Hempstead Town extends 'Jurassic Quest' run through Oct. 18

By popular demand, Long Island’s only drive-through dinosaur exhibit, “Jurassic Quest,” has extended its stay at Town Park Point Lookout and will now host shows through Oct. … more

10/9/20

This image of feral kittens was part of an online petition begun by Renee Kraft, a Hempstead resident and animal advocate, calling on the Town of Hempstead Board to reinstate its trap-neuter-return program at the town’s animal shelter in Wantagh.

Hempstead Town outsources trap-neuter-return program

Diane Madden, an animal advocate from East Meadow and co-founder of Hope for Hempstead Shelter, brought a gray and black kitten to the Sept. 22 Town of Hempstead Board meeting to show council members … more

By Damali Ramirez | 10/8/20

The Town of Hempstead incinerates its garbage at the Covanta waste-to-energy plant in Westbury. The ash is then sent to the Town of Brookhaven landfill in Suffolk County. That landfill is expected to close in 2024, which will force Hempstead to find another landfill to dispose of ash, potentially increasing costs and the fees that contractors and landscapers must pay to dispose of their waste.

Hempstead Town raises fine for illegal dumping to $10K

The Town of Hempstead Board voted at a Sept. 8 virtual meeting to increase the fine for illegal dumping in the town from $1,500 to $10,00 per incident. Town Supervisor Donald Clavin said the board … more

By Damali Ramirez | 9/24/20

Phil Alvarez, brother of Sept. 11 first responder Luis Alvarez, who died of 9/11-related cancer in 2019, was the keynote speaker at the Town of Hempstead's annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Point Lookout. To his right was Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, and to his left, Councilman Bruce Blakeman.

Brother of 9/11 hero Luis Alvarez stirs crowd at Town of Hempstead memorial

They gathered in the early-morning light Friday at the Hempstead Town Park at Lido to honor those killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and also to salute the thousands . . . more

By James Bernstein | 9/11/20

Island Park residents said they are worried about a proposed 7-Eleven driveway, fenced off at left, which would direct cars onto the heavily trafficked California Place South. Town officials are negotiating the driveway with 7-Eleven owners amid a lawsuit.

Worry grows over 7-Eleven driveway in Island Park

A much-debated proposal for a 7-Eleven driveway that Island Park residents defeated in 2019 may not be banished after all. more

By Mike Smollins | 9/3/20

Town of Hempstead launches mobile Covid-19 testing initiative

Town of Hempstead officials, along with members of Northwell Health, announced Friday the launch of Covid-19 mobile testing locations. The initiative is intended to provide increased testing to … more

8/21/20

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