Seventeen real estate professionals from Coach Realtors’ Rockville Centre office were among 62 sales associates from the firm who attended and completed the Certified Home Marketing Specialist Course on Oct. 16 at the Huntington Crescent Club, learning a new approach for timely, efficient home sales. They acquired new skills to decrease market time and maximize selling prices.
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11/4/09
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On the morning of Oct. 26, officials from the Rockville Centre Housing Authority at 160 North Centre Ave. were joined by a number of local officials to celebrate the completion of a $33 million …
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11/4/09
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Even as Nassau County Legislator Joe Scannell (D-Baldwin) declared victory Tuesday night over his Republican challenger, Chris Browne from Rockville Centre, officials from Browne's campaign said there will be a recount of all votes in the 5th Legislative District.
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Judy Rattner and Mike Russo
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11/4/09
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Republicans retook the Nassau County Legislature on Tuesday, even as Democratic incumbent Legislator Joe Scannell, whose 5th District seat was widely considered to be vulnerable, defeated challenger Chris Browne in a close race.
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Judy Rattner
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11/4/09
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In response to a story, “Two village officers injured during arrest,” (Oct. 29-Nov. 4), Laura Dennis, referring to herself as "the girlfriend” of her alleged assailant, James Fowler, wrote in an e-mail and an online posting on the Herald’s Web site that information contained in the police report — and the Herald article based on it — was incorrect. Saying the story was “concocted” by police, she accused officers of using racial profiling and excessive force in making the arrest.
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Judy Rattner
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11/3/09
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After much debate, the Rockville Centre village board shot down a $750,000 bond resolution at its meeting Monday night.
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by Alex Costello
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10/29/09
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Rockville Centre's five school board trustees voted unanimously to accept a State Environmental Quality Review Act study that concluded that the proposed renovations of South Side High School would have “no significant adverse environmental impact.”
The vote paved the way for the board to authorize, also unanimously, a special district meeting on Thursday, Dec. 17, for the public to vote on the proposed $31.8 million bond issue referendum. Ballots will be cast that day, in the South Side High School gym, between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.
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by Judy Rattner
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10/29/09
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The Rockville Centre school district learned last week that it has successfully challenged a lawsuit filed over the winter by Nassau County Legislator Roger Corbin to shift the payment of real estate tax refunds from Nassau County to school districts and other local entities.
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By Judy Ratner
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10/22/09
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Gov. David Paterson’s dire warning last week of a $5 billion deficit in the state budget over the next two years, and his plans to address it, drew a swift — and negative —response from local officials. The governor’s plan calls for a $3 billion reduction in state spending in the current fiscal year, ending March 30, and includes a reduction in state aid to schools by about $690 million.
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by Judy Rattner
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10/22/09
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