On an early-June day, before this week’s sudden high heat and humidity, the Rockville Centre power plant was strangely silent. There were no outages in the village, nothing was malfunctioning and employees were at their stations.
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By Aaron Axelson
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6/20/12
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The longstanding issue of parking around schools in the village has been rekindled in recent months, as residents of Broadway, between Lakeview Avenue and Judson Place, are requesting that parking restrictions be added on their block.
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Aaron Axelson
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6/13/12
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Three people were injured — none seriously — when a school bus occupied only by a driver hit another bus carrying nine Rockville Centre students on the morning of June 8.
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Judy Rattner and Aaron Axelson
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6/13/12
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While the refrigerator works tirelessly to keep food fresh and the lamp enables nighttime vision, the television enables viewers to connect to the outside world, without ever having to leave the couch.
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By Aaron Axelson
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6/13/12
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In a March 25 newsletter to parishioners, Monsignor William Koenig, the rector of the Parish of St. Agnes, announced that on June 2, the parish center on North Village Avenue will be renamed in honor of Monsignor James Kelly, a former rector, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his ordination as a priest.
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By Aaron Axelson
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5/23/12
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Suffolk County police arrested a Rockville Centre man on May 15 and charged him with the illegal sale of prescription pills from his West Babylon pizzeria.
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By Aaron Axelson
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5/23/12
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The second AvalonBay apartment building at the Banks Avenue complex is expected to be fully completed by mid- July, and is already partially rented.
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By Aaron Axelson
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5/9/12
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After months of debate, review and modification, the Rockville Centre Board of Trustees passed the 2012-13 village budget on April 24, with a 3-2 vote.
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By Aaron Axelson
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4/26/12
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The Rockville Centre doctor who was arrested more than a year ago for illegally selling drug prescriptions and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor last month was sentenced on April 18 to three years’ probation.
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Aaron Axelson
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4/25/12
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After more than a year and a half of negotiations, the village has agreed on a new contract with the local chapter of the Civil Service Employees Association that will reduce starting salaries by 5 percent but will provide four across-the-board 2 percent salary increases by 2016.
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Aaron Axelson
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4/13/12
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