Final part in the series “Plugging the Brain Drain.”
“We don’t want to see our young people leave,” said Island Park Mayor Jim Ruzicka. “That’s our future.”
Ruzicka and others …
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Alex Costello
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12/8/10
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Part four of the series "Plugging the Brain Drain."
During Vision Long Island’s ninth annual Smart Growth Summit, there was a group of young people in a small conference room during the …
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Alex Costello
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12/1/10
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Vision Long Island, a group dedicated to expanding Smart Growth on the island, held its 9th Annual — and largest ever — Smart Growth Summit at the Melville Marriot on Nov. 19.
With over 900 …
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Alex Costello
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11/24/10
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Part three in the series “Plugging the Brain Drain.”
“I’m done with Long Island,” said Randall Press, a former Long Beach resident. “I’m done with the politics, I’m done with the …
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by Alex Costello
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11/10/10
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In another step in its continuing effort to go green, the Town of Hempstead recently passed a cap on the permit application fees for solar panel installations, hoping to spur the growth of the …
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Alex Costello
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10/20/10
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Imagine a Long Island that was 50 percent open space. Or a hub of agriculture, housing and business along Route 110 in Farmingdale. Or even a new neighborhood of rental housing, businesses and parks …
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Alex Costello
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10/13/10
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Part two in a series, “Plugging the brain drain.”
The lack of affordable housing on Long Island is forcing young adults to leave the area in droves. And as their population decreases and the …
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Alex Costello
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9/22/10
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Part one in a series, “Plugging the brain drain.”
For the past decade, Long Island has been losing college graduates and young professionals. The high cost of living and lack of …
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Alex Costello
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9/15/10
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Last week, New York state won nearly $700 million in federal Race to the Top money, which it will use for education.
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Alex Costello
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9/1/10
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The Village of Rockville Centre may have inadvertently put itself in the dog house with its new law, banning Rottweilers and pit bulls from the village, that was passed during its June 8 meeting.
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Alex Costello
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6/23/10
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