Though there was fresh snow on the ground, the sun was out last Saturday as Rockville Centre residents lined Maple Avenue for the 19th annual St. Patrick’s Parade.
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By Nicole Gubelli
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3/25/15
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Crime rates in Rockville Centre have fallen for the second year in a row, reaching a record low in 2014. This decrease includes all reported crime as well as major incidents, which include robberies, felony assaults, burglaries, stolen cars, sex offenses and homicides.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/11/15
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Five new police officers joined the ranks of the Rockville Centre Police Department this week after being sworn in at a Board of Trustees meeting on Monday.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/4/15
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Blue ribbons have been tied around the village to honor New York City Police officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, who were killed on Dec. 20. The village recognized Katherine Nadel of Mormile …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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1/7/15
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The story in Ferguson, Mo. is well-known by now: police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager.
The residents of Ferguson certainly never expected to be thrust into the spotlight in the way they were. It was a tragedy that could have happened in any small town in America, including Rockville Centre, which is one of the few municipalities in Nassau County to have its own police department.
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By Alex Costello
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12/3/14
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When Nassau County first announced that it would be installing speed cameras in every school district, it cited safety as the reason that tickets would start being issued. But there are many intersections in Rockville Centre that aren’t near schools that are far more dangerous.
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By Alex Costello
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12/3/14
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About 60 people, many of them former service members, attended the American Legion’s Veterans Day ceremony at the Recreation Center on Tuesday.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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11/12/14
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Rockville Centre Police commissioner Charles Gennario swore in three new officers at the village board of trustees meeting on Nov. 3. “Before I administer the oath of office, I just want to say we …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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11/5/14
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Nassau County has finally revealed that the Jennie E. Hewitt School will have a speed camera installed in front of it, though there was no word on when that would take place.
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By Alex Costello
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10/15/14
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Someone left pamphlets in support of the Ku Klux Klan on the lawns of a handful of Rockville Centre homes last week, prompting a police response.
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By Alex Costello
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9/24/14
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