Rockville Centre’s tentative budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year would see the village tax rate increase by 6.97 percent. more

At Monday afternoon’s meeting of the village Board of Trustees, Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray delivered his first State of the Village address, highlighting six months of accomplishments and hinting at his future plans. more

The Nassau County Village Officials Association (NCVOA) hosted a seminar in Williston Park on Jan. 10 — and the state’s new tax levy cap law that went into effect in January was a hot … more

“Hostage negotiators responding. They request that you do not enter the room the hostage is in.” Lt. Christopher Romance of the Rockville Centre Police Department spoke with a calm authority as he relayed the message to his officers. “Suspect is a white male, he has two female hostages.” Six men, including Mayor Francis Murray and Police Commissioner Charles Gennario, stood outside Mercy Medical Center’s St. Anne’s building, taking careful note of what was going on in the hospital. Had the situation been real, there would likely have been a number of news helicopters overhead and significantly more officers present. more

Nearly 40 students came together on Sept. 17 to participate in Mayor Francis Murray’s Youth Task Force. more

Many in the record crowd that took part in the 24th annual Mayor’s Golf & Tennis Classic at the Seawane Country Club in Hewlett Harbor on Monday stayed for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and dinner, rubbing elbows with elected officials and guests with ties to the village during an evening of charity and praise for former Village Justice Robert Williams. more

With a state of emergency in effect, Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray has declared that all businesses, including restaurants and bars, must close by 10 p.m. on Saturday night. He also ordered … more

Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray and Deputy Mayor Nancy Howard were on hand as Marianela Jordan, far right above, of the governor’s office arrived at the Recreation Center on Tuesday to supervise the installation of museum-quality artifacts, and the stories behind them, that are part of New York Remembers, a statewide recognition of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. more

Four weeks into his tenure as mayor, Francis Murray is a busy man — and has many plans for Rockville Centre. more

The Rockville Centre Electric Department reported a new record for peak electric use on the afternoon of July 22, when the mercury at JFK airport reached 103 degrees. A village spokesman reported the preliminary figure for the village’s electric use at approximately 58 megawatts. He said the exact amount, which will be calculated later this week, could be somewhat larger or smaller. The previous peak was 55.6 megawatts, set in August 2006. more