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The Village of Rockville Centre board of trustees and Mayor Francis Murray adopted the village’s 2023 budget, which totals $48.4 million.

Village of Rockville Centre adopts 2023 budget

The Village of Rockville Centre board of trustees and Mayor Francis Murray adopted the $48.4 million budget for the 2023 fiscal year during a board meeting on April 4 at Village Hall. more

By Tom Carrozza | 4/7/22

American Legion Post 303 Commander Frank Colon gave a speech to his fellow veterans, and RVC police and fire department honor guards during the ceremony in front of Mill River on Dec. 7.

RVC commemorates Pearl Harbor Day

On Dec. 7 Rockville Centre veterans, first responders and elected officials renewed their promise to never forget “a date which will live in infamy” on the 80th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 12/16/21

Rena Riback, of the Rockville Centre-based Anti-Racism Project, left, led a peaceful protest of the Proud Boys’ march through the village. On the steps behind Riback were Margarita Grassing, executive director of the Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre, Mayor Francis Murray and village Trustee Katie Conlon.

Rockville Centre residents host counter protest to Proud Boys

Dozens of Rockville Centre residents gathered at Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth on Dec. 1, their flashlights lighting up the night as they joined local elected officials, religious leaders and anti-racism advocates to protest the far-right Proud Boys’ march through the village on Nov. 27. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 12/9/21

Rockville Centre firefighters and police officers marched side-by-side into the Village Green at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony.

RVC remembers those lost on 20th anniversary of 9/11

On Sunday, residents gathered at the Village Green in Rockville Centre in front of the recently renovated 9/11 memorial to continue their promise to never forget the lives lost on that fateful Tuesday morning in 2001. Residents lit candles to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people that died that day, including 49 from the village. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 9/16/21

Rockville Centre will honor the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, by marking the 20th anniversary of the attacks with a ceremony on Sunday, which for the first time will include a 21-gun salute. Above, Mayor Francis X. Murray spoke at a previous year’s event.

Rockville Centre set to commemorate 20th anniversary of 9/11

Rockville Centre has hosted a ceremony to commemorate the events of Sept. 11, 2001, every year since the terrorist attacks, but organizers are planning an even more special ceremony this year to mark the 20th anniversary. more

By Mike Smollins | 9/9/21

Letter to the Rockville Centre Editor (Aug. 5-11)

This week's letter to the Editor focuses on a growing weeds problem in the village. more

8/5/21

The Rockville Centre board of trustees hosted its reorganizational meeting on July 6. The board now comprises, from left, Trustee Emilio Grillo, Deputy Mayor Kathleen Baxley, Mayor Francis X. Murray and Trustees Michael Sepe and Katie Conlon.

RVC village board looks to the future

The Rockville Centre board of trustees hosted an in-person reorganizing meeting on July 6, at which it installed the winners of the village election and appointed Nancy Howard village administrator. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 7/15/21

Rockville Centre mayor, three other village officials to seek re-election in June

The Village of Rockville Centre will hold an election on Tuesday, June 18, as Mayor Francis X. Murray, Village Justice William Croutier Jr., Deputy Mayor Kathy Baxley and Trustee Michael Sepe will seek re-election to four-year terms. more

By Ben Strack | 4/4/19

Multifamily housing is right for Long Island

Since the 1960s, there has been a raging debate about the proper place of multifamily housing on Long Island. Opponents warn of “Queens creep,” implying . . . more

8/10/18

Walter Paruch, above left, grand marshal of Rockville Centre’s Memorial Day Parade, and Frank Colon Jr., commander of American Legion Post 303, paid tribute to fallen soldiers.

Rockville Centre remembers American sacrifice and valor during Memorial Day Parade

“As you commemorate this Memorial Day, whether it be at a barbecue, poolside, at a soccer tournament, or just being among family and friends, it’s important to remember that the freedoms we often take for granted are not free,” Paul Casazza, vice commander of American Legion Post 303, told a crowd of a few hundred outside the John A. Anderson Recreation Center. “They are paid for by the sacrifice and valor of true heroes.” more

By Ben Strack | 5/31/18

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