Nearly 400 residents and animal rescuers protested outside the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh last Saturday afternoon. Hope for Hempstead Shelter, a local shelter-reform advocacy group, …
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By Jackie Nash
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3/23/11
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With a major winter storm looming for New York’s metropolitan area and surrounding suburbs, including Long Island, the Town of Hempstead has been taking steps to make sure its snow removal …
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By Jackie Nash and Lee Landor
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1/11/11
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Thousands of Long Island families had a more abundant feast this Thanksgiving Day due in large part to the generosity of Robert Jesberger, proprietor of Mid Island Collision of Rockville Centre. At a …
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By Andrew McClure
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12/15/10
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The Town of Hempstead passed legislation this week banning smoking in its 100 parks, according to Supervisor Kate Murray.
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David Weingrad
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11/26/10
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin and Councilwoman Angie Cullin joined Ilene Robinson’s third-grade class from Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick on Wednesday to announce a proposal to designate the town’s 100 parks “smoke-free.”
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David Weingrad
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11/11/10
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Nine members of the Rockville Centre Fire Department — Second Assistant Chief John Thorp, Captain Kimberly Martino, Firefighter/AEMT Gail Atlas-Goodman, Firefighter/AEMT Joseph Howard, Firefighter/EMT Pierre Hourani, Firemedic/EMT Margaret Nelson, Firefighter James Neitz Sr., Lieutenant Joseph Martino and Firefighter/EMT Remy Jean-Francios were honored at a special Firematic Award ceremony hosted by the Town of Hempstead on Oct. 21. They were among 32 individuals recognized for their courage and dedication in protecting local communities.
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10/27/10
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At a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday morning, the Town of Hempstead passed legislation that regulates where cell antennas and other wireless telecommunications equipment may be placed within the township.
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David Weingrad
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9/21/10
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Town of Hempstead officials plan to ban construction of cell towers within 1,500 feet of homes. The announcement came at a community meeting at Wantagh High School on Monday evening.
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David Weingrad
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8/17/10
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Updated: Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1:57 p.m. Protesters from various parts of Nassau County rallied outside Town of Hempstead Hall on Tuesday morning before a town meeting, calling for a moratorium on the installation of cell-phone antennas and towers around Bellmore, Merrick and Wantagh.
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David Weingrad
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8/3/10
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray — the first woman elected to lead the largest township in the country — was the guest of honor at the Women’s History Month Luncheon hosted by the Sandel Senior Center on March 10.
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Judy Rattner
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3/17/10
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