After 30 years, with a concerted effort over the last three, the Phillips House Museum on Hempstead Avenue, more formally known as the Museum of the Village of Rockville Centre, has received an absolute charter from the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York, replacing its provisional charter.
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Judy Rattner
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1/27/10
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Tim Schmidt, the owner of Village Book Shoppe on N. Village Avenue was recently honored with the “Friends of the Long Island Writers’ Guild Award” by the organization of the same name.
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1/20/10
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Rockville Centre residents should be outraged. At a time when overburdened taxpayers are expecting the village and the school district to work together to save money and avoid duplication of …
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1/15/10
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To the surprise of both village and school officials, a work crew has installed a gate and several new posts, presumably for a second gate, between the South Side High School campus and Fireman’s Field, adjacent to the school. The work on the gate at the main entrance to the field, which began on Dec. 30, was completed last weekend.
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Judy Rattner
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1/6/10
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Over 60 gallons of batter, donated by the Pantry Diner, was turned into the pancakes that 1,200 guests at last week’s Breakfast with Santa’s Helpers event enjoyed. Chefs from the diner also donated their time and talents to feed the crowd that filled the Recreation Center’s lobby for three seatings that morning.
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12/23/09
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Rockville Centre’s John Mirando, who is the Village of East Rockaway’s Village Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer, received the coveted Man of the Year Award from the East Rockaway Chamber of …
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12/23/09
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Discussions between Rockville Centre village and school district representatives have so far failed to produce progress on the renewal of a longstanding agreement to share expenses and avoid duplication of services, and school officials expressed their frustration and disappointment at the Dec. 9 Board of Education meeting.
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Judy Rattner
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12/16/09
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Rockville Centre officially kicked off its Christmas season last week with two of its most popular holiday events—Breakfast with Santa and the lighting of the official village tree.
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12/16/09
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For those who have been busy with those seemingly endless holiday tasks, there’s still plenty of opportunity to partake of holiday fun. There’s much to do to keep everyone in a festive …
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Karen Bloom
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12/16/09
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