In spite of a quick rescheduling due to a rain-filled forecast last Saturday night, Rockville Centre's annual fireworks show — held instead on Sunday — drew a large crowd of people to Centennial Park on a warm, precipitation-free evening.
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Katherine Kollitides
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7/14/10
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During the heat wave last week, when triple-digit temperatures baked the entire tri-state area, Rockville Centre made sure its residents stayed comfortable, opening a cooling center at the Sandel Senior Center on South Park Avenue with the help of Nassau County officials and volunteers from the Civilian Emergency Response Team.
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Jennifer Gundersen
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7/14/10
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This summer, a wave of reading is again washing over Rockville Centre. The public library’s annual summer reading programs are officially under way, with more than 100 children and teen volunteers already signed up.
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Katherine Kollitides
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7/14/10
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No one was injured and there was no damage Tuesday afternoon as workers demolishing the vacant Smith Barney and Sylvia’s Corset buildings on Merrrick Road accidentally caused a brick wall to hit a scaffold, causing a partial collapse. The site is under construction for a new TD Bank branch.
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by Judy Rattner
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7/14/10
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The Village of Rockville Centre has rescheduled its annual fireworks celebration, originally set for Saturday, July 10 to Sunday, July 11, due to the forecast of heavy rain.
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Judy Rattner
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7/9/10
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Hundreds of people packed the sanctuary at Temple B’nai Sholom to honor outgoing Rabbi Dr. Barry Dov Schwartz — the temple’s spiritual leader for 37 years —at a gala on June 22.
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Judy Rattner
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7/7/10
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People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.
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7/7/10
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New sponsorship opportunities attracted more than 20 local companies, organizations and families who contributed $500 to $5,000 for the village's annual fireworks celebration, to be held in Centennial Park at Mill River on Saturday night.
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Katherine Kollitides
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7/7/10
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Police Officer Tim Seward has been selected by a committee of his peers as the Rockville Centre Police Officer of the Year for 2009.
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7/7/10
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Anger, outrage and a love of dogs brought more than 100 protesters from all over New York to Rockville Centre's Village Hall June 29. Armed with signs that read, "Ban the deed not the breed," they …
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Jennifer Gundersen
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7/7/10
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