A seismic shift in construction could be on the horizon for contractors throughout New York if state lawmakers pass the so-called “all-electric building” acts.
And that has the attention of local plumbing and heating professionals, who could be forced to work without gas as early as 2024. More than a hundred of them crowded into the conference room of the Holiday Inn in Plainview last week to share their concerns with the Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Contractors of Long Island.
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By Tom Carrozza
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3/10/22
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This week's letter to the Rockville Centre Herald Editor comes in response to Mayor Francis Murray's guest column about Gov. Kathy Hochul reconsidering her proposal on accessory dwelling units.
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3/10/22
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The Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency has delayed a vote on a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes — or PILOT — proposal for the upcoming project at the former Diocese of Rockville Centre headquarters, after Village Attorney Tom Levin pointed out inconsistencies with the proposal at a Feb. 22 hearing.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/10/22
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Village of Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett has officially announced last week that he is running for Democratic Rep. Kathleen Rice’s vacated seat in the 4th Congressional District seat.
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By Lisa Margaria
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3/9/22
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This week's letter to the Editor focuses on the Rockville Centre Diocese headquarters, which is set to be converted into an office building.
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3/3/22
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In a guest column, Rockville Centre Mayor Francis X. Murray responds to Gov. Kathy Hochul pulling her much-maligned accessory dwelling unit provision out of the 2022-23 budget.
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By Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray
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3/3/22
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Gov. Kathy Hochul an-nounced on Sunday that the state directive requiring children in schools and child care facilities to wear masks would end on Wednesday.
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By Reine Bethany and Mike Smollins
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3/3/22
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Rockville Centre resident and former Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen announced on Feb. 24 that she is running for Congress in the 4th District. The seat will be open at year’s end, because U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, announced last month that she would not seek re-election.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/3/22
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Former Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen announced on Thursday that she is running for Congress in the 4th District on Thursday.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/24/22
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Rockville Centre Mayor Francis X. Murray said he was pleased to see Gov. Kathy Hochul pull a proposal from the 2022-23 state budget that would have required local governments to permit an expansion of apartments in single-family neighborhoods.
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By Tom Carrozza
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2/24/22
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