The saying “good things come in threes” was evident on March 13 as the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce celebrated a trio of ribbon cuttings — its first such events in 2021 — to welcome new businesses to the neighborhood.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/25/21
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For nine years, Lynne Lubash drove to Bay Park or Long Beach to find a dog park where her pet, Red, could play. That recently changed, however, when a dog park was built in Oceanside Park, on Mahlon Brower Drive.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/25/21
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After three months of living in near-total darkness at night, Elmont residents on Bauer Court will finally have their streetlights repaired by the end of the week, town officials vowed to the …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/23/21
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Waylyn Hobbs Jr., a current Village of Hempstead trustee, is the apparent winner in the race for village mayor, defeating incumbent Don Ryan and Herberth Flores, the former Nassau County deputy …
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3/17/21
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Walking along Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont earlier this year, Brian McHale counted more than 50 ads for businesses and services hung from utility poles and street signs — against Town of …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/17/21
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Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin announced on March 8 that the Town Board would enact legislation restricting where electronic cigarette stores could operate.
The legislation would prohibit the sale of e-cigarette or vaping products within 1,000 feet of a school, playground or park, and would change the town’s zoning laws to restrict those businesses to light manufacturing or industrial zones.
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By Melissa Koenig and Jennifer Corr
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3/17/21
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The signs of the end of winter and the beginning of spring are unmistakable: warmer weather, later sunsets, birds chirping and, of course, potholes. As he walked his dog on March 10, Wantagh resident Billy Rahner noticed a pile of asphalt beside the sidewalk, along with shallow cracks and holes, at the corner of Northview and Centerview Avenue.
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By Jennifer Corr
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3/17/21
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Four mayoral candidates are running for election in Hempstead, each with their own running mates to fill two open trustee seats and that of village justice.
Election results were unavailable at …
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By Reine Bethany
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3/17/21
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Forty people have been indicted in a widespread, multi-million-dollar cocaine-dealing ring that operated out of Hempstead and Rosedale — including at two unlicensed day-care …
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By Scott Brinton
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3/15/21
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An Elmont man pleaded guilty on Monday to taking bribe money from Hempstead restaurant owners and delivering them to former Village Trustee Perry Pettus, who allegedly used his position of power to …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/15/21
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