After 20 years of legal back-and-forth, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Island Park voted at its meeting on June 21 to settle the lawsuit brought against it by the United States for the …
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By Alex Costello
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6/21/12
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The Long Beach City Council is working to create a local economic development corporation that could bolster revenue as the city contends with a fiscal crisis, attract new businesses to the area …
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Anthony Rifilato
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2/22/12
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The findings of the 2010 Youth Development Survey were presented to East Rockaway community members and school officials at a meeting on Feb. 9 at the Rhame Avenue School. The results of the survey, …
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By Brian Croce
bcroce@liherald.com
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2/15/12
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On Dec. 8, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that $785 million will be awarded to various initiatives around the state through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative. Long Island will be …
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Alex Costello
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12/21/11
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Barry Leon has to do some more homework before the Hempstead Town Council will consider approving his proposal to rezone a West Hempstead site from light manufacturing to multifamily urban renewal …
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Lee Landor
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11/23/11
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A fifth of a mile isn’t much of a distance, but if a blighted area of a community is that large, it can seem like a huge open wound.
A stretch of Hempstead Avenue in West Hempstead, between …
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Lee Landor
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11/1/11
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An Oceanside lawyer was arrested on Oct. 6 on charges of a racketeering, bribery and extortion scheme allegedly being run by an assistant commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing …
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Alex Costello
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10/26/11
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An embattled proposal to develop the old Brooklyn Waterworks site on Baldwin’s border with Freeport into a 121-unit, six-story apartment building took a step toward approval with a vote on Oct. 4 by the Freeport Landmarks Preservation Commission. The 4-4 tie was a victory for the project’s developer, Gary Melius, because the commission’s charter requires a majority to vote a proposal down.
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Chris Connolly
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10/13/11
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After years of being held up by red tape, the last of the approvals has been given for construction to begin on the King Kullen in Island Park.
The Town of Hempstead recently approved the final …
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Alex Costello
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8/31/11
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Demolition permits were recently approved for the former Woodland Nursery property on Franklin Avenue in Malverne. Although no specific proposal has been brought before the Village Board of Trustees, …
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8/24/11
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