When Councilman Ed Ambrosino (R-North Valley Stream) first read William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” play as a teenager, Caesar’s famous line, “Cry, ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of war” — a signal given to the English military forces to direct soldiers to fight — stuck with him. He thought about those words often several years thereafter, and when he was elected as a Town of Hempstead Councilman in 2003, the quote took on a new meaning for him: it became representative of the sacrifices made by American soldiers.
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By Jackie Nash
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3/6/12
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Dozens of residents and several county legislators rallied last week outside the 5th Precinct in Elmont, protesting County Executive Ed Mangano’s plan to transform four of the county’s …
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By Jackie Nash and Lee Landor
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2/8/12
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After several failed attempts, developers of the Dutchgate senior complex in North Valley Stream finally got what they wanted — a reduction of the minimum age from 62 to 55 by the Hempstead town board.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/25/12
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Hempstead Town Councilman Ed Ambrosino, center, presented official Town of Hempstead Certificates of Recognition to West Hempstead Kiwanis Past President George Silkes, second from left, and Elmont …
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12/21/11
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Vita Zorbo recently celebrated her eighth anniversary as a West Hempstead business owner.
The Lady of America Fitness for Women proprietor has been a proponent of giving back to the community …
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12/7/11
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“It’s a madhouse,” said Scott Rosen as he surveyed the crowd lined up outside his National Wholesale Liquidators store in West Hempstead last week.
Hundreds of people came out on …
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Lee Landor
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11/30/11
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All that remains of the twin towers of the World Trade Center are pieces of steel and memories. Photographs of the iconic buildings, while cherished, are not tangible in the same way as a steel beam, …
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Lee Landor
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11/30/11
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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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Karl Riesterer has a large binder filled with photos of storefronts, telephone poles, mailboxes, fences and vacant properties throughout West Hempstead that are, in one way or another, …
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Lee Landor
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11/16/11
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Unofficial results on Election Night gave victories to local incumbent Republicans Fran Becker and Vincent Muscarella in the 6th and 8th county Legislative Districts, respectively.
With almost all …
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By Herald Staff
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11/9/11
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