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As Malverne residents wait for the Town of Hempstead to make a decision as to whether the lots at 494 and 1104 Hempstead Ave. should be rezoned as a Residence C-A district — which would allow condo development — a petition with the names of over 400 Malverne residents was submitted to the town board last week, expressing “absolute opposition” to the plan.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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3/2/16
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At first, sirens would blare for five minutes, a signal that nearby residents must turn on their TVs and radios and listen for Emergency Alert System announcements.
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2/18/16
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Before R&B Acquisitions & Development appealed to the Town of Hempstead last month for a zoning change that would permit the developer to build 12 condominiums on two properties just outside the Village of Malverne, the company had directed its appeal to Nassau County’s Planning Commission
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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2/17/16
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Given Albany’s vaunted position as the public corruption capital of America, you’d think the panel created in 2011 to oversee ethics and lobbying in New York’s executive branch and the Legislature would have more than enough work to keep it busy.
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2/4/16
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Forgive us for being skeptical when we hear Gov. Andrew Cuomo use words like “transparent” and “reform” when he’s talking about his new 15-member Common Core Task Force . . .
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10/15/15
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It takes a family to build a village. On Saturday, Sept. 26, the Freeport Landmarks Commission unveiled its newest marker to commemorate the Freeport Point Shipyard, founded by the Scopinich brothers …
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By Laura Schofer
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10/2/15
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So they are already beginning. Fox News will hold the first debate of this very busy presidential primary season Thursday night. The Republican Party TV event is not part of the official presidential debates . . .
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8/5/15
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Each night as a child, Connie Roberts stroked her white plastic rosary beads, recited her prayers and curled up in her comfortless bed at the Mount Carmel Industrial School for Girls, in Ireland’s Midlands region. She often heard screams echo through the cavernous institution.
Now 52, Roberts can still hear them in her head. They were, she said, “the worst.”
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By Scott Brinton
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7/22/15
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Muslims across Nassau County are joining together to observe Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam, which began mid-June. And while the major rituals of Ramadan involve fasting from sunrise to sunset — as a means of inner reflection and self-control — and donating to charity, local Islamic leaders said they are also using the time to promote interfaith awareness and unity in light of hate crimes that have taken place across the world in recent months.
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By David Weingrad
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7/1/15
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South Shore residents should be proud of the many fine elected officials who represent them on their village and school boards and in Mineola, Albany and Washington. But there have been notorious clunkers . . .
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5/28/15
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