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Mark Bonilla, the town clerk, was asked to vacate his office because he was convicted of a crime that involved a violation of his oath of office on July 25, officials said.

Town of Hempstead clerk told to vacate office

Mark Bonilla, the Town of Hempstead clerk who was recently convicted of official misconduct and faces up to a year in jail, was asked to vacate his office last Thursday, officials said. more

By Julie Mansmann | 8/8/13

Let's keep our beach communities vibrant

It’s been five months since Hurricane Sandy devastated many South Shore communities, but it appears that some of the areas most impacted will finally receive the necessary funding to start the process of rebuilding damaged beaches and dunes. more

3/28/13

The majority of attendees at a Town of Hempstead Board meeting on Tuesday came to voice concerns about the upcoming redistricting of councilmatic districts.

Town of Hempstead hires demographic consultant for redistricting

The Town of Hempstead Board voted unanimously on Feb. 19 to hire a private company, Skyline Demographic Consultants Inc., to provide the town with demographic information about its residents, which town officials plan to use to redraw geographic lines for its six electoral districts. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 2/21/13

Where, oh where, is Long Island's wind farm?

I ran for 45 minutes over the seashell-coated paths and up and down the steep hills of Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick last Saturday, and I didn’t meet a soul, which was surprising and strange, even a little eerie. more

2/7/13

Backup generators should be required countywide

In the chaotic weeks after Hurricane Sandy rolled across Nassau County, residents, desperate for the gasoline that was in such short supply, learned a new routine: get up before dawn and get to an open gas station before your friends and neighbors did. more

2/7/13

LIPA's Sandy response was simply unacceptable

It may be human nature to believe that the worst can never happen. Perhaps we can’t wrap our psyches around the thought of our homes and businesses –– our lives –– in tatters. more

11/15/12

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, left, gave composting a try, with help from, from left, Freeport S.P.L.A.S.H President Rob Weltner, Town Councilwoman Angie Cullin and Neil Yeoman of south Merrick.

Rain barrels, composters and Nigerian goats

For the past three months, the 27 Nigerian dwarf goats that call the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick home have been drinking water from a rainwater-collection barrel when they reach the top of “Mount Merrick,” the 100-foot-high, tree-covered hill in the center of the park that was once a landfill. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/16/12

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, at the lectern, held a brief ceremony last Wednesday to celebrate the town’s new wind turbine, which generated more than 125,000 kilowatt hours of electricity in six months. She was joined by, from left, Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby of Hempstead, Councilwoman Angie Cullin of Freeport and Town Clerk Mark Bonilla of Bellmore.

Town of Hempstead blows through a milestone

Round the final bend as you’re headed south on the Loop Parkway into Lido Beach, and you suddenly spot it in the distance –– a more than 10-story, high-powered wind turbine, with its massive rotors spinning in the wind, generating electricity to power a hydrogen-fueling station at the Town of Hempstead’s Department of Conservation and Waterways. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/25/12

Larry and Alice Pinto, married for almost 65 years, renewed their vows on Valentine’s Day. The couple met at an East Rockaway High School basketball game in 1942.

Love was in the air

Three local couples celebrated a renewal of their wedding vows at an affair of love held at the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale on Valentine’s Day. On a day steeped in romance, local … more

By Sean Harmon | 2/22/12

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray unveiled a set of “solar trackers” at the town’s Department of Conservation and Waterways in Lido Beach during a news conference on Monday. The trackers adjust to face the sun throughout the day to maximize solar input and energy output.

Tracking the sun to power the town

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray and a group of 15 government officials, civic leaders and engineers donned sunglasses as they unveiled two “solar trackers” in the back parking lot of the town’s Department of Conservation and Waterways in Lido Beach on Monday. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/12/11

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