There are big-picture issues that the town of Hempsteand and Nassau County will have to tackle together. Foremost among them is the Lighthouse project, a sweeping proposal to transform 150 acres surrounding the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale from the barren asphalt of a parking lot to a residential and commercial zone.
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1/7/10
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Senior guard Dean Walker scored a game high 19 points and added seven rebounds to lead Elmont to a 53-38 victory over Malverne in the championship game of the annual Hank Williams Memorial Tournament on Dec. 29.
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Andrew McClure
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1/6/10
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Nassau County fire and police officials say they are actively investigating the cause of a Wednesday morning fire at a home on Coventry Road in Lakeview.
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1/6/10
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While taking a thinly veiled swipe at the previous, Democratically controlled county government, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray touted her administration's fiscal and environmental accomplishments in her inaugural speech on Tuesday.
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Scott Brinton
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1/5/10
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority passed its 2010 operating budget last week, which includes among its massive service cuts the elimination of weekend service on the Long Island Rail Road's West Hempstead branch.
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Dana Williams
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12/23/09
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It is at last official: Republican Ed Mangano of Bethpage, a 14-year Nassau County legislator, is our new county executive, having defeated two-term Executive Tom Suozzi by the slimmest of margins.
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12/10/09
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The West Hempstead Community Support Association hosted its Holiday Party for kids last Sunday at West Hempstead Middle School.
The event, which featured music, carnival games, costumed …
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12/9/09
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As West Hempstead residents wait for real-estate firm Trammell Crow Residential's Alexan at West Hempstead Station apartment complex to replace the crime-ridden Courtesy Hotel on Hempstead Avenue, local elected officials and leaders continue to recognize the project as one that will help Long Island re-invent itself.
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Dana Williams
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11/25/09
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West Hempstead Middle School brought the excitement of life above and under sea to the stage on Nov. 19 during its production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.”
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11/24/09
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After winning the first two sets of the Nassau County Class B girls’ volleyball championship match against No. 3 Floral Park, top-seeded West Hempstead all of a sudden found its back against the wall.
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Andrew Coen
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11/19/09
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