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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
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Ava Stamm, 8, joined with fellow protesters on Sunday to show her concern about a feral cat community at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore.
Town of Hempstead to postpone feral cats move
Protesters’ signs jeered at the Town of Hempstead on Sunday, calling a decision to trap and move feral cats in a colony at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore “cruel” and “corrupt.” The town had planed to move dozens of feral cats from their makeshift protected shelter behind the baseball field at the park. The move was set to begin on May 1, but following the weekend’s protest, the town has postponed the relocation. more
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Maps of the closed harvesting areas in the Town of Hempstead.
FDA, DEC shut down town shellfishing areas
South Shore residents accustomed to jumping in their boats and heading out for a day of clamming in Hempstead Bay will have to travel farther this spring and summer. At the recommendation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Town of Hempstead’s shellfishing areas west of the Wantagh Parkway were closed in February, with additional areas closed on April 1. Affected areas include the waters south of Bellmore, Merrick and Freeport. more
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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
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Supervisor Kate Murray, left, was sworn in by District Court Judge Francis Ricigliano, to Murray was joined by her sister, Anne, center.
Hempstead town officials begin new terms
Hempstead town officials touted past successes and looked to the future during the inauguration ceremony on Tuesday at Town Hall. After being re-elected in November, Supervisor Kate Murray, council members Edward Ambrosino, Angie Cullin and Jim Darcy, Town Clerk Mark Bonilla and Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin began new terms. more
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In preparation for the winter season, the Town of Hempstead has 45,000 tons of salt ready to go as soon as snowflakes hit the ground.
Town ready to weather storms this winter season
The record-breaking blizzards that blanketed everything with snow and freezing rains in the winter of 2010-11 may seem like distant memories, but, alas, it is that time of year again. And just as you winterize your homes and prepare for storms that may pass through in the coming months, the Town of Hempstead is readying itself and its supplies for what the Farmers' Almanac termed "clime and punishment," a season of unusually cold and stormy weather. more
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Incumbent County Legislator Howard Kopel (R-Lawrence) watched as his completed ballot went through the scanning machine at Lawrence Middle School on Tuesday. Though the results were unofficial, Kopel won re-election.
Kopel beats Moser in 7th Legislative District
Updated results Nov. 9 at 2:55 p.m. Incumbent County Legislator Howard Kopel (R-Lawrence) defeated Democrat Adam Moser of Hewlett in the race for the 7th Legislative District seat on Tuesday. The unofficial vote count was 6,229 to 4,205. more
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Many democratic candidates were gathered this evening in Baldwin to await election results. From left are Owen Rumelt, Steve Anchin, Gary Port, Wilton Robinson and Joseph Scannell.
Democrats make headquarters on Merrick Rd.
The leaders of the Town of Hempstead Democratic party were hunkering down this evening in Baldwin while waiting for election numbers to trickle in. more
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Of the nine dogs that were taken from the home of Marlon Bernier, of Elmont, last June, two had fresh, bleeding wounds on their faces, and several others had scars from older wounds.
Abused Elmont pit bulls find home in Los Angeles
Six pit bulls that were rescued from an Elmont dog-fighting ring will soon have a new home on the West Coast, under the care of a famous dog trainer. more
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At a Town of Hempstead public hearing on Oct. 4, several residents raised questions about the town's animal shelter budget for 2012, as well as the general 2012 proposed town budget.
Hempstead animal shelter to receive state audit
To the excitement of hundreds of residents and local animal rights advocates who have been complaining for months that the Town of Hempstead’s Animal Shelter is in dire need of financial monitoring, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced on Oct. 24 that his office will audit the financial operations of the facility. The audit — which DiNapoli said is in response to hundreds of complaints from residents and intends to ensure the shelter’s “integrity of financial accountability — will begin within the next two weeks. more
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