Last Friday, I saw the flashing lights of a police car shining into our living room window. I looked out and saw a police officer and two other men who had gotten out of their cars, all trying to entice a large and frightened dog. I suspect they were trying to read his collar, which told us that he belonged to someone and could be far away from home.
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Mike Malloy
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1/20/10
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Gary Hudes's acceptance speech last week also marked his 10th anniversary in government. Ironically, the local business leader never envisioned a future in government, until he was asked to serve a …
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1/15/10
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A group of Town of Hempstead residents is organizing a petition drive in the hope of repealing recent pay raises for Town Supervisor Kate Murray, a Republican from Levittown, Town Clerk Mark Bonilla, a Republican from Bellmore, and Town Board trustees.
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Sari Zeidler
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1/12/10
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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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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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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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Two additional charges have been filed against James Farr, the Garden City man accused of driving drunk and striking and killing two East Meadow brothers on Hempstead Turnpike in August, officials …
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Mike Caputo
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11/30/09
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This year’s election brought about a change in Nassau County government, but the status of the Lighthouse project remains static and unclear.
Ironically, Election Day fell exactly a month …
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Mike Caputo
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11/18/09
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In the race for Town of Hempstead clerk, the choice is clear: Republican incumbent Mark Bonilla of Bellmore.
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10/22/09
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Essential services and property taxes are often in the forefront of the issues in the Town of Hempstead, but in this year’s race for supervisor, the rhetoric has shifted toward the proposed …
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Mike Caputo
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10/22/09
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