The turning of the calendar into 2013 presents community members with the opportunity to take a step back and reexamine their priorities for the coming year. Local governments, such as the Town of …
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David Weingrad
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1/8/13
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Hempstead Town Clerk Mark Bonilla was arrested and faced criminal charges stemming from sexual harassment allegations that have been under investigation for the past month.
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12/27/12
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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.
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11/15/12
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The Town of Hempstead is one of many local governments that are scrambling to help homeowners in need following the wreckage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
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By David Weingrad
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11/2/12
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Town of Hempstead officials stood together Saturday morning to call for the resignation of Town Clerk Mark Bonilla, who the night before was arrested on misconduct charges.
Bonilla, the town …
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By Andrew Hackmack and Julie Mansmann
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9/22/12
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The video camera’s red light goes on, the microphone is pointed toward the interview subject and 9-year-old Atlantic Beach resident Carson Libbey says, “ Hello, I’m Carson Libbey and welcome to Youth View.”
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/20/12
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The Town of Hempstead's seventh annual Seaside Spectacular Car Show was dedicated in memory of Atlantic Beach resident Arnie Levey who died on Feb. 14. He was 81.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/14/12
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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.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/16/12
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Updated July 23 at 11:20 a.m.
In response to the terrorist attack on young Israeli tourists in Burgas, Bulgaria on July 20, the Nassau County Police have increased patrols at Jewish institutions including shuls, temples and yeshivas at the request of Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/20/12
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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.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/25/12
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