Gov. Kathy Hochul pulled her proposed zoning plan on Feb., 17 to compel local municipalities to expand the use of accessory residences such as apartments on single-family properties. A similiar proposed measure is still floating through the State Legislature.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/17/22
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Nassau County police arrested a Queens man for an alleged burglary in Cedarhurst that took place on Christmas day at 5:40 a.m.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/10/22
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State Assemblywoman Melissa “Missy” Miller (R-Atlantic Beach) is expected to be appointed to the Town of Hempstead board as the representative for the Third Councilmanic District succeeding Bruce Blakeman who will became the Nassau County executive on Jan. 1.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/9/22
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Even before the sale of the Woodmere Club was consummated in early 2017, the battle over what it would become began in late 2016, with the formation of a grass-roots organization, the Five Towns Civic Association.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/14/22
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Cedarhursty Mayor Benjamin Weinstick said roighly 8 inches of snow fell in the village and with crews beginning work at 4 a.m., the "whole village is plowed and salted," he said. In Lawrence, officials said the roads are clear.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/6/22
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Yusef Britton, 22, of Far Rockaway, one of the two men who allegedly robbed the Fazieah Smoke Shop on Sheridan Boulevard Inwood on Sept. 22 was arrested, police said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/12/21
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A warmer than usual December night, the fourth night of Hanukkah, enveloped the intimate crowd at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park where the Chabad of the Five Towns lights the grand menorah all eight days of the Jewish holiday. Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/9/21
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Two men from Brooklyn were found with a loaded, defaced 9-millimeter handgun and two ammunition magazines inside a 2005 black four-door BMW sport utility vehicle at the intersection of Sheridan Boulevard and Davis Avenue in Inwood on Nov. 6, police said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/7/21
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After cancelling last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the 35th annual Rock Hall Country Fair was held on Oct. 23 and 24 on the grounds of Rock Hall Museum in Lawrence, originally an 18th century plantation that became a Town of Hempstead museum in the 1950s.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/4/21
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A Queens resident who allegedly stole merchandise from Burlington Coat Factory in North Lawrence on Nov. 3 that was stuffed into two duffel bags and resisted arrest was subdued by police after a brief altercation, Nassau County police said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/4/21
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