Long Island Rail Road riders waiting for the East Side Access project to Grand Central Terminal will have to hold out even longer than expected –– an additional six years to be exact.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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5/24/12
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Businesses on Long Beach Road in Island Park were taken by surprise earlier this month when the village suddenly began ticketing for parking.
There has long been a one-hour parking law on the …
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By Alex Costello
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5/23/12
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Nassau County police arrested two Long Beach men on Tuesday after they allegedly robbed a woman and threatened her with a knife.
According to Fourth Precinct police, the incident occurred at …
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Anthony Rifilato
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5/23/12
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It’s a proposal nearly every regular Long Island Rail Road rider has heard about at one time or another — expand Pennsylvania Station and return some of the beauty of the old neoclassical station before it was torn down in 1963. The plan to add a new terminal has stopped and started multiple times, but the Port Authority announced on May 9 that it would finally break ground on the project at the historic Farley Post Office Building.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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5/17/12
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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.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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5/3/12
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Dozens of local residents attended a candlelight vigil in memory of Trayvon Martin on April 3, at Elmont Road Park in North Valley Stream, held by the Elmont Cardinals sports club.
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By Jackie Nash
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4/10/12
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Doris the Florist, one of the staples of the Island Park business community, celebrated the grand opening of her new store on Long Beach Road. The new store, located at 233 Long Beach Road, is down …
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3/14/12
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Singer/actress Maureen McGovern brings “A Long and Winding Road: The Concert” to Tilles Center’s Cabaret at “Club T” later this month.
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3/8/12
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Third-graders at Old Mill Road Elementary School in North Merrick gathered at the front entrance of the school, eagerly awaiting the arrival of Olympic figure skating gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi on Wednesday afternoon. When Yamaguchi, 40, entered the school minutes later, she was met by an exuberant greeting from the students to welcome her.
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By David Weingrad
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3/7/12
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Just two months into delivering bus service to Nassau County riders, Veolia Transportation is ready to reduce service on certain routes while increasing it on others.
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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2/29/12
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