As Hurricane Irene bears down on Long Island, many in Oceanside and Island Park are preparing to evacuate. Yet many others are securing their homes and preparing to ride out the storm.
Nassau …
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Alex Costello
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8/27/11
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Senator Charles Schumer has pledged to help Island Park get the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation together to work on a solution to the …
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Alex Costello
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7/27/11
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In late February, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office released the results of an audit of the Village of Island Park. DiNapoli’s office recommended some operational changes, which were to …
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Alex Costello
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7/6/11
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On June 24, New York State lawmakers passed a property tax cap bill that could place extra financial burdens on local school districts and villages.
The tax cap — the first in New York history …
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Tom Steinert
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6/29/11
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This weekend, the Village of Island Park will kick off another summer of fun at Masone Beach.
The village will officially open its beach Saturday after the last day of school on Friday, and …
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Tom Steinert
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6/22/11
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Malverne Deputy Mayor James Callahan III died last week after a brief illness. He was 42.
The father of four, who served as deputy mayor for the last eight years and was ...
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By Lee Landor
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5/26/11
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Under a law passed in 2009, The New N.Y. Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act, it became easier for residents to dissolve special taxing districts in their neighborhoods, including …
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Alex Costello
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4/27/11
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Gary Levine, an Island Park resident, has been locked in a lawsuit with the village since 2009, disputing the village’s attempt to sell a piece of property adjacent to his own. And though it looks …
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Alex Costello
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4/27/11
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At a special meeting on April 4, the Island Park village board adopted its 2011-12 budget, which is about $110,000 larger than the current spending plan and includes a 7.8 percent tax increase for …
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Alex Costello
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4/13/11
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Every year, Little Beach, off Pershing Place in Island Park, becomes littler.
Mayor Jim Ruzicka estimates that the beach is about 75 percent smaller than it was a decade ago. There has been so …
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Alex Costello
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4/6/11
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