A new political party, the Rockville Centre United Party, has announced its first candidate for the June 21 village election: Francis X. Murray, son of former Mayor Eugene J. Murray, will run for …
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Judy Rattner
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3/2/11
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The Friends of Mercy Medical Center will hold their 45th annual gentlemen’s St. Patrick’s Dinner on March 10 at the Hempstead Golf and Country Club.
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2/23/11
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It was like a scene out of “Back to the Future.”
At around 7:20 p.m. on Jan. 26, as the seventh snowstorm of the winter was kicking into high gear, lightning struck the bell tower of St. Agnes Cathedral, damaging parish equipment and causing an 80-year-old water main under adjacent Clinton Avenue to rupture, which sent bubbles of water up to the icy street.
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Judy Rattner
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2/2/11
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With a major winter storm looming for New York’s metropolitan area and surrounding suburbs, including Long Island, the Town of Hempstead has been taking steps to make sure its snow removal …
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By Jackie Nash and Lee Landor
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1/11/11
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Thousands of Long Island families had a more abundant feast this Thanksgiving Day due in large part to the generosity of Robert Jesberger, proprietor of Mid Island Collision of Rockville Centre. At a …
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By Andrew McClure
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12/15/10
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Three animal rescue volunteers have filed a lawsuit against the Town of Hempstead, Supervisor Kate Murray and seven other employees after the volunteers were banned from the town’s Wantagh animal shelter — where they had worked for years — for what they say is retaliation for speaking out to shelter employees and town officials about abuse and neglect.
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Mary Malloy
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12/9/10
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The Town of Hempstead passed legislation this week banning smoking in its 100 parks, according to Supervisor Kate Murray.
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David Weingrad
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11/26/10
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin and Councilwoman Angie Cullin joined Ilene Robinson’s third-grade class from Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick on Wednesday to announce a proposal to designate the town’s 100 parks “smoke-free.”
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David Weingrad
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11/11/10
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Nine members of the Rockville Centre Fire Department — Second Assistant Chief John Thorp, Captain Kimberly Martino, Firefighter/AEMT Gail Atlas-Goodman, Firefighter/AEMT Joseph Howard, Firefighter/EMT Pierre Hourani, Firemedic/EMT Margaret Nelson, Firefighter James Neitz Sr., Lieutenant Joseph Martino and Firefighter/EMT Remy Jean-Francios were honored at a special Firematic Award ceremony hosted by the Town of Hempstead on Oct. 21. They were among 32 individuals recognized for their courage and dedication in protecting local communities.
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10/27/10
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Members with the Wounded Warrior Project held their annual picnic in Eisenhower Park on Sept. 21.
A local ambassador for the organization, Paul Hastings, accepted a $15,000 donation from the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association. “It was an awesome turnout,” said Hastings, “and it was a more than generous donation from the PBA.”
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9/29/10
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