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A massive fire broke out inside a structure at the Town of Hempstead's waste transfer station in Merrick Sunday morning.

Blaze at Town of Hempstead waste transfer station in Merrick caused by ‘sparked combustibles’

A raging fire broke out inside a homeowner disposal area at the Town of Hempstead’s waste transfer station in Merrick, at the foot of the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve, around 7:45 a.m. Sunday … more

By Scott Brinton and Alyssa Seidman | 7/28/19

Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen, with 5th District candidate Lora Webster, left, and Clerk Sylvia Cabana, held a news conference in Merrick to introduce the slate of Democratic town candidates.

Democrats introduce slate of Hempstead Town candidates

Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen announced the full slate of Democratic candidates for the upcoming November election on July 23 at Wynsum Avenue Park in south Merrick. more

By Andrew Garcia | 7/23/19

One more shameless appointment by town GOP

Town of Hempstead Republicans practically swelled with pride on April 16, after the Town Board unanimously passed a revamped ethics code. more

4/25/19

Is Nassau learning from the guilty verdicts?

The conviction last Friday of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano was yet another domino falling in the county’s GOP political machine, with possibly more to come. more

3/14/19

Let’s slow down and get legal marijuana right

While state leaders have been slow to provide specifics or act on the likely legalization of recreational marijuana, officials in the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County are addressing the matter promptly and properly. On Feb. 26 . . . more

2/14/19

The Hempstead Town Board tabled Supervisor Laura Gillen’s proposal to audit its Building Department.

Hempstead Town Board tables audit of Building Department

The Hempstead Town Board voted on Feb. 5 to table the hiring of an outside consultant to audit the Town Building Department. The roughly $155,000 measure was intended to offer recommendations on how … more

By Peter Belfiore | 2/13/19

Refinancing 17 of the town’s 2010 Series A bonds will save the town an estimated $1.5 million, Supervisor Laura Gillen said.

Town of Hempstead refinances $26 million

The Town of Hempstead board of trustees authorized the issuance of $26.2 million in public improvement refunding serial bonds, town Supervisor Laura Gillen announced on Jan. 18. Moody’s … more

By Timothy Denton | 2/4/19

Town Supervisor Laura Gillen with Oceanside homeowner Michael Cascio, who was told five years after Hurricane Sandy that he needed to elevate his house because of damage it sustained during the storm.

Gillen seeks audit of town Building Department

Town Supervisor Laura Gillen announced on Jan. 16 that she was seeking to hire an outside consultant to audit the town Building Department and offer recommendations on how to streamline its building … more

By Peter Belfiore | 1/24/19

More than a dozen animal shelter volunteers railed against Councilman Anthony D’Esposito’s proposal to give Diane Madden, center, facing dais, a $9,000 contract with the town to promote adoptions at the animal shelter. Madden has sued the town on more than one occasion and is a critic of personnel at the shelter

Town debates $9,000 contract with shelter critic

Diane Madden has been a presence at Hempstead Town Board meetings for years, and a critic of town officials and the town animal shelter.At the board’s Jan. 8 meeting, council members mulled … more

By Erik Hawkins | 1/18/19

Levittown resident Chris Wright, center, facing podium, asked the Town Board about the practice of banking on employee retirements to fund tax cuts in their 2019 budget at the Town of Hempstead budget hearing last week.

Hempstead Town Board passes $432.5 million budget

The Republican-majority Hempstead Town Board on Oct. 30 passed its $432.5-million budget by a vote of 6-1. Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, a Democrat, did not endorse the spending plan, which, she said, relied on uncertain savings to fund an $11-million tax cut. more

By Erik Hawkins | 11/10/18

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