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Rockville Centre Police commissioner Charles Gennario swore in three new officers at the village board of trustees meeting on Nov. 3. “Before I administer the oath of office, I just want to say we …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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11/5/14
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Throughout October, Brower Bagels in Oceanside sold pink bagels for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/29/14
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Bishop Paul Walsh, who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre from 2003 to his retirement in 2012, died Oct. 18 after an illness. He was 77.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/29/14
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When Superstorm Sandy hit Long Island, Rockville Centre was able to quickly regain and even hold on to electric power. Rockville Centre is one of the few communities on Long Island that has its own electric grid. According to Herald reports at the time, 99 percent of residents had their power back within eight days after the storm.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/29/14
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AvalonBay Phase II, a 177-unit expansion of the 349-unit Banks Avenue apartment complex, will move forward — with one condition.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/29/14
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Two years ago, when he was 11, Cory Nichols saw a documentary on poverty called “Hard Times: Lost on Long Island.” Cory, who has been acting on television and in movies since he was 6, was in the audience at the Long Island International Film Expo, where a film in which he co-starred was screening as well.
But it was “Hard Times” that made the biggest impression on Cory, who is now a ninth-grader at Oceanside High School. “It made me really want to help our community,” he said. “People don’t have to say they’re in need to be in need.” So he decided to take action.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/22/14
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The Babylon Branch is the most delayed and least productive Long Island Rail Road line for commuters, according to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign (TSTC). The advocacy group, which wants to reduce car dependency in the greater New York area, based its analysis on Metropolitan Transit Authority data and 2010 census information.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/22/14
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About 50 Rockville Centre residents attended the village’s annual Sept. 11 vigil at the Village Green on a cold night last Sunday. Some were children and teenagers too young to remember the terrorist attacks 13 years ago.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/22/14
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The weather was for the dogs, but the Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) Dog Fest rocked on. Oceanside native and former NFL player Jay Fiedler was a special guest at the Oct. 11 event, billed …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/15/14
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It’s time to drive a little more carefully around the village. The Rockville Centre Police Department has received a state grant that it will use to purchase two license plate readers and other equipment.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/15/14
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