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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

Town of Hempstead Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney, at lectern, joined Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, right, and Town Clerk Sylvia Cabana to announce a pair of bills to address the sale and use of marijuana in the town.

A joint effort on marijuana

As state lawmakers continue to debate the expected legalization of recreational marijuana, Town of Hempstead leaders announced a bipartisan pair of bills on Feb. 1 that would restrict the use and … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 2/7/19

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

On Jan. 10, the Town of Hempstead unveiled parts of its plan to revitalize Baldwin, giving residents the opportunity to review the plan on poster boards set up in Baldwin Middle School.

Hope and skepticism

Baldwinite Steve Bertoline said that a plan to revitalize parts of Baldwin that the Town of Hempstead released on Jan. 10 looked promising, but added that he was not convinced it would … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 1/17/19

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

A vacant lot on Grand Avenue, next to the Baldwin Fire Department, will remain empty after a recent Board of Appeals decision.

Mixed-use plan turned down

The Town of Hempstead’s Board of Appeals on May 23 unanimously denied an application for a mixed-use building on Grand Avenue in Baldwin, with members giving no reason for their opposition to the plan to construct a five-story, 32-unit apartment development on a vacant lot. more

Anthony O'Reilly | 6/8/18

Supervisor’s lawsuit is good government

During Tony Santino’s final meeting as Town of Hempstead supervisor in December, he couldn’t have looked more bored . . . more

5/3/18

New leaders, and the hope for a new day, in Nassau

This week, Nassau welcomed two new — and increasingly familiar — faces to county government: Laura Curran, of Baldwin, who was inaugurated as Long Island’s first female county executive; and Jack Schnirman, of Long Beach . . . more

1/4/18

A number of attendees at Sunday’s forum, at which Belmont Park plans were presented, questioned the need for a second stadium to house the New York Islanders, but others like this man clearly favored moving the Islanders to Belmont.

Bidders release Belmont plans at 'listening session'

Applause broke out at Elmont Memorial High School on Sunday as the two finalists for the development of Belmont Park announced plans to create thousands of temporary and permanent jobs as part of ambitious plans to develop the racing center further. more

By Tim Denton | 12/12/17

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