The Long Island Index — an independent, non-partisan group that compiles data every year about different aspects of Long Island — has spent the past few years working on analyzing the area’s …
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by Alex Costello
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2/2/11
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County officials have confirmed that the long-awaited renovation of the Nassau County Aquatic Center in East Meadow is expected to begin in July.
According to county officials and …
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By Mike Caputo
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1/26/11
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Final part in the series “Plugging the Brain Drain.”
“We don’t want to see our young people leave,” said Island Park Mayor Jim Ruzicka. “That’s our future.”
Ruzicka and others …
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Alex Costello
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12/8/10
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Imagine a Long Island that was 50 percent open space. Or a hub of agriculture, housing and business along Route 110 in Farmingdale. Or even a new neighborhood of rental housing, businesses and parks …
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Alex Costello
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10/13/10
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On May 25, I attended the Baldwin/South Hempstead Town Meeting hosted by Hempstead Town Senior Councilman Anthony Santino. Several topics were discussed, including the rash of recent fires on Grand …
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Christopher N. Villanti
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6/16/10
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Two major fires in Baldwin's downtown in May led to the demolition of a Grand Avenue building and the boarding-up of a Merrick Road structure. But Town of Hempstead officials anticipate that the area …
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Mike Russo
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6/16/10
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Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony Santino has meetings scheduled this month to discuss the recently adopted proposal submitted by Albanese Development for the Baldwin downtown revitalization …
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5/4/10
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Fifteen months after the recession forced Basser Kaufman and the Engel Burman Group to withdraw plans to revitalize downtown Baldwin, the Hempstead town board has adopted a proposal from a second …
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Mike Russo
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4/13/10
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The Hempstead town board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to determine whether Albanese Development's proposal is a viable choice for the massive urban renewal project planned in downtown …
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Mike Russo
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4/7/10
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At a March 16 meeting of the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce, Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony Santino revealed new details of the Albanese Development proposal that, if approved by the Hempstead town …
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Mike Russo
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3/24/10
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