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This empty area of Rev. Morgan Days Park was one of two proposed as a location for a dog park by Rockville Center Conservancy members.

Dogs could have a reason to wag their tails in Rockville Centre. Members of the RVC Conservancy presented their case for a dog park to the village board of trustees at the March 3 briefing … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 3/16/16

Kathleen Murray, the former Deputy Village Administrator for Planning and Strategic Initiatives, is the new Village Administrator.

Rockville Centre names new village administrator

After five months in which a top village job remained vacant, Rockville Centre has a new village administrator. Kathleen Murray, who previously served as deputy village administrator for planning and strategic initiatives, was appointed to the position last week. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 3/17/16

Santino holds meeting

Dog parks, emergency calls and parking tickets were among the many issues and concerns residents brought up at the town hall meeting hosted by Councilman Anthony Santino at Oceanside Middle School on May 21. About 40 people, mostly Oceanside and Island Park residents, attended the meeting at Oceanside Middle School. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 6/3/15

AvalonBay is working to secure approval for its Phase II development, which would add 165 units.

AvalonBay gets ready for Phase II approval

AvalonBay received guidelines — but not official approval. The Planning Board gave AvalonBay Phase II, the planned 165-unit building at 80 N. Centre Avenue, a series of conditions but not final approval at its May 26 meeting. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 6/3/15

Local veterans led a 21-gun salute in honor of soldiers from Rockville Centre who perished while fighting in our nation’s wars.

Remembering our heroes

The sky was blue and the sun was shining as Rockville Centre honored the fallen at the Memorial Day Parade on Monday. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 5/27/15

The former home of Harmon Drugs on Merrick Road will soon be the first Long Island location of Qdoba.

Chain Mexican food coming to village

Rockville Centre will have the first Qdoba on Long Island. The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a substantial occupancy permit for Qdoba, a chain Mexican restaurant, at 298 Merrick Road, the former location of Harmon Drugs. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 5/27/15

The formula used to determine tax levy increase limits. Since the allowable tax levy growth, which is tied to the Consumer Price Index, is at .12 percent, school districts will have to find other ways to fund budget increases.

Tax cap to limit school budgets

School districts are feeling squeezed by this year’s tax cap. Since 2012, the state tax cap has limited municipal tax increases to approximately 2 percent or the rate of inflation — … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 1/27/16

Turf repair fund in O’side budget

The total budget for the Oceanside School District has yet to be announced, but it will include a repair reserve to replace the varsity turf field at the high school. The board of education approved … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 1/27/16

Developers hope to turn a former Radio Shack in the heart of the village, at the corner of Sunrise Highway and Park Avenue, into a mixed-use building with shops on the ground floor and apartments above.

Downtown living in RVC?

The heart of downtown Rockville Centre may have apartments in the future. Robert DiNoto and Paul Posillico, who own an empty building on the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Sunrise Highway, … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 2/10/16

Some underground work has already been done on North Park Avenue. The village will begin tearing up and repaving the entire road next month.

Village of Rockville Centre to redo North Park Avenue

Rockville Centre will spend nearly $1.2 million to renovate North Park Avenue. The village board of trustees approved a bid from Roadwork Ahead at a briefing session on July 7 to redo the … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 7/13/16