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Lately I’ve begun to think of Long Island as neither a region of New York state nor a semi-cohesive bedroom community that owes its existence to the mother ship, Manhattan. Rather, I’ve begun to think of Long Island as an ecosystem.
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8/2/12
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A group of Herald Community Newspapers executives, editors, reporters and interns took a kayak tour on Nassau County’s wild side last Thursday, launching from the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick. Among those on the tour was Stuart Richner, who co-owns Richner Communications Inc., the Heralds’ parent company.
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By Scott Brinton
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7/17/12
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Round the final bend as you’re headed south on the Loop Parkway into Lido Beach, and you suddenly spot it in the distance –– a more than 10-story, high-powered wind turbine, with its massive rotors spinning in the wind, generating electricity to power a hydrogen-fueling station at the Town of Hempstead’s Department of Conservation and Waterways.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/25/12
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Protesters’ signs jeered at the Town of Hempstead on Sunday, calling a decision to trap and move feral cats in a colony at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore “cruel” and “corrupt.”
The town had planed to move dozens of feral cats from their makeshift protected shelter behind the baseball field at the park. The move was set to begin on May 1, but following the weekend’s protest, the town has postponed the relocation.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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5/3/12
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Ongoing bulkhead work in Bay Park, the proposed construction of the Molloy College athletic fields, and a suggested ordinance limiting the amount of dogs a property owner can have were discussed in …
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By Brian Croce
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5/2/12
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Bay Park residents who have put up with construction along the Grand Canal since November will soon be rewarded with a sorely needed new bulkhead. With an …
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Brian Croce
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4/25/12
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South Shore residents accustomed to jumping in their boats and heading out for a day of clamming in Hempstead Bay will have to travel farther this spring and summer. At the recommendation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Town of Hempstead’s shellfishing areas west of the Wantagh Parkway were closed in February, with additional areas closed on April 1. Affected areas include the waters south of Bellmore, Merrick and Freeport.
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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4/19/12
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Three local couples celebrated a renewal of their wedding vows at an affair of love held at the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale on Valentine’s Day.
On a day steeped in romance, local …
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By Sean Harmon
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2/22/12
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A new bulkhead currently under construction in Bay Park is drawing the ire from some concerned citizens due to its height. The new bulkhead will stand approximately 18 inches taller than its …
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By Brian Croce
bcroce@lihearld.com
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1/25/12
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Hempstead town officials touted past successes and looked to the future during the inauguration ceremony on Tuesday at Town Hall. After being re-elected in November, Supervisor Kate Murray, council members Edward Ambrosino, Angie Cullin and Jim Darcy, Town Clerk Mark Bonilla and Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin began new terms.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/4/12
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