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A. Thomas Levin
Civic Law
Q: I went down to my local Town Hall and filled out a Freedom of Information Law request to get some information about why the Town had decided to adopt a new law. They wouldn’t give me an … more
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A. Thomas Levin
Civic Law
Q. I went to a meeting of my Village Board of Trustees and wanted to speak on a particular item, but they wouldn’t let me. Don’t I have a right to speak at a public meeting?A. The right … more
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Dozens of local residents attended an Elmont East End Civic Association on April 3 to hear about school district budget proposals for 2012-13.
Sup’ts present 2012-13 budget proposals
Sewanhaka Central High School Superintendent Dr. Ralph Ferrie and Elmont Union Free School District Superintendent Al Harper presented school district’s 2012-13 budget proposals at an Elmont East End Civic Association on April 3, held at the Elmont Memorial Library. more
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Nassau County Deputy Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter fielded questions from residents during a meeting of the South Merrick Community Civic Association on Tuesday.
Deputy police commish addresses precinct plan
Nassau County Deputy Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter fielded a litany of questions about the police department’s proposed realignment plan, which would merge the county’s eight precincts into four, during a March 6 meeting of the South Merrick Community Civic Association. more
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South Shore civic and elected leaders are calling for transparency over a proposal by Nassau County Executive Ed Mang-ano to sell or lease the Glen Cove Sewage Plant, the Cedar Creek Sewage Plant in Wantagh and the Bay Park Sewage Plant.
Sewage plant plan sparks residents’ ire
Several South Shore civic and elected leaders have banded together to decry a proposal by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano to sell or lease three of the county’s sewage treatment plants to a … more
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Proposed new state Senate district maps that would move a southern portion of Elmont from District 7 (Sen. Jack Martins), shown here, to District 9 (Sen. Dean Skelos).
Locals rally against new Senate district maps
Nearly 50 local residents rallied in Elmont on Jan. 31 against proposed new state Senate district maps that would move a southern portion of Elmont from District 7 to District 9. According to protesters, the maps are meant to disenfranchise voters, not empower them. more
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Several local residents have recently been working on revamping Franklin Square’s Rath Park, shown here.
Revamping Rath Park
Several local residents, including members of civic associations, sports organizations and a local Girl Scout troop, have recently targeted a common goal: revamping Franklin Square’s Rath Park. more
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Alan Stein, a local attorney and partner of IHOP franchisee Daniel Chun, explained plans for developing an IHOP store near the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Hill Avenue in Elmont on Jan. 3, at a local civic meeting.
Elmont: getting sweeter?
The construction of a new International House of Pancakes in Elmont could begin in less than one year if a parking variance is approved by the Town of Hempstead’s Zoning Board of Appeals. more
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John Ciotti, of Valley Stream, was named senior general counsel of the Nassau University Medical Center and associated facilities, making an annual $300,000, on Dec. 13. He began serving in this position on Jan. 1.
Ciotti hired as NUMC's general counsel, will receive $300,000
Some residents were shocked when 16-year Nassau County Legislator John Ciotti (R-North Valley Stream) voted out of the County Legislature’s 3rd District seat in November; beaten by Democrat challenger Carrié Solages. Some even felt badly for the politician, fearing that his career could be over. However, as residents recently learned, Ciotti is faring pretty well. more
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Brett Rose, a sanitation inspector for the Town of Hempstead’s Department of Sanitation, spoke to Elmont resident Dorothy Werner after the Elmont East End Civic Association's meeting on June 7.
Locals want community to clean up
Sanitary District 6 is the largest special district in the state, and provides services to 36,000 homes in Elmont, Franklin Square, North Valley Stream, Garden City South, Lakeview, South Floral Park, West Hempstead and a portion of Malverne. But some local residents say the district, as well as local residents, aren't doing enough to keep the community clean. more
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