After a nearly two-hour in-person and virtually held public hearing on June 23, the Town of Hempstead and the villages of Lawrence and Woodsburgh voted to approve the …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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6/26/20
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Atlantic Beach resident Barry Ringelheim, a member of the Kiwanis of the Five Towns, spurred the club to provide grocery items to seniors in Oceanside. With the help of Hewlett Harbor resident Bill Ander, the most recent person to join the club, used professional connections to obtain the items.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/19/20
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Circle June 23 on the calendar, and not just for the congressional primary. Next Tuesday there will be a public hearing in Hempstead Town Hall, and online, on a proposed Coastal Conservation District that, if approved, would have a substantial impact on the planned Woodmere Club development.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/17/20
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Long Islanders began taking the next steps to a full reopening of the economy and something approaching life as it was before the coronavirus pandemic with state-mandated Phase Two measures on Wednesday.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/10/20
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The Nassau County Planning Commission gave a thumbs up the villages of Lawrence, Woodsburgh and the Town of Hempstead for their proposal to create a coastal conservation district zoning plan for the …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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6/4/20
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During a lull in the Long Island Cares food distribution at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence on May 20, Inwood resident Sarah Hayes took a well-earned gulp of water and explained why she volunteers.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/27/20
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Not all local beaches, or beach clubs, will be open Memorial Day weekend. The Village of Atlantic Beach is keeping its eight beaches closed until at least until early June, when they traditionally open, and will not allow the beach clubs that dot its shoreline to open this weekend.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/20/20
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New York state will allow beaches to open next Friday, May 22, in time for the Memorial Day weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at his daily briefing Friday.
The governor said, however, local towns …
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By Scott Brinton, Jim Bernstein and Karen Bloom
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5/15/20
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Little Leaguers took part in a car parade at Town Park in Point Lookout on Friday as a way to pay homage to a season lost because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The parade was put together by Town …
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By Darwin Yanes
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5/9/20
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Thirteen town supervisors gathered Friday to begin planning coordination of the summer season on Long Island, when tourists from across the state and around the country descend on the Island’s …
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By Scott Brinton
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5/1/20
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