On the Lawrence village board since 2008, as a trustee appointed by then mayor C. Simon Felder, to serving as a deputy mayor for a few years under current municipal leader Alex Edelman, Michael Fragin has helped navigate Lawrence through a few challenges.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/18/23
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Residents and visitors to Lawrence village who smoke, and that includes vaping and the newly legalized marijuana smoking, could be up to $250 poorer if found inhaling cigarettes, cigars, vape pipes and pot as the trustees unanimously approved a prohibition of smoking in designated public places across the village at the July 15 meeting.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/22/21
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Without any contested races in the Atlantic Beach and Lawrence village elections there was no mystery who was elected or re-elected on June 15.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/15/21
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The approved 2019-20 Village of Lawrence operating budget of $5.859 million includes a $307,750 increase over the current fiscal plan of $5.551 million and an uptick in the tax rate per $100 of assessed value of $3.50 from $79.50 to $83.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/2/19
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Nassau County has not had a reported case of the measles in the past six years and they are trying maintain that record despite a growing number of cases in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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4/25/19
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Residents in Atlantic Beach, Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Neck, Lawrence and Woodsburgh villages can go to the polls on June 19, where seven of the 19 seats are being contested. All terms are two years. In the contested trustee races the two candidates with the most votes win.
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By Tyler Marko
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6/14/18
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The Herald enthusiastically endorses Alex Edelman for Village of Lawrence mayor. He has only been mayor for two years, but he’s already had the computer systems at Village Hall and the country club linked to improve communication and efficiency between the two; been proactive in filling potholes; and helped restore the village to financial solvency.
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6/14/18
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All six members of the Village of Lawrence’s Park Commission 22 voted on Oct. 22 to oppose the layoff of eight workers at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club. The meeting, like all Park Commission meetings, took place at the club.
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By Vanessa Parker
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10/28/15
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The Village of Lawrence approved its $6.220 million budget for 2014-15 by a 4-0 vote on April 3. Deputy Mayor C. Simon Felder was absent from the Thursday meeting.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/18/14
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The preliminary Village of Lawrence budget of $6.220 million that will be discussed during a public hearing at the April 3 board meeting includes a proposed tax rate of $71.60 per $100 of assessed value; the same rate that has been approved for the past three years.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/26/14
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