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Q. I was working with an architect who didn't live in the area. He was my neighbor, but moved to work about two hours away. I learned that he never really did work in my town before and didn't know the rules. Although he apologized and referred me to other architects who do work locally, I really feel stuck.
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Monte Leeper
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6/14/10
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Q. I was told by my village that I need to have smoke detectors in my two-family house in order to renew my application. Even though I didn't have them before, I have to install them. One guy said they have to be hard-wired, but my electrician called and they said just battery-operated. Which is it?
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Monte Leeper
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5/14/10
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A sunny day greeted the hundreds of runners and walkers for the annual Building Homes for Heroes 5K Run/Walk held at Hewlett Point Beach Park last Sunday.
The overall winner in the men’s division was Dan McGrath, of Lynbrook, with a time of 15:36. The overall women’s winner was Jayne Paskoff, of Lynbrook, with a time of 21:07.
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Mary Malloy
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4/21/10
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The 3rd annual Building Homes for Heroes 5K Run/Walk will take place on Sunday morning, April 18 at Hewlett Point Beach Park in Bay Park/East Rockaway. The race will begin at 9 a.m. sharp. Race …
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Mary Malloy
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4/14/10
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Q. I'm selling my house and know I have some "issues," like a deck with no permit and a finished basement. I read your column about getting permits, and I'm wondering: If I have a buyer who doesn't care and wants to close without permits, does anybody else have to know?
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Monte Leeper
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3/12/10
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Q. I listen to radio talk shows, and John Gambling was going on about LEED-certified homes and how he doesn’t believe in global warming. What does LEED mean and how do you get it? Does it help to have it?
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Monte Leeper
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1/21/10
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Q. I read a Herald editorial about not being allowed to use my basement for extra bedrooms, and we already have bedrooms there from before we bought our house. How can my town tell me I can’t have bedrooms when everyone has them and we need the space?
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Monte Leeper
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1/14/10
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Q. I am so angry. I called my building department about an addition. The rude secretary didn’t even let me ask questions. She kept repeating, “It’s on the Web site,” so I looked on the Web site. My questions were not answered.
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Monte Leeper
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12/17/09
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The building at 381 Sunrise Hwy. -- commonly known as the Congressional Building -- has more than 40 cell antennas attached to the top of it, and now the village board is debating whether to let Metro PCS, the fifth largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, put up six more more.
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Anthony Bottan
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10/8/09
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Standing on the putting green at the Hempstead Country Club on Monday, Army Ranger William Castillo, 29, couldn’t believe the turn his life had taken since he returned from his third tour of duty in the Middle East in 2007.
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Anthony Bottan
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9/3/09
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