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Residents and animal activists gathered last Saturday to protest the Hempstead Animal Shelter.
Hundreds gather to protest 'Kill the kitty' and Hempstead Town animal shelter
Nearly 400 residents and animal rescuers protested outside the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh last Saturday afternoon. Hope for Hempstead Shelter, a local shelter-reform advocacy group, … more
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Nearly 200 residents from Malverne, West Hempstead and Lynbrook attended a meeting at the Malverne library to discuss iron in their drinking water.
Rusty water roils residents
The basement of the Malverne Public Library was packed last week with about 180 people from the village and neighboring communities who have had enough of the rust-colored water that flows from their … more
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The Village of Malverne and its celebrity groundhog, Malverne Mel, are preparing for the annual Groundhog Day celebration on Feb. 2 at Reese Park. Mayor Patricia McDonald and Mel’s caretaker, Andre Ricaud, pictured at last year’s event, are excited about the event, though Mel may or may not be looking forward to it.
Malverne Mel set to give annual forecast
Just after dawn on Feb. 2, hundreds of South Shore residents will gather at Reese Park in Malverne to watch as the village’s celebrity groundhog, Malverne Mel, makes his annual meteorological … more
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The outfall pipe from the Bay Park Sewage Plant drains into Reynold’s Channel.
Residents react to sewage smell
The smells issuing from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant are just one of the concerns of nearby residents. Community members are urging county officials to come up with a long-term solutions for not only the odors at the facility, but also the problems with its discharge more
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Civic group to seek cell-phone moratorium at Aug. 3 rally
The North Merrick Civic Association is seeking support for a moratorium on the installation of cell-phone antennas and other equipment in the Town of Hempstead until a new town code regulating the equipment is passed. more
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Activists contend that the Village of Freeport is still considering plans to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in south Freeport, next to Power Plant No. 2, above.
Freeport Mayor discusses waste-to-energy incinerator in video [Video]
The South Merrick Community Civic Association announced this week that it would meet in the near future with Freeport Village activist Pat Rowen to discuss Freeport's possible construction of a … more
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Phase II of the Sunrise highway beautification and revitalization program is nearing completion.
Lynbrook an 'All-America City' finalist
The National Civic League announced that the Village of Lynbrook has been named one of its finalists for the 2010 All-America City awards, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious civic recognition award. Lynbrook was the only village that was chosen in the state of New York. more
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You may be the cure for Albany’s ills
A year ago, Long Island legislators dismissed Albany as the home of a government not of the people, but of “three men in a room.” And that wasn’t the first time that criticism was leveled; it’s been a perennial complaint. But now we’re lucky if we can get that many in a room, and even luckier if we know which three they are. more
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