It must not matter to County Executive Edward Mangano that so many near the Nassau Memorial Coliseum don’t want a casino in their neighborhood. Why else would he reportedly consider permitting the Shinnecock nation to build a gambling complex there.
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4/27/11
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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, …
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By Jackie Nash
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3/23/11
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Although the kitten is not killed in this video, it does contain disturbing images.
The Town of Hempstead's animal shelter acting director
Pat Horan has been reassigned to a position outside of the shelter, according to Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, pending the outcome of an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a video that depicted Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter employees making obscene gestures, and chanting "Kill the kitty," which quickly went viral on YouTube this morning.
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Mary Malloy
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3/14/11
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Both the Malverne and West Hempstead districts declared Thursday, Jan. 27, a snow day. All schools are closed and all after-school activities and events have been cancelled.
Some 13 inches of snow fell on parts of the south shore of Long
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By Lee Landor
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1/26/11
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Twice last week, authorities discovered neglected animals inside dilapidated Rockville Centre homes. The second discovery was by far the worst ...
At 14 Montauk Ave., Faith Ross, 54, and her …
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Tom Steinert
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1/19/11
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With a major winter storm looming for New York’s metropolitan area and surrounding suburbs, including Long Island, the Town of Hempstead has been taking steps to make sure its snow removal …
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By Jackie Nash and Lee Landor
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1/11/11
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Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray announced in a press release on Thursday afternoon that town snow removal personnel and support staff are prepared to respond to an anticipated …
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by Mike Caputo
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1/6/11
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The after-effects of the Dec. 26 blizzard that blew through the New York region, dumping some 16 to 24 inches of snow throughout Nassau County, were relatively mild in Malverne and West …
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By Lee Landor
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1/5/11
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Thousands of Long Island families had a more abundant feast this Thanksgiving Day due in large part to the generosity of Robert Jesberger, proprietor of Mid Island Collision of Rockville Centre. At a …
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By Andrew McClure
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12/15/10
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Three animal rescue volunteers have filed a lawsuit against the Town of Hempstead, Supervisor Kate Murray and seven other employees after the volunteers were banned from the town’s Wantagh animal shelter — where they had worked for years — for what they say is retaliation for speaking out to shelter employees and town officials about abuse and neglect.
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Mary Malloy
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12/9/10
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