Q. We bought a house two years ago and now have a 1-year-old. We both work, and most of our earnings pay for our mortgage. Any extra income is a necessity, which is why we have a tenant in our finished basement.
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By Monte Leeper
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10/6/16
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On Monday, the first of three presidential debates is coming to Hofstra University. When Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off, Hofstra will become the first . . .
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9/22/16
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Despite strong community opposition, the Town of Hempstead unanimously approved a real estate developer’s rezoning request that provides its first step in building a 12-condo development on two parcels of land that sit on Hempstead Avenue in Malverne Park. The request to rezone the properties, located at 494 and 1104 Hempstead Avenue in Malverne Park, was granted at the town’s August 2 board meeting. The properties sit just outside the boundaries of the incorporated village of Malverne.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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8/3/16
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Public and private pools are busy all over Long Island’s South Shore, and the Atlantic Ocean is finally warm enough for comfortable swimming. In any of those settings, an emphasis on safety . . .
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7/13/16
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Nassau Community College is something of an oasis in the county’s heavily developed and industrialized hub. Venerable sycamore and maple trees line its narrow roads. In its center is . . .
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6/9/16
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As Malverne residents wait for the Town of Hempstead to make a decision as to whether the lots at 494 and 1104 Hempstead Ave. should be rezoned as a Residence C-A district — which would allow condo development — a petition with the names of over 400 Malverne residents was submitted to the town board last week, expressing “absolute opposition” to the plan.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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3/2/16
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At first, sirens would blare for five minutes, a signal that nearby residents must turn on their TVs and radios and listen for Emergency Alert System announcements.
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2/18/16
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Before R&B Acquisitions & Development appealed to the Town of Hempstead last month for a zoning change that would permit the developer to build 12 condominiums on two properties just outside the Village of Malverne, the company had directed its appeal to Nassau County’s Planning Commission
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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2/17/16
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Given Albany’s vaunted position as the public corruption capital of America, you’d think the panel created in 2011 to oversee ethics and lobbying in New York’s executive branch and the Legislature would have more than enough work to keep it busy.
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2/4/16
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Forgive us for being skeptical when we hear Gov. Andrew Cuomo use words like “transparent” and “reform” when he’s talking about his new 15-member Common Core Task Force . . .
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10/15/15
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