Doug Gerber, owner of the Smith Street Deli in Merrick, recently donated 500 turkeys to Long Island Cares –– The Harry Chapin Food Bank in Hauppauge.
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David Weingrad
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12/30/10
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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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The Town of Hempstead passed legislation this week banning smoking in its 100 parks, according to Supervisor Kate Murray.
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David Weingrad
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11/26/10
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin and Councilwoman Angie Cullin joined Ilene Robinson’s third-grade class from Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick on Wednesday to announce a proposal to designate the town’s 100 parks “smoke-free.”
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David Weingrad
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11/11/10
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Richard Smith of North Merrick was recently presented with a Town of Hempstead 2010 Shutterbug Award from Supervisor Kate Murray after winning the 2010 Town of Hempstead Calendar Photo Contest.
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11/4/10
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Members with the Wounded Warrior Project held their annual picnic in Eisenhower Park on Sept. 21.
A local ambassador for the organization, Paul Hastings, accepted a $15,000 donation from the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association. “It was an awesome turnout,” said Hastings, “and it was a more than generous donation from the PBA.”
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9/29/10
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At a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday morning, the Town of Hempstead passed legislation that regulates where cell antennas and other wireless telecommunications equipment may be placed within the township.
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David Weingrad
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9/21/10
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Nearly eight months after announcing that the dormant Southeastern Nassau County Water Authority would be reactivated to investigate the feasibility of creating a new public water district for the area, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray named the five board members who would head the task force on Sept. 3.
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Deirdre Krasula
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9/9/10
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A spokeswoman for the Town of Hempstead said that the town plans to announce the five directors of the newly implemented South Eastern Nassau Water Authority Task Force at the town hall meeting on Tuesday, Sep. 7.
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David Weingrad
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9/1/10
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Town of Hempstead officials plan to ban construction of cell towers within 1,500 feet of homes. The announcement came at a community meeting at Wantagh High School on Monday evening.
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David Weingrad
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8/17/10
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