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The question of how involved Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick has been in talks with the Chinese Zhondge Group to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in south Freeport has been a point of concern among local residents since news of the proposal broke last month.
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Scott Brinton
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5/13/10
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Part one of a two-part series.
Imagine building an incinerator next to a hospital nursery.
That, critics say, is about what the Village of Freeport would be doing if it were to build a $550 million waste-to-energy incinerator alongside a wetland in south Freeport, near the Merrick border. Plans for the facility appear in doubt (see related story, "What's up with Freeport's incinerator plans?"). But if eventually approved, the project could have serious consequences for the local environment and human health.
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Allie Wilkinson
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5/13/10
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Michael Spierman's Bronx Opera Company makes its annual visit to Hofstra with the comic opera Don Pasquale.
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5/12/10
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The Village of Island Park has adopted its 2010-11 budget. The village's mayor and board of trustees voted to unanimously approve the $3.5 million plan, which is nearly $50,000 larger than the budget for the current fiscal year.
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Annmarie Fertoli
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4/21/10
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The Village of Island Park recently unveiled its proposed 2010-11 budget — a 1.5 percent increase from the current fiscal year — which, if adopted, will raise villagers’ taxes by 6.5 …
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by Alex Costello
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4/13/10
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The days are getting longer and warmer weather has arrived. It’s time to venture outside and enjoy these early days of spring as Old Westbury Gardens and Old Bethpage Village open for the season.
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Karen Bloom
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4/7/10
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More than 100 residents of Freeport and neighboring communities like Merrick, Bellmore and Rockville Centre converged on Freeport Village Hall on Monday to protest Mayor Andrew Hardwick's reported proposal to build a $550 million waste-to-energy trash incinerator in south Freeport, near the Merrick border.
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Sari Zeidler and Scott Brinton
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4/6/10
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Island Park’s Village officials are getting ready for an easy race next week, with the mayor’s seat, two trustee positions and a village justice position all up for grabs on …
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Alex Costello and Annmarie Fertoli
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3/10/10
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Elections for seats on the Board of Trustees for the Village of Island Park are coming up in less than two weeks, on March 16. Two seats are up for grabs this year, but incumbent trustees Joseph …
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by Alex Costello
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3/3/10
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