On April 6, 11 and 17, three separate cell phone thefts occurred in the vicinity of Rockville Centre’s LIRR station. In two of the incidents, force was used to steal the phones. The victims were …
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5/14/14
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The Village of Rockville Centre will be the recipient of more than $70,000 in state funds, which it will use to repair potholes and fight crime.
The first part of the money, just over $33,000, …
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By Alex Costello
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4/23/14
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By Alex Costello
acostello@liherald.com
The old Darby Drugs site on Banks Avenue was, for years, a toxic area that sat fallow. Developers came and went, but nothing happened with the property.
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By Alex Costello
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3/19/14
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By John Maher
jmaher@liherald.com
Large groups of young people, wearing orange safety vests and surrounded by auxiliary police, can sometimes be spotted in Rockville Centre’s downtown, …
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By John Maher
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3/12/14
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Parking downtown has long been a challenge — but that may soon change.
Rockville Centre is one of four Long Island municipalities that were named winners of the Build a Better Burb: ParkingPLUS …
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By John Maher
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10/9/13
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By John Maher
jmaher@liherald.com
On Sept. 30, the Rockville Links will host the 26th Annual Mayor’s Golf Classic, this year honoring Robert Schenone, owner of Schenone Nursery on Long Beach …
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By John Maher
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9/18/13
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When I woke to a call from my editor on the morning of Aug. 23, I can’t say I expected him to ask me to snap shots of a murder scene. Reporting in Rockville Centre usually doesn’t involve these …
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By John Maher
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9/4/13
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Days after Lauren Daverin-Gresham was murdered on the footbridge crossing Merrick Road, workers from the Rockville Centre Department of Public Works were out in force, removing trees and shrubs from …
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By Alex Costello
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9/4/13
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When Chris O’Leary, the new director of Rockville Centre’s Department of Senior Services, welcomed a full Sandel Senior Center to the joint 100th birthday celebration of Viola Chisholm and Selma …
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By John Maher
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8/21/13
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After weeks of confusion following an uproar at an unofficial Rockville Centre Housing Authority meeting last month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has given the authority’s …
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By John Maher
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8/21/13
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