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The playground proposed for Hickey Field, above, is one step closer to becoming a reality after State Sen. Todd Kaminsky helped secure a $500,000 grant for the project.

$500,000 state grant released for long-awaited Mr. B’s Playground

The inclusive space slated for the east side of Rockville Centre’s Hickey Field — known in long-anticipated plans as Mr. B’s Playground — is one step closer to construction. more

By Jen Curran and Ben Strack | 8/1/18

The planned inclusive playground on Hickey Field would feature climbing cargo nets, a suspension bridge, musical equipment and other structures for kids of all ages to enjoy.

Village, community groups to ramp up fundraising for long-awaited Mr. B's Playground

Community groups are working with the village to speed up the process of building a playground next to Hickey Field that children of all abilities can access and enjoy. more

By Ben Strack | 5/17/18

Kurt Vile is set to headline the Shine A Light Music Series show at 7 p.m. on Friday at Cannon’s Blackthorn in Rockville Centre.

Shining a light for those with special needs

“There’s a certain feel that people get when they walk in,” Martin Brull said of the Shine A Light Music Series, which returns to Cannon’s Blackthorn in Rockville Centre on Friday. “They immediately understand that this is more of a homegrown show than something put on by one of the larger promoters.” more

By Ben Strack | 6/21/17

Dinner in the Dark, a tradition of the Rockville Centre Lions Club for the last six years, drew more than 30 of the group’s members this year.

Dinner in the Dark benefits community causes

The Rockville Centre Lions Club held its sixth annual Dinner in the Dark event at the Hempstead Golf and Country Club on June 3 to help raise awareness to the challenges of those afflicted with blindness. more

By Ben Strack | 6/15/17

All-inclusive playground planned for RVC's Hickey Field

An inclusive playground on the east side of Hickey Field, which has been in the planning stages for years, could finally open next year. According to the plan, the existing basketball and handball … more

By Brian Kacharaba | 3/30/17

Courtesy Dean Skelos’s Office Dean Seklos, center, with check, presented the $500,000 to, from left, former Rockville Centre Little League Board Member Tom Alexanderson, RVCLL Baord Member Gene Kirley, Lions Club member Robin Webb, RVCLL Board Member Scott Albarelle, Rockville Centre Deputy Mayor Nancy Howard, RVCLL President Tom Bucaria, Mayor Francis X. Murray, Village Administrator Keith Spadaro, Deputy Village Administrator Kathleen Murray, former Lions Club President Ed Asip and Youth Council member Beth Hammerman.

Skelos secures $500k for playground

On June 29, Senator Dean Skelos presented village officials with a check for $500,000 for the construction of a special-needs-accessible playground at Hickey Field. more

By Alex Costello | 7/1/15

Rockville Centre gets $200K in federal grant money

Last week, County Executive Edward Mangano announced that the Village of Rockville Centre would be the recipient of more than $200,000 of Federal Community Development Black Grants that would be used for community improvements. more

By Alex Costello | 11/12/14

Hickey Field will soon have bathrooms installed, meaning that Little Leaguers will no longer have to hop the fence or cross the street to reach the nearest restroom.

Hickey Field restrooms close to completion

The Department of Public Works has begun work on the instillation of bathroom facilities at Hickey Field, which will be done sooner and for less money than first expected. The rest rooms, which … more

By John Maher | 6/12/13

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