Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray announced the town’s proposed 2012 budget last Friday, heralding it as a spending plan that would freeze taxes at 2011 levels without making cuts in … more

“Hostage negotiators responding. They request that you do not enter the room the hostage is in.” Lt. Christopher Romance of the Rockville Centre Police Department spoke with a calm authority as he relayed the message to his officers. “Suspect is a white male, he has two female hostages.” Six men, including Mayor Francis Murray and Police Commissioner Charles Gennario, stood outside Mercy Medical Center’s St. Anne’s building, taking careful note of what was going on in the hospital. Had the situation been real, there would likely have been a number of news helicopters overhead and significantly more officers present. more

Nearly 40 students came together on Sept. 17 to participate in Mayor Francis Murray’s Youth Task Force. more

Many in the record crowd that took part in the 24th annual Mayor’s Golf & Tennis Classic at the Seawane Country Club in Hewlett Harbor on Monday stayed for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and dinner, rubbing elbows with elected officials and guests with ties to the village during an evening of charity and praise for former Village Justice Robert Williams. more

Emergency responders and public officials deserve credit for getting way out in front of last month’s devastating hurricane. more

Thanks to hours of preparation, Rockville Centre’s response to Hurricane Irene was described as a nearly seamless interdepartmental effort. more

Nassau County ordered mandatory evacuations of tens of thousands of homes on the South Shore because of Hurricane Irene, County Executive Ed Mangano announced Friday afternoon.All residents living … more

With a state of emergency in effect, Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray has declared that all businesses, including restaurants and bars, must close by 10 p.m. on Saturday night. He also ordered … more

Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray and Deputy Mayor Nancy Howard were on hand as Marianela Jordan, far right above, of the governor’s office arrived at the Recreation Center on Tuesday to supervise the installation of museum-quality artifacts, and the stories behind them, that are part of New York Remembers, a statewide recognition of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. more

Rockville Centre will be one of two locations on Long Island, and 30 across New York state, to host an exhibition honoring the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. more