Long Island is a great place to live, but what we lack is a new, major employer willing to invest in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
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8/17/18
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About a dozen Rockville Centre residents sounded off to the village’s Planning Board on July 10 about a proposed subdivision on Hempstead Avenue that many claimed would pave the way for future developers to change the character of the village.
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By Ben Strack
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7/19/18
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Q. My home is near a golf course that has been approved for a housing development, and we’re very concerned. The traffic is already very heavy, so more traffic is going to be a big problem for us. I anticipate that our property value will . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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6/8/18
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Anyone who watches or listens to daily news broadcasts encounters a steady stream of government officials insisting that the economy is improving steadily and that the lives of average Americans are getting better.
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6/8/18
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On Dec. 20, Gov. Andrew Cuomo arrived to much fanfare at Belmont Park to make a major announcement: The Islanders would return to Long Island — in a new $1 billion arena at the park . . .
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2/23/18
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People like to think the best of others, including elected and appointed officials at all levels, from your local village to the high hills of Albany or D.C. Our confidence is almost always affirmed, because most local public servants are . . .
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9/22/17
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Since 2012, when New York state adopted the Common Core State Standards, many students with special needs have received certificates rather than diplomas when they completed high school.
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8/3/17
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The Rockville Centre village board voted 4-1 on July 10 to institute a six-month moratorium on construction on properties that front private roads. The ruling could delay a plan to subdivide the …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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7/20/17
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The New York State Parks Department hosted an environmental review hearing for a proposed $35 million project to rejuvenate Hempstead Lake State Park last week at Hempstead Town Hall, but residents and businesses expressed concerns.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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7/13/17
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A long-unused lot at the corner of Maple and St. Marks avenues will soon be a parking lot to service one of the many businesses in the area, and the Village of Rockville Centre noted that it expects the development to alleviate the consistent parking concerns faced by residents.
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By Ben Strack
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7/13/17
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