United Water is making changes at the sewage treatment plants, including the Cedar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, which is expected to realize a $12 million savings to taxpayers this year.
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By Laura Schofer
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1/29/15
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The Hempstead town board appointed Bruce Blakeman and Erin King Sweeney to fill vacancies in the 3rd and 5th Councilmatic Districts on Jan. 13, despite objections by Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby and residents of the 5th District.
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By Laura Schofer
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1/21/15
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Erin King Sweeney, of Wantagh, is the Town of Hempstead’s new councilwoman in the 5th District, replacing the retired Angie Cullin. She was appointed to the position last week, and now represents Wantagh and Seaford, among other communities, on the town board in local matters, especially quality-of-life issues that impact residents in a personal way.
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By Laura Schofer
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1/21/15
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It will soon be the end of an era. The Seaford Public Library’s children’s librarian, Cindy Schaaf, will retire at the end of the month, after 33 years.
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By Laura Schofer
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1/15/15
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More than 300 Seaford homeowners will get a post-holiday surprise this month — a tax refund check. The average refund, about $3,100, is to compensate 308 homeowners whose tax assessments were not adjusted lower for tax years 2012-13 and 2013-14 to reflect the damage from Superstorm Sandy.
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By Laura Schofer
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1/6/15
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The Town of Hempstead’s town board recently reinstated a 2010 resolution that will allow SWP LLC to build six townhouses, with off-street parking, on Jackson Avenue in Seaford. The board voted unanimously in October to keep the change of zoning in place.
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By Laura Schofer
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12/23/14
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An application before the Town of Hempstead’s Board of Appeals to construct a Taco Bell on Wantagh Avenue was adjourned on Dec. 17 until Feb. 25 so that residents will have an opportunity to meet with the developer.
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By Laura Schofer
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12/22/14
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For three days, Pablo C. wandered the 120,000- square-mile Sonoran Desert in southwest Arizona, where temperatures can reach 118 degrees Fahrenheit in summer. He was a teenager, alone, with no food or water.
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By Laura Schofer
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12/20/14
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They came in all shapes and sizes, dressed in all manner of regalia — brown bears and black bears, polar bears and grizzly bears — to have tea at the Seaford Library on Dec. 12.
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By Laura Schofer
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12/18/14
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Seaford’s veterans will see a reduction in their school taxes beginning with the 2015-16 school year. On Dec. 4, the Seaford Board of Education voted unanimously, in four separate resolutions, to provide a partial reduction of school taxes for the 588 veterans who live in the district.
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By Laura Schofer
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12/10/14
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