Despite vocal community opposition, construction is progressing on a $60 million, 230-unit apartment complex on Rockaway Avenue in Oceanside, and developers have set December 2021 as its completion date.
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By Mike Smollins
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11/19/20
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Town of Hempstead officials recognized Island Park firefighters last week at its Drive-Thru Firematic Awards Ceremony, honoring the bravery and heroism of the community’s firefighters, EMTs and other first responders.
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11/5/20
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Anyone who enters Averill Boulevard Park at its main entrance in Franklin Square has to negotiate a heaving, broken sidewalk or an unevenly paved street to get to a depression framing a manhole …
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By Melissa Koenig
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10/27/20
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A 4,500-square-foot vacant lot in Oceanside that has been the center of controversy and lawsuits may finally be developed after Sunrise Development Inc. presented an application to build a new assisted-living facility there to the Hempstead Town Board on Oct. 1.
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By Mike Smollins and Dan Lopes
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10/22/20
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Residents are calling on Nassau County to conduct a traffic survey of Hempstead Avenue, near Hewitt Elementary School, because of the dangerous driving in the area during drop-off and pickup times.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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10/22/20
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By popular demand, Long Island’s only drive-through dinosaur exhibit, “Jurassic Quest,” has extended its stay at Town Park Point Lookout and will now host shows through Oct. …
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10/9/20
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Diane Madden, an animal advocate from East Meadow and co-founder of Hope for Hempstead Shelter, brought a gray and black kitten to the Sept. 22 Town of Hempstead Board meeting to show council members …
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By Damali Ramirez
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10/8/20
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Six banners promoting Franklin Square businesses and congratulating the Class of 2020 have been hanging up at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike for more than a month now, …
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By Melissa Koenig
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9/29/20
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The Town of Hempstead Board voted at a Sept. 8 virtual meeting to increase the fine for illegal dumping in the town from $1,500 to $10,00 per incident.
Town Supervisor Donald Clavin said the board …
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By Damali Ramirez
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9/24/20
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They gathered in the early-morning light Friday at the Hempstead Town Park at Lido to honor those killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and also to salute the thousands . . .
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By James Bernstein
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9/11/20
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