Nassau County has informed the Village of Rockville Centre that it will be refurbishing the three walk bridges across Peninsula Boulevard at Bulson Road, DeMott Avenue and Lakeside Drive during the coming month
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4/21/10
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The National Civic League announced that the Village of Lynbrook has been named one of its finalists for the 2010 All-America City awards, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious civic recognition award. Lynbrook was the only village that was chosen in the state of New York.
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Mary Malloy
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4/21/10
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Lynbrook's Mayor's Run a race for charity
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The second annual Lynbrook Mayor's Family Run was a happy event on Saturday, April 17. Sponsored by McQuade's Neighborhood Grill in Lynbrook, runners came out to run the race hoping to win the top …
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John C. O'Connell
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4/17/10
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In the wake of the March storm that paralyzed Rockville Centre for days, officials gathered on April 8 to discuss how the village can be prepared for future emergencies.
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Alex Costello
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4/14/10
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East Rockaway Mayor Ed Sieban announced that the village board has scheduled a community meeting to present their proposal to transform the industrial district in the village, and to listen to the …
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Mary Malloy
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4/14/10
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“Trust me, this weighs heavy on my mind.”
That was East Rockaway Trustee Irene Villacci’s thought on the village’s tentative $8.9 million 2010-11 budget — and in particular its near 7 percent tax levy increase — which the village unveiled at Monday’s board meeting. Officials vowed to pare down the tax levy over the next two weeks, with the final budget due by April 30. As it stands, the average homeowner would pay an additional $170 in village taxes.
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Anthony Bottan
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4/14/10
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At a Village Board meeting last month, Mayor Mary Bossart announced that Rockville Centre would be hosting Nassau County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training. Residents who complete the …
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Alex Costello
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4/7/10
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More than 100 residents of Freeport and neighboring communities like Merrick, Bellmore and Rockville Centre converged on Freeport Village Hall on Monday to protest Mayor Andrew Hardwick's reported proposal to build a $550 million waste-to-energy trash incinerator in south Freeport, near the Merrick border.
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Sari Zeidler and Scott Brinton
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4/6/10
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By ANTHONY BOTTAN
Lynbrook's 2010-11 tentative budget contains a 2.1 percent increase from this year's spending plan and nearly a 5.9 percent tax rate increase. Though Lynbrook officials say that …
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Anthony Bottan
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4/1/10
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Deputy Mayor Chuck Joyce was on hand March 20 to present a proclamation to Sylvia Davis, a resident of Maple Pointe Assisted Living, on the occasion of her 100th birthday. Ms. Davis, a Manhattan …
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3/31/10
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