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Hempstead Town bans cell towers near homes

At a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday morning, the Town of Hempstead passed legislation that regulates where cell antennas and other wireless telecommunications equipment may be placed within the township. more

David Weingrad | 9/21/10

County honors 'Merrick Madness' softball squad

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano recently welcomed the “Merrick Madness” softball team to the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola to congratulate the players and coaches on winning the District 31 Championship. more

9/10/10

Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg stands at the lectern next to Brian Browne, left, the government relations director for St. John's University, and Tom Adler, right, a Nassau County resident with a daughter now in college. Denenberg took the website Ultrinsic Motivator, Inc. to task for allowing college students 'to wager' on their own grades.

Website gives new meaning to high-stakes testing

Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg slammed the website Ultrinsic Motivator, Inc. during a Sept. 8 news conference for offering college students the chance "to wager" on their own grades. more

David Weingrad | 9/8/10

Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg of Bellmore-Merrick, center, stands at the lectern with Legislator Wayne Wink of Roslyn, left, and Bruce Piel, the chairman of PARCnassau, a Nassau County Park Advocacy Group.

Denenberg questions Mangano's park fee hikes

Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, a Democrat who represents Bellmore-Merrick, held a press conference on Monday at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow to question County Executive Ed Mangano's … more

David Weingrad | 8/25/10

Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, center, with Joseph Muscatelli and Rich Schneider of the American Red Cross, Bill Goodman of the National Weather Center, John Brooks of the Town of Brookhaven Risk Management Department and Beverly Poppell of the Pet Safe Coalition.

Legislator helps residents prep for the 'Big One'

The U.S. could be in for one very active hurricane season, according to weather experts. That, in part, prompted Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, a Democrat who represents Bellmore-Merrick, to hold a hurricane-preparedness seminar on Wednesday at the Freeport Library. more

David Weingrad | 8/19/10

At Hempstead Town Hall, protesters called for a moratorium on cell-phone antennas

Protesters call for cell-antenna moratorium

Updated: Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1:57 p.m. Protesters from various parts of Nassau County rallied outside Town of Hempstead Hall on Tuesday morning before a town meeting, calling for a moratorium on the installation of cell-phone antennas and towers around Bellmore, Merrick and Wantagh. more

David Weingrad | 8/3/10

The state Department of Transportation plans to make changes to Newbridge Road that are aimed at curtailing speeding.

A ‘road diet’ for Newbridge Road in East Meadow

Newbridge Road is set to undergo a facelift in August. On July 23, the state Department of Transportation confirmed its plans to implement “traffic-calming measures” on … more

Mike Caputo | 7/28/10

Austin Boulevard study moving forward

This fall, if all goes according to plan, Island Park residents should start seeing workers in reflective vests on Austin Boulevard — the first step in a long-awaited traffic survey to determine … more

Alex Costello | 7/21/10

Donald Dubois, 39, of Flushing, came to express his opposition to the ban. "We hear about these laws that are put in place and they're incredibly unfair," he said of the breed-specific legislation.

Fighting for the dogs

Anger, outrage and a love of dogs brought more than 100 protesters from all over New York to Rockville Centre's Village Hall June 29. Armed with signs that read, "Ban the deed not the breed," they … more

Jennifer Gundersen | 7/7/10

Bellmore and Merrick PAL coaches celebrate

Bellmore and Merrick Police Athletic League coaches recently celebrated at the Treehouse in Merrick. more

7/6/10

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