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Anger, outrage and a love of dogs brought more than 100 protesters from all over New York to Rockville Centre's Village Hall Tuesday night. Armed with signs that read, "Ban the deed not the breed," they gathered to demonstrate their opposition to Local Law 9, which bans pit bulls and Rottweilers in the village.
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Jennifer Gundersen
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6/30/10
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Plans are in the works to reconfigure Newbridge Road in East Meadow, a stretch known for speeding and high accident rates. In 2009, the state Department of Motor Vehicles reported six …
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Mike Caputo
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6/9/10
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Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg is pushing for a 15 percent property-tax exemption for all veterans who served during the Cold War Era -- the period between the end of World War II and Nov. 9, 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell.
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Scott Brinton
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5/28/10
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Once again, New York state’s two biggest enemies — the ravenous unions and the legislators who are afraid to vote against them — have reared their ugly heads. Love him or hate him, let’s give our lame duck governor, David Paterson, credit for taking a stand.
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Al D'Amato
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5/20/10
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More than a year after the last public hearing in Long Beach, the proposed offshore liquefied natural gas terminal is still on the minds of residents, as politicians have continued to denounce its …
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ARIELLA MONTI
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5/20/10
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The Rockville Centre Fire Department held its annual Installation and Inspection Dinner Dance at the Sands at Atlantic Beach this past weekend, where Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony Santino and Nassau County Legislator Joseph Scannell were among the officials on hand to honor the firefighters and officers moving up the line.
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5/19/10
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The question of how involved Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick has been in talks with the Chinese Zhondge Group to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in south Freeport has been a point of concern among local residents since news of the proposal broke last month.
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Scott Brinton
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5/13/10
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Nassau County Legislator Joe Scannell (D-Baldwin) and his son, Brian, third from right, stopped in on the Rockville Centre Youth Council’s recent Operation Medicine Cabinet, held in village police headquarters, to give community residents the opportunity to dispose of expired, unused or unwanted drugs in an environmentally safe manner.
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5/12/10
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Legislator Norma Gonsalves (R-East Meadow) was surprised when she heard news about a possible casino at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum property. But she was not shocked. …
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Mike Caputo
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5/5/10
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The Bellmore Little League season is in full swing, and more than 150 children marched on Saturday to celebrate. The season started in early April, but officials held off the parade in the hope of sunnier weather. The wait paid off, and players took to the street and marched from Bedford Avenue to the Bruce H. Gary Memorial Field of Heroes.
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Deirdre Krasula
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4/28/10
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