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Valley Stream’s newest civic group held its first meeting last week, focusing on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood maps and their effect on property values.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/7/11
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Now that local elections are over, I think it is appropriate to draw some conclusions regarding the results. On Nov. 8, a fractional number of the eligible electorate overwhelmingly expressed their view that the incumbents, who have gotten us to our current state of affairs, deserve another opportunity to give us more of the same.
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11/25/11
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Now, after more than seven months have elapsed and on the eve of another critical local election, I believe that it is appropriate and helpful that I offer some reflections and views based on my experience. As many are aware, my first and last foray into politics was unsuccessful but extremely educational.
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10/27/11
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Last week a letter written by Peter Panzarino appeared in the Herald (“A case of sour grapes”). Mr. Panzarino made several accusations which require rebuttal. First of all, I did lose the mayoral election this past March.
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9/29/11
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I was dismayed by Joseph B. Margolin’s letter in the Sept. 15-21 Herald, “What about Hewlett-Woodmere?” criticizing Mayor Ed Fare’s new Mayor for the Day contest. Mr. Margolin asserts that Mayor Fare excluded children who live in Valley Stream and attend District 14 schools.
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9/22/11
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I have recently had the opportunity to read two items with messages from Mayor Ed Fare of the incorporated Village of Valley Stream. The items are the 2011-12 Valley Stream Almanac and Newcomer’s Guide and The Village Green, the official newsletter of the village.
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9/15/11
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Hurricane Irene came and went, and while the storm took down trees and power lines, one thing it didn’t leave behind was widespread flooding in Valley Stream.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/7/11
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For the last two years, the residents of Gibson have been told by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that their scientific conclusions based upon a study focusing on the east end of Long Island, and their historical information (which they have not disclosed) clearly indicated that a hurricane making landfall on Long Island would create a “surge” of historic proportions.
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9/1/11
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On May 19, I and some other residents of Valley Stream attended a meeting at the Valley Stream Village Hall called and conducted by Assemblyman Brian Curran. The meeting was billed to be an update on problems raised two years ago by the implementation of new flood maps by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that have adversely impacted arts of Valley Stream, notably Gibson, including significant parts of School District 14.
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6/2/11
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In less than a week, residents will know who will lead Valley Stream for the next four years. Tuesday’s mayoral election pits village Trustee Ed Fare against Gibson resident …
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/9/11
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