West Hempstead resident Gary Port is challenging Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray for her seat this year...
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By Lee Landor
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6/22/11
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Nearly 400 residents and animal rescuers protested outside the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh last Saturday afternoon. Hope for Hempstead Shelter, a local shelter-reform advocacy group, …
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By Jackie Nash
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3/23/11
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Brownies know their banners Girls from Brownie Troop 2029 and Daisy Troop 2011 were working on their girl sports try-it, and visited Five Stars Gymnastics Academy in East …
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3/9/11
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With a major winter storm looming for New York’s metropolitan area and surrounding suburbs, including Long Island, the Town of Hempstead has been taking steps to make sure its snow removal …
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By Jackie Nash and Lee Landor
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1/11/11
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Three animal rescue volunteers have filed a lawsuit against the Town of Hempstead, Supervisor Kate Murray and seven other employees after the volunteers were banned from the town’s Wantagh animal shelter — where they had worked for years — for what they say is retaliation for speaking out to shelter employees and town officials about abuse and neglect.
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Mary Malloy
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12/9/10
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The Town of Hempstead passed legislation this week banning smoking in its 100 parks, according to Supervisor Kate Murray.
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David Weingrad
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11/26/10
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Making moves that gain momentum is not just a pastime for Vincent Toma — it is a mission. As president of the Franklin Square Norwood Park Civic Association for the last four years, Toma is willing to move mountains to help improve the lives of those in his community, which earned him a special award from the Town of Hempstead this month.
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Clarissa Hamlin
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11/24/10
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As president of the Valley Stream Historical Society, Gaetano Ferrara loves studying the past. Better known in the community as Guy, the historical society is just one of Ferrara’s many volunteer activities that earned him a Make a Difference Award from the Town of Hempstead last week.
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Andrew Hackmack
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11/17/10
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin and Councilwoman Angie Cullin joined Ilene Robinson’s third-grade class from Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick on Wednesday to announce a proposal to designate the town’s 100 parks “smoke-free.”
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David Weingrad
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11/11/10
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Members with the Wounded Warrior Project held their annual picnic in Eisenhower Park on Sept. 21.
A local ambassador for the organization, Paul Hastings, accepted a $15,000 donation from the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association. “It was an awesome turnout,” said Hastings, “and it was a more than generous donation from the PBA.”
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9/29/10
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