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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At long last, the Courtesy Hotel has come down.
The notorious West Hempstead hotel lay in piles of rubble last week following its demolition, which marked...
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By Lee Landor
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5/12/11
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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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Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, center, along with Clerk Mark Bonilla, second from right, and Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin, left, recently presented an official Town of Hempstead Citation to …
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3/9/11
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The Courtesy Hotel officially closed its doors last week as developer Mill Creek Residential Trust signed the deal to take over the property, demolish the crime-ridden eyesore and replace it with an …
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By Lee Landor
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2/16/11
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The Courtesy Hotel appears to have closed its doors — at least for now.
On the morning of Dec. 5, a sign, with misspellings in two languages, was posted on the front doors of the notoriously …
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By Lee Landor
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1/12/11
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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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Thousands of Long Island families had a more abundant feast this Thanksgiving Day due in large part to the generosity of Robert Jesberger, proprietor of Mid Island Collision of Rockville Centre. At a …
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By Andrew McClure
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12/15/10
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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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West Hempstead High School sophomore Steven Trezza is a Boy Scout with Troop 240 of West Hempstead. In his current pursuit of the rank of Eagle Scout, Steven launched a community service project in …
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12/8/10
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