Keyword: Town of Hempstead
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Three local couples celebrated a renewal of their wedding vows at an affair of love held at the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale on Valentine’s Day.
On a day steeped in romance, local …
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By Sean Harmon
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2/22/12
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The possible arrival of a Sonic fast-food franchise has been a hot topic of discussion among East Meadow residents for months. The Town of Hempstead’s Board of Zoning Appeals has adjourned two meetings on the matter for various reasons, and the next attempt to hear the variance case is scheduled for March 7.
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Shannon Koehle
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2/17/12
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The Town of Hempstead Department of Water is adding a filtration system to two wells in East Meadow after traces of volatile organic compounds were discovered. The project on Prospect Avenue began last August and will be complete before peak water consumption season this summer, according to the town.
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By Shannon Koehle
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2/2/12
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Hempstead town officials touted past successes and looked to the future during the inauguration ceremony on Tuesday at Town Hall. After being re-elected in November, Supervisor Kate Murray, council members Edward Ambrosino, Angie Cullin and Jim Darcy, Town Clerk Mark Bonilla and Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin began new terms.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/4/12
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The record-breaking blizzards that blanketed everything with snow and freezing rains in the winter of 2010-11 may seem like distant memories, but, alas, it is that time of year again. And just as you winterize your homes and prepare for storms that may pass through in the coming months, the Town of Hempstead is readying itself and its supplies for what the Farmers' Almanac termed "clime and punishment," a season of unusually cold and stormy weather.
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By Lee Landor, llandor@liherald.com
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12/17/11
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Six pit bulls that were rescued from an Elmont dog-fighting ring will soon have a new home on the West Coast, under the care of a famous dog trainer.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/3/11
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To the excitement of hundreds of residents and local animal rights advocates who have been complaining for months that the Town of Hempstead’s Animal Shelter is in dire need of financial monitoring, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced on Oct. 24 that his office will audit the financial operations of the facility. The audit — which DiNapoli said is in response to hundreds of complaints from residents and intends to ensure the shelter’s “integrity of financial accountability — will begin within the next two weeks.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/2/11
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, a Republican from Levittown, faces a stiff challenge by West Hempstead attorney and business/civic activist Gary Port, a Democrat, in this year’s election.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/27/11
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In this space last week, we expressed our disappointment that the Nassau County Legislature puts politics before people, almost always voting along party lines, hardly ever working in concert to accomplish great things for a county that has never needed great things to happen more than it does now.
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10/27/11
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Town of Hempstead voters will once again have an opportunity to chose their town clerk as Republican incumbent Mark Bonilla, running for his fifth, two-year term, is being challenged by Democrat Steve Anchin.
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JEFF BESSEN
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10/26/11
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