The town’s Republican majority voted on Sept. 3 to nullify Supervisor Laura Gillen’s appointment of Elmont resident Averil Smith as the acting comptroller, saying the appointment violated civil …
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By Melissa Koenig
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9/4/19
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Town of Hempstead Republican lawmakers are challenging Supervisor Laura Gillen’s selection of Elmont resident Averil Smith as acting town comptroller, claiming the appointment violates civil service law.
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By Melissa Koenig
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8/29/19
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Averil Smith, an Elmont resident, was named the Town of Hempstead’s acting comptroller on Aug. 26.
Smith is a certified public accountant, and previously served as the Town of North Hempstead …
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By Melissa Koenig
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8/26/19
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For all the promise Long Island has, we’re still held back by decaying infrastructure and congested roadways. If we want to usher in a brighter future, we have to embrace new mobility options . . .
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By Laura Gillen
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8/16/19
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As the Hempstead Town Board prepared to set a date for a public hearing on whether to designate a Franklin Square movie theater as a historic landmark, local activists gathered at the Franklin Square Library on July 30 to offer support for the application.
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By Melissa Koenig
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8/8/19
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When Rony Kessler dons his cap with the words “Central Nassau County Rotary Club,” he tries, he said, to personify the club’s motto, “Service above self.” Kessler, 77, has spent decades …
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By Ronny Reyes
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8/8/19
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Valley Stream resident Shari James this Saturday officially kicked off her campaign for the Town of Hempstead’s 3rd Council District seat at her headquarters on South Franklin Avenue.
James, …
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By Peter Belfiore
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8/1/19
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Performances/On Stage
Saturday Night FeverMusical adapted from the popular film, Thursday and Friday, Aug. 1-2, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 3, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 4, 2 and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, …
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8/1/19
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PSEG recently announced that it will start replacing existing poles and wires in Franklin Square and West Hempstead on Aug. 13 to make them more storm-resilient.
According to the utility, the new …
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By Melissa Koenig
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7/30/19
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A raging fire broke out inside a homeowner disposal area at the Town of Hempstead’s waste transfer station in Merrick, at the foot of the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve, around 7:45 a.m. Sunday …
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By Scott Brinton and Alyssa Seidman
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7/28/19
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