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Let the sun shine in

Citizens have the right to open government and to the information their governments have. more

3/21/13

Town should seize redistricting opportunity

In so many ways, the Town of Hempstead has set an example of how government ought to operate. more

2/28/13

Operation SPLASH, a Freeport-based nonprofit environmental group, has scheduled its annual Op-SPLASH cleanup for March 16, in Freeport. At last year’s cleanup in East Rockaway, above, volunteers loaded trash onto a barge.

Restoring the South Shore's Sandy-ravaged wetlands

Like no other storm since the “Long Island Express” of 1938, Hurricane Sandy ripped apart Long Island’s South Shore, lifting docks off their moorings and depositing them miles away, tearing hot tubs from backyard decks and dumping them in the canals that line the coast, and sending boats big and small hurtling out to sea. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/26/13

The majority of attendees at a Town of Hempstead Board meeting on Tuesday came to voice concerns about the upcoming redistricting of councilmatic districts.

Town of Hempstead hires demographic consultant for redistricting

The Town of Hempstead Board voted unanimously on Feb. 19 to hire a private company, Skyline Demographic Consultants Inc., to provide the town with demographic information about its residents, which town officials plan to use to redraw geographic lines for its six electoral districts. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 2/21/13

Meadowmere Park residents Edward and Ruth Samuelson show their affection after renewing their marriage vows at the town ceremony on Valentine’s Day.

Renewing their vows, reaffirming their love

Among the nearly dozen couples who were severely affected by Hurricane Sandy and came from the Town of Hempstead’s south shore to Island Park to renew their wedding vows on Valentine’s Day were Edward and Ruth Samuelson of Meadowmere Park. more

2/20/13

Bonilla case adjourned until March

Town of Hempstead Clerk Mark Bonilla’s criminal case was adjourned until next month, according to the Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice’s office. more

By Julie Mansmann | 2/14/13

Where, oh where, is Long Island's wind farm?

I ran for 45 minutes over the seashell-coated paths and up and down the steep hills of Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick last Saturday, and I didn’t meet a soul, which was surprising and strange, even a little eerie. more

2/7/13

Backup generators should be required countywide

In the chaotic weeks after Hurricane Sandy rolled across Nassau County, residents, desperate for the gasoline that was in such short supply, learned a new routine: get up before dawn and get to an open gas station before your friends and neighbors did. more

2/7/13

Long fueling lines were a problem in Nassau County after Hurricane Sandy.

Town: Fueling stations must carry generators

A law passed by the Town of Hempstead on Jan. 22 requires fueling stations within the township to carry back-up generators capable of powering its fuel pumps during power outages. more

By David Weingrad | 1/31/13

Deceptive mailing targeted Sandy victims

District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that an Oceanside contractor who sent doctored Town of Hempstead fliers to residents to advertise his business was arrested on Tuesday. Mark Rauch, 63, … more

By Alex Costello | 12/13/12

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