A town hall meeting on May 23, focusing on proposed upgrades to the village’s athletic fields and hosted by Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray, drew a standing-room-only crowd of residents of the village as well as Lynbrook and East Rockaway, who peppered officials with questions and voiced their concerns about traffic, parking, light pollution, water runoff and the potential impact of the project on the environment and wildlife.
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By Judy Rattner
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5/30/12
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Rockville Centre Mayor Fran Murray will conduct a “town hall”
meeting
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5/18/12
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After months of debate, review and modification, the Rockville Centre Board of Trustees passed the 2012-13 village budget on April 24, with a 3-2 vote.
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By Aaron Axelson
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4/26/12
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When Village Comptroller Michael Schussheim presented the Rockville Centre Board of Trustees with his tentative budget, which includes a plan to raise taxes by 6.97 percent, Trustee Ed Oppenheimer made it clear that he did not believe that enough had been done to cut costs.
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Aaron Axelson
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4/11/12
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Rockville Centre has begun installing new parking “consoles” that will allow people who park downtown to pay with credit and debit cards as well as dollar bills and coins.
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Aaron Axelson
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3/28/12
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Rockville Centre’s tentative budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year would see the village tax rate increase by 6.97 percent.
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Aaron Axelson
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3/21/12
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At Monday afternoon’s meeting of the village Board of Trustees, Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray delivered his first State of the Village address, highlighting six months of accomplishments and hinting at his future plans.
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Aaron Axelson
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2/15/12
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After a four-month search involving more than 30 applicants, Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray and the Board of Trustees have chosen a former New York City police inspector to be the new village administrator.
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Aaron Axelson
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2/15/12
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Mayor Murray traveled to Washington, D.C. last week to attend events and activities sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM). He also attended a special Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event and visited several local Congress members. This is his report.
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Mayor Francis X. Murray
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1/25/12
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While an early-October dusting of snow on Long Island seemed to portend a cold and difficult winter, Mother Nature has had other plans.
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Aaron Axelson
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1/18/12
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