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Democrat Laura Gillen pulled off a historic victory in the Town of Hempstead on Tuesday night, defeating incumbent Anthony Santino. She declared victory along with Laura Curran, of Baldwin, who won the county executive's seat. Gillen voted at Hewitt Elementary School in her hometown of Rockville Centre early on Tuesday.
Gillen makes history as first Democratic Hempstead supervisor in more than a century
For the first time in more than a century, the Town of Hempstead will have a Democratic supervisor. Laura Gillen, a Rockville Centre attorney, defeated incumbent Republican Anthony Santino on Tuesday night by roughly 2,000 votes. more
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Part II of II: 30 West Jamaica – a rich past, and a blessed future
In August 1953, another fraternal organization, the Free and Accepted Masons (Freemasons), opened a local chapter — Valley Stream Lodge No. 143. They did not buy a building in Valley Stream at that … more
Country music star Jason Aldean's performance at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Sunday night became the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. In the crowd was 24-year-old Rockville Centre native Peter Meehan. Above, the concert venue last Friday.
Rockville Centre native ‘grateful’ to survive America’s deadliest shooting
The death toll was climbing steadily on Monday, less than 24 hours after a lone gunman opened fire with an assault weapon from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas during country music star Jason Aldean's performance at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. In the crowd at the Aldean concert was Peter Meehan, 24, of Rockville Centre, who flew to Las Vegas last Thursday to attend the three-day music festival with his girlfriend. more
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Adolph Levy and Son, a clothier located at 60 South Main St.
This Week in Freeport- 100 years ago
MORE MEN LEAVE FOR CAMP UPTON: Nine Freeporters were among 58 conscripted men to leave from the Hempstead train station for Camp Upton for basic training preparatory to their service in the US armed … more
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Seth J. Blau
Forgotten figures in Oceanside history
When one looks back in history, sometimes tragic events result in interesting, unintended results that eventually shape the world we live in today. The same is true of our local community. When a … more
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Freeport to dedicate three historical markers
The Freeport Landmarks Preservation Commission is dedicating three historical roadside makers on Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at three different locations. Initially the dedication was … more
Freeport Hospital was located at 267 South Ocean Avenue in Freeport during the 1920s.
Old-Time Hospitals in Freeport
Freeport Community Hospital was a 100-bed hospital planned for Freeport, but it never came to fruition. Developer Jacob Post suggested the hospital be built on Babylon Turnpike.  Hugo Stearns … more
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The New York Equestrian Center’s property has housed stables in West Hempstead for more than 90 years.
N.Y. Equestrian Center is for sale
West Hempstead’s history as a horse town added another page to its annals earlier this month when executive management of the New York Equestrian Center announced it was for sale. more
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The Oceanside School District’s first modern school. Built in 1911, it would later become known as School No. 1.
A look through time at the Oceanside School District
Looking back at history, it is interesting how little known; long-forgotten individuals can unwittingly influence the development of a community. This is exactly the case with Miss Helen E. Westcott. … more
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The Shiloh Baptist, now on North Centre Avenue, was founded in 1907.
RVC’s Shiloh Baptist Church celebrates 110th anniversary
“I wear many, many hats,” Sister Lenora Quinones said of her roles in the Shiloh Baptist Church, but she could have been talking about the many roles of the church itself, which has served … more
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