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Betty Klein grew up on a farm in Kansas, and would ride her horse to school.

Betty L. Klein, mother-in-law to Molloy College President Dr. Drew Bogner, died on Jan. 4 from a stroke. She was 92. Klein grew up in Kansas, working on her parents’ farm. An only child, she used to help her parents plow the fields and take care of the livestock. When she went to school, she would ride a horse there. more

By Alex Costello | 1/7/15

Justice Steven Jaeger decided that the village could neither limit Bonefish’s operating hours, nor force it to provide valet parking.

Bonefish wins suit against village

Last week, a Nassau County Supreme Court judge ruled that Bonefish Grill could be open for lunch on the weekends, overturning the village’s decision to limit the business’s hours. Calling the village’s decision to restrict the restaurant’s hours “arbitrary and unreasonable,” Justice Steven M. Jaeger ruled in favor of Bonefish in the Article 78 proceeding it filed against the village in July. Jaeger also ruled that the village could not force Bonefish to have valet parking during its business hours. more

By Alex Costello | 1/7/15

George Voutsinas filed a suit to overturn the BZA’s reversal on his permits so he can build a restaurant at the former site of SK Speed on Sunrise Highway.

Taking BZA back to court

On the heels of the village’s losing the lawsuit that Bonefish Grill filed against it, another local restaurateur has filed a motion to overturn a Board of Zoning Appeals decision, and to challenge the village’s Substantial Occupancy Permit and Exterior Design Review laws. more

By Alex Costello | 1/7/15

Ellen White: Enriching children's lives

Ellen White grew up helping others. “My mother would say, ‘You always feel better about yourself when you’re helping someone else,’” recalled her sister, Joanie Kelly. more

By Alex Costello | 12/31/14

Justice Steven Jaeger ruled that the village could not restrict Bonefish's operating hours and could not force it to employ valets for parking customers' cars.

Bonefish wins suit against Rockville Centre

Last week, a Nassau County Supreme Court judge ruled that Bonefish Grill could be open for lunch on the weekends, overturning the village’s decision to limit the business’s hours. Calling … more

By Alex Costello | 12/29/14

Margarita Grasing fled Cuba with her brother in 1961, after being in Havana for the Bay of Pigs Invasion. She hasn’t returned since.

‘The main thing is that people need help’

Last week, President Obama announced that, after more than 50 years, the United States would begin to normalize relations with Cuba. The economic and political ramifications of the decision … more

By Alex Costello | 12/24/14

Village and county workers removed the old fence last week.

Work starts on N. Village Ave fence

After accepting a grant in July, the Village of Rockville Centre has begun to replace the broken and beat-up fence that lines the strip of land between North Village Avenue and Peninsula Boulevard. more

By Alex Costello | 12/24/14

Work is progressing ahead of schedule at Watson, where most of the exterior construction has already been completed.

Construction pulls ahead at Watson

Construction at the Watson school is well ahead of schedule, while work at South Side High School has begun to lag. But administration officials still predict all work will be done by the start of the next school year. more

By Alex Costello | 12/24/14

Michael Rubin, left, played guitar for a live version of the 1988 hit song “Cult of Personality” with Living Colour bassist Doug Wimbish.

Live and in Living Colour

Last Saturday, Wil Calhoun and Doug Wimbish — better known as the drummer and bassist for the band Living Colour — came to the School of Rock, in Rockville Centre, and, well, they rocked. … more

By Alex Costello | 12/23/14

iPads coming to South Side High School

The Rockville Centre School District’s administration proposed an ambitious plan at the Dec. 10 Board of Education Meeting to supply all 1,100 students at South Side High School with iPads. more

By Alex Costello | 12/17/14