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Local veterans led a 21-gun salute in honor of soldiers from Rockville Centre who perished while fighting in our nation’s wars.

The sky was blue and the sun was shining as Rockville Centre honored the fallen at the Memorial Day Parade on Monday. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 5/27/15

Mayor touts village improvements in speech

The Village of Rockville Centre never rests on its laurels. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 5/13/15

Town Supervisor Kate Murray made Village Hall come down.

Island Park village hall is demolished

With a little help, Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray took the controls of a pay loader and began the demolition of Island Park Village Hall on April 23. The building had stood empty and boarded up since Hurricane Sandy. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 4/29/15

Island Park adopts $6 million village budget

The Island Park village board adopted the 2015-16 budget at its meeting on April 16. It totals $6.7 million, an increase of $2 million over the current spending plan, and calls for a 1.6 percent increase in village taxes that Mayor Michael McGinty says will cover mandated state pension and health coverage increases for village employees. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 4/22/15

Mayor Patti McDonald luring the opening of a village installation ceremony last week.

McDonald is sworn in for a third mayoral term

Amid the ceremonial sounds of a New York Police Department pipe band, former New York City police commissioner Raymond Kelly, local dignitaries, and village residents, Mayor Patti Ann McDonald, three village trustees, a village judge and more were sworn into their governmental, civil and volunteer positions at Malverne village hall last week. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 4/22/15

Senator Charles Schumer displayed a counterfeit $100 bill and a Monopoly $100 bill — which he said were effectively the same thing.

Fighting back against the fakers

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer came to Rockville Centre on April 8 to urge the Secret Service to devote more resources to fighting counterfeiting operations on Long Island. more

By Alex Costello | 4/15/15

Here's hoping Hillary runs, and wins

I’m glad Hillary Clinton lost in 2008. I worked hard for her. I raised money and I traveled to Iowa. I believed in her then. Now I believe she’s even better prepared than before. more

4/10/15

JayCee Driesen crooned a birthday song to Sylvia Davis.

Celebrating 105 wonderful years

Last month, Rockville Centre resident Sylvia Davis celebrated her milestone 105th birthday. Davis, who lives at Maple Pointe Assisted Living in Rockville Centre, celebrated the momentous … more

4/8/15

The village board held a public hearing last week to discuss its tentative budget for the coming year.

Budget hearing proposes 3.78 percent tax hike for village residents

During a public hearing to discuss next year’s tentative village budget, Malverne mayor Patti Ann McDonald announced a proposed tax increase of 3.78 percent to the dismay of several attendees who have often voiced the village is not doing enough to save tax payers money. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 4/8/15

Mayor Francis X. Murray and the board of trustees unanimously approved the new budget, which raises taxes 2.83 percent.

Village adopts 2015-16 budget

It’s official — the average Rockville Centre homeowner will pay $100 more in village taxes next year. In a meeting that was not televised, the board of trustees adopted the 2015-16 budget on April 1. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 4/8/15

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