The teen pop sensation Meghan Trainor may be all about that bass, but the Sandel Senior Center is all about the place — Rockville Centre, that is. With that sentiment and a fun video, the senior center handily won the village’s first “I ♥ RVC!” video contest.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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4/1/15
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After Hurricane Sandy the Village of Island Park hired Metropolitan Construction Group and its President, Kent Katter of Babylon, to act as building inspector and administrator for the Village — the same Kent Katter who is now part of Patriot Management Group — the company that won the bid to rebuild Village Hall.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/18/15
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On March 5, the Village of Rockville Centre posted a draft of its 2015-16 budget on its website, revealing a tax increase of about $100 for the average homeowner.
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By Alex Costello
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3/18/15
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The 19th annual St. Patrick’s Parade will fill the streets of downtown Rockville Centre with Irish cheer next weekend.
The parade will follow its traditional route down Maple Avenue. Last year, the route changed because of the ongoing construction on the road.
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By Alex Costello
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3/18/15
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The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) announced the first two projects, for Island Park and Oceanside, totaling over $20 million, to be implemented through the New York Rising Community Reconstruction (NYRCR) Program — a grassroots undertaking that empowers localities to increase their physical, social and economic resilience following impacts from Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/11/15
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The final tally of next week’s election for the seats of mayor and two trustees will have a lot to do with how many residents cast a vote.
“Local elections, particularly ones held at …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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3/11/15
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Several issues have been raised in the past weeks’ campaign for mayor, two trustee seats and village justice. On each of these issues, Mayor Ed Fare, Trustees Vincent Grasso and Dermond Thomas and …
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3/11/15
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Nassau County Legislator Howard Kopel presented the village with a $75,000 check for the new fence on North Village Avenue at the March 2 Board of Trustees Meeting.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/4/15
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This winter has been keeping the Village of Rockville Center pretty busy.
It seems like the snow just doesn’t end. So far, there has been a total of more than 31 inches, according to the National Weather Service. And every time the snow starts falling, the village DPW rolls out.
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By Alex Costello
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2/25/15
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The candidates running for seats in the village election on March 18 were announced last week, after the Feb. 11 deadline to submit petitions passed.
The incumbents, running on the United …
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By Micah Danney
mdanney@liherald.com
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2/18/15
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