This week, the village announced its first-ever “I ♥ RVC!” video contest.
The village is calling on residents to create and submit high-definition videos that showcase what they love about Rockville Centre — and are less than three minutes long.
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By Alex Costello
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11/19/14
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Last week, County Executive Edward Mangano announced that the Village of Rockville Centre would be the recipient of more than $200,000 of Federal Community Development Black Grants that would be used for community improvements.
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By Alex Costello
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11/12/14
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About 60 people, many of them former service members, attended the American Legion’s Veterans Day ceremony at the Recreation Center on Tuesday.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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11/12/14
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In some ways, we have assessed the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy, as disturbing as the figures may be. Sandy’s destruction caused at least $65 billion in damages nationwide, and no region was hit harder than Long Island’s South Shore, Oceanside and Island Park in particular.
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By Tom Jordan
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10/29/14
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The Emanuel family –– including Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel –– sure knows how to stir the pot. Rahm’s older brother, Ezekiel, recently published a hugely controversial essay, “Why I hope to die at 75,” in The Atlantic.
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10/29/14
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The Island Park village board has approved plans, and $1.5 million in bonds, to build a new village hall, two years after its administrative offices were destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.
The …
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By Tom Jordan
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10/22/14
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Thanks to a grant from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, Maple Avenue will look better than ever when the construction is finally done.
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By Alex Costello
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10/22/14
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About 50 Rockville Centre residents attended the village’s annual Sept. 11 vigil at the Village Green on a cold night last Sunday. Some were children and teenagers too young to remember the terrorist attacks 13 years ago.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/22/14
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It’s time to drive a little more carefully around the village. The Rockville Centre Police Department has received a state grant that it will use to purchase two license plate readers and other equipment.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/15/14
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Two Rockville Centre organizations have initiated an effort to construct a special-needs-accessible playground. The Lions Club and the Rockville Centre Little League presented their proposal at the Oct. 6 Village Board of Trustees meeting.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/15/14
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