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Diocese seeks court help in getting cemetery permits

After more than 14 years of trying to turn a 97-acre parcel of Old Westbury land into a cemetery, the Diocese of Rockville Centre went to court Monday seeking to force the village to issue permits, while environmental groups continue to complain the proposed graveyard would pollute groundwater with toxins such as embalming fluid.

The diocese purchased the property, a former horse farm, hoping...

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