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Vacant lot in Levittown will now house radiologists
Photo credit: Brittany Wait
Hempstead Town officials joined doctors from Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology last week to celebrate the groundbreaking for a new state-of-the-art facility on formerly blighted property in the heart of Levittown.
The property, 3235 Hempstead Tpke., was home to a Jewish community center that fell into disrepair after the building was vacated. The structure was demolished in 2011 and the property remained...
Read more »Free foreclosure clinic in Mineola
The Nassau County Bar Association will hold a free mortgage foreclosure clinic at its Mineola headquarters on June 3.
The NCBA Mortgage Foreclosure and Sandy Recovery Free Legal Consultation Clinic will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. at 15th and West streets.
The bar association hopes to assist “families with advice and strategies to keep their homes during one of the worst recessions in...
Read more »Huntington business incubator holds first program to aid small businesses
Photo credit: Newsday, 2010 / Audrey C. Tiernan
Huntington’s new business incubator recently held its first event, which invited entrepreneurs to a five-part seminar.
The Excellence in Entrepreneurship program started May 13 and will have its last session Tuesday.
Topics covered in the sessions included performing a self-assessment of strengths and weaknesses; financing a business; how to write a business plan; organizational structure;...
Read more »Mastic Beach votes to change village work session schedule
Photo credit: Carl Corry, 2011
The Mastic Beach Village board of trustees passed a resolution to switch work session meetings from the third to first Wednesday of each month.
The move allows work sessions to be held the week before monthly board meetings, which are scheduled for the second Tuesday of each month.
The 5 p.m. Wednesday meetings are open to the public, but attendees are not allowed to comment.
Trustee...
Read more »Lindenhurst seeks bids to restore Shore Road Park, envisions storm buffer zone
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The Village of Lindenhurst is sending out a request for bids for engineering work on Shore Road Park, which was damaged during superstorm Sandy.
The work will be part of the Shore Road Park Waterfront Habitat Restoration Project. The project’s mission is to restore the beachfront of the park, which sits on the Great South Bay. The goal is to control future erosion due to hurricanes, nor’easters,...
Read more »Communities near Kennedy Airport to discuss noise control
Photo credit: Charles Eckert
The Town-Village Aircraft Safety Noise Abatement Committee will host a meeting Monday night to discuss concerns about low-flying planes and ways to control jet noise in communities near Kennedy Airport.
The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Lawrence Village Hall, on 196 Central Ave. in Lawrence. Representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration, Port Authority of New York and New...
Read more »Roosevelt Community Farmers Market receives $15G in competitive FreshConnect program
Photo credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced $260,000 in funding for 23 projects, including a Roosevelt group, as part of the FreshConnect farmers market program, launched in 2011 to bring fresh produce from New York farms to underserved communities throughout the state.
The Roosevelt Community Revitalization Group Inc., which runs Roosevelt Community Farmers Market, will get $15,000 after being selected...
Read more »Malibu Shore Club to reopen for the summer on Saturday
Photo credit: Anthony Lanzilote
The 65-year-old Malibu Shore Club in Lido Beach, which was closed and heavily damaged by superstorm Sandy, will open for the summer on Saturday.
Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray attended a reopening ceremony Friday at the club, which is owned by the town.
Butch Yamali, who operates the club for the town, said $1 million was spent on repairs, which are finished except for minor...
Read more »Smithtown libraries save thanks to energy-efficiency features
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Energy-efficiency features at Smithtown’s four public library branches save about $25,000 a year, the Long Island Power Authority said last week.
The branches in Smithtown hamlet, Kings Park, Nesconset and Commack — which reopened in the past two years following a $21 million renovation — include measures such as lights activated by motion sensors, computer-programmed heating units and air...
Read more »Promise to friend keeps Merrick woman walking for AIDS
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While purchasing a new mattress at a local Sleepy’s store earlier this year, Francine Goldstein asked the salesperson to write her a check.
Goldstein, 67, of Merrick, has made similar requests to car dealers, politicians, her doctors, co-workers, friends and family during the past 25 years in her quest to raise money for organizations that support people with AIDS.
“I’m not ashamed to...
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