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It was called The Hub. Public transportation radiated from Hempstead Village like the spokes of a wheel. Pre-World War II homemakers would bus to Hempstead to shop. Everyone, in fact, shopped in Hempstead Village, the oldest community in Nassau County. While Mineola was the seat of county government, Hempstead was where you went for almost everything else.
Photo: Hempstead Lake State Park (Newsday / Karen Wiles Stabile)
Photo: Hempstead Lake State Park (Newsday / Karen Wiles Stabile)
It was called The Hub. Public transportation radiated from Hempstead Village like the spokes of a wheel. Pre-World War II homemakers would bus to Hempstead to shop. Everyone, in fact, shopped in Hempstead Village, the oldest community in Nassau County. While Mineola was the seat of county government, Hempstead was where you went for almost everything else.
Photo: Hempstead Lake State Park (Newsday / Karen Wiles Stabile)
Photo: Hempstead Lake State Park (Newsday / Karen Wiles Stabile)
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Nassau Democrats air diversity differences
Spin CycleDemocratic support didn???t come easily Wednesday for Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi???s appointment of Robert Bruno, a registered Conservative, to be a judge of the district court in Hempstead. Party lawmakers delayed the start of the county...Tags: Nassau County, Parties and Movements, Justice System, Court Administration
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The Long Island Auto Show revs up at Nassau Coliseum
pat.burson@newsday.comWHERE: Nassau Coliseum WHEN: 5-10 p.m. Thurs. Friday; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat.; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun. COST: $10 ($7 online), $6 ages 7-12 and over 62. PHONE: 800-345-1487 WEB: Autoexpo.com/longisland Preview Photos: 2009 Models | Green Vehicles Which will...Tags: Nassau Coliseum, Kia, Acura, Mercury, Vehicles
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School news: Massapequa students go to preserve
More than 650 students at McKenna Elementary School in Massapequa are boosting their knowledge of environmental science by using the Massapequa Park Preserve as their open-air classroom through the Brookhaven National Laboratory's Open Space Stewardship...Tags: Old Westbury, Awards and Prizes, Lawrence, Long Island, Local Elections
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State: Nassau attorney's pension improper
sandra.peddie@newsday.comAlbert D'Agostino, the politically prominent Nassau attorney who got a six-figure public pension after the state retroactively approved 21 years of credit for him, must give up his pension and pay back the more than $600,000 he has collected, the New York...Tags: Government Health Care, Nassau County, Employees, Health Treatments, Private Health Care
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Fire districts put private lawyers on public payrolls
sandra.peddie@newsday.com eden.laikin@newsday.comWhen Gordon Heights residents mobilized to fight the high taxes they pay for fire service, they were stunned to discover that the fire district's attorney, William Glass, was on the payroll. They complained that taxpayers in Long Island's most...Tags: Employees, Accounting and Auditing, David Paterson, Social Security, Justice System
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Nassau Republicans lead Dems in fundraising
GOP CASHING UP: Who's tops in raising funds? Democrats may control Nassau County government, but the county Republican organization still is the king of the fundraising hill. The latest campaign finance reports, filed earlier this month with the Board...Tags: Organized Crime, Batavia, Justice System, Long Island, Government
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Debate mystery: What will McCain do?
The Swampby Frank James We've got the last presidential debate coming up on Wednesday from Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY and aren't we all hoping it won't be any more of a snore than the second debate? That debate last week......Tags: John McCain, Barack Obama, Hofstra University, Saturday Night Live (tv program)
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Presidential debate moderators named
The Swampby Frank James The moderators for the three presidential debates and the one vice presidential debate have been named. They are, in short, the usual suspects. Moderating the presidential debates will be Jim Lehrer of Public Broadcasting's News Hour; Tom.....Tags: August (movie), Political Candidates, NBC, U.S. Elections, Hofstra University
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Bob Barr: Voters say let him debate
The Swampby Mark Silva Most voters - 55 percent - say that Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr should be included in the fall series of presidential debates, Zogby Interactive has found. Not quite as many - 45 percent - say independent......Tags: Ralph Nader, Political Candidates, Illinois, Barack Obama, Republican Party
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Obama, McCain debate: Closing a deal
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated at 11 pm It's entirely possible that we may have seen a draw tonight, in the first of the presidential election debates of the season. John McCain started tonight with a skaky voice on economic......Tags: Diplomacy, John Lehman, Mississippi, Walter Mondale, Prisoners and Detainees
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Hempstead grad Jacqulin E. Price
Defense Department announcementNavy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacqulin E. Price, daughter of Joyce C. Brock of Hempstead and David Bromley of Staten Island, recently reported for duty at Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla., the Defense Department announced Aug. 2. Price is a 2002...Tags: Armed Forces, Justice System, Defense
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North Hempstead recycling information
Curbside Recycling includes: Glass Metals Plastics: Check recycling logo at the bottom of the item (a number in a triangle of arrows). Items marked with a "1" or "2" can be recycled. All should be rinsed and flattened before discarding. Paper:...Tags: North Hempstead
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