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North Hempstead, NY - May 14th, 2013 - Friends of Animals, an international animal advocacy organization founded in 1957 is pressing North Hempstead, New York officials to cancel plans to hire agents to annihilate hundreds of Canada geese and newly born goslings in town parks.

At the April 17 board of education meeting, the Manhasset BOE voted unanimously to adopt the 2013-2014 budget that results in the following: Reduce $74,824 from line items in the budget including chaperoning supervision, supply and other budget codes-- in addition to the $1,712,551 that had previously been reduced from staff reductions and line ... (more)

Hurricane Sandy left plenty of debris in its wake. A group called the Manhasset Crew Team did its part to help speed the recovery process by volunteering to clean up the up North Hempstead Beach Park shoreline in Port Washington.