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Railroad project affects LIRR summer schedule
Starting today, the Long Island Rail Road's revised summer schedule will include changes on the Long Beach, Montauk, Huntington and Ronkonkoma branches, with more changes to come Monday on the Hempstead ...
Project Shuts Down LIRR's Hempstead Branch
HEMPSTEAD -- Long Island Rail Road service on the Hempstead Branch will be shut down this weekend to allow workers to install a new signal system and new switches at a key switching point called Queens ...
Splash-that was me hitting the water as I went down the flume. No, not really, but the pool is open and the water is fine.
New Jersey Firefighters Cheer Marines Headed to Iraq
The Marines did not go quietly into the Garden City night. Hundreds of Long Island firefighters made sure of that.
Elmont: School Voters Guide 2008
“Very often we wake up and there's something new that is mandated”
VOTING 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Alden Terrace School, Clara H. Carlson School, Covert Avenue School, Dutch Broadway School, Elmont Pre-Kindergarten, Gotham Avenue School, Stewart Manor Elementary ... via Newsday.com
From the Desk of Senator Johnson
“I look forward to continue to work with this administration on matters that affect my constituents.”
Funding Increases for Local Schools Under 2008-09 Budget Senator Craig Johnson announces a more than $460,000 funding increase for the Elmont Union Free School District - which includes Stewart Manor School - ... via Three Village Times
State Budget Increases Aid to Local Villages
“This funding will help our local villages to continue to provide outstanding services. That is what our Villages are known for, and I'm very proud to have assisted them with this additional funding.”
Assemblyman Tom Alfano announced that the new state budget would contain an increase of $112 million in aid to local governments. via Floral Park Dispatch
Newly Renovated Stewart Manor Country Club Reopens
This past Sunday, March 30, Stewart Manor Mayor Salvatore Manfre served as honorary ribbon cutter to the newly renovated Stewart Manor Country Club. via Garden City Life
Senator Johnson Honors Lynch, Whalen as Women of Distinction
“These women are here every day striving to make our communities better places”
Senator Craig Johnson recently honored Stewart Manor Deputy Mayor Kristina Lynch and Floral Park businesswoman Theresa Whalen as "Women of Distinction" for the commitment and contributions that each has made to ... via Floral Park Dispatch
New Hyde Park Illustrated News
A Way to Avoid the Third Track
The Stewart Manor railroad station is 0.50 miles from the New Hyde Park railroad station. via New Hyde Park Illustrated News
Alfano, McKevitt Blast MTA For Failure To Share Study
“The actions of the MTA are offensive and a direct attack on the community.”
Assemblymen Tom Alfano and Tom McKevitt are demanding that an environmental study conducted by the MTA regarding the future of the third track project be shared with all local elected officials. via Three Village Times
Wednesday Mothers' Club Dance to Benefit Maria Iraggi Family
The Wednesday Mothers' Club will be holding its annual spring dance Saturday, March 1, at the Stewart Manor Country Club from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. This year the dance will benefit the family of Maria Iraggi, ... via Floral Park Dispatch
Freight Companies May Have to Alert Villages, First Responders of Waste, Radioactive Shipments
“This legislation requires all railroads transporting hazardous materials through Nassau and Suffolk Counties to give advance notice to the MTA, local village governments and first responders.”
Outraged Legislators Introduce Bill South Floral Park Mayor Angel Soto, Floral Park-Bellerose Board of Education President Dave Fowler, Assemblyman Rob Walker, Floral Park-Bellerose School District ... via Hicksville Illustrated News
Alfano to Governor: Give Our Communities Their Fair Share of School Aid
“This is a critical matter for our community and I look forward to hearing what the governor has to say”
Assemblyman Tom Alfano called upon Governor Eliot Spitzer to provide local school districts with their fair share of school aid in his forthcoming budget he will be presenting in the next few weeks. via Floral Park Dispatch
Alfano Blasts US Department of Transportation and Brookhaven Labs on Radioactive Trains
“It's very disturbing that there are no rules and no policies that let local communities get this information. It's totally wrong and must be changed”
Assemblyman Tom Alfano blasted the US Department of Transportation and Brookhaven Labs on their silence to local governments on the shipping of radioactive soil being transported through the Floral Park train ... via Floral Park Dispatch
TechWeb: The Business Technology Network
“Residents of these communities now can join the other New Yorkers who have been given an outstanding, superior choice for their video entertainment”
An innovative, reliable and competitive alternative to cable TV is coming to more New York consumers as Verizon expands its industry-leading FiOS TV service, which is provided on the nation's most advanced ... via TechWeb.com
Stewart Manor Fire Chief Ron Sopp Earns Hempstead Town Firematic Award
Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin, Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, Councilman Ed Ambrosino and Town Clerk Mark Bonilla present an official Town of Hempstead Firematic Award Medal to Stewart Manor Fire ... via Garden City Life
“We didn't ask to get injured. We were just doing our job.”
After Sept. 11, 2001, the nation poured support into the New York City area as the country prepared for war. via Jacksonville Daily News
Stewart Manor Board Appoints Sal Manfre As New Mayor
The board of trustees of the Village of Stewart Manor held a special board meeting Monday, Oct. via Floral Park Dispatch
William Grogan has never been a trustee in the Village of Stewart Manor. His status was described incorrectly in a story Tuesday and in a correction yesterday. via Newsday.com