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  1. Hempstead shooter convicted of manslaughterRead the original story

    7 min ago | Newsday

    jury found Tuesday that the Hempstead man who shot his son's grandfather on his front lawn shortly after an argument last year is guilty of first-degree manslaughter. Jurors, however, did not convict Diquawn Moore, 21, of the top count of ...

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    Related Topix: Mineola, NY

  2. Hempstead to pay judgment to allow sale of homesRead the original story

    7 min ago | Newsday

    "It's the right thing to do," said Hempstead Mayor Wayne Hall, who is also chairman of the CDA board.

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    Related Topix: Lottery, Home, Mortgage

  3. Man gets 18 years to life in fatal Hempstead stabbingRead the original story

    8 min ago | Newsday

    A man who stabbed a Hempstead contractor who was trying to protect his buddy in a street fight was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years to life in prison for his crime.

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    Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Freeport, NY, Garden City, NY

  4. Freeport Man Gets 18 Years for MurderRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Long Island Press

    ... Tuesday to 18 years to life in prison at Nassau County court in Mineola for the stabbing death of a man in Hempstead who was trying to help his friend from being attacked last year. Jose Portillo, 21, had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on ...

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    Related Topix: Freeport, NY, Nassau County, NY, Mineola, NY

  5. Ariel and friends swim to West HempsteadRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | South Shore Record

    West Hempstead Middle School students Camille, left, and Cristen Phillips, right, a.k.a. moray eels Flotsam and Jetsam, gave the audience back-to-back laughs while they tried to convince Ariel, played by Rebecca Dunne, to visit Ursula the sea witch during the schoola s production of Disneya s a oeThe Little Mermaida on Nov.

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  6. Hempstead hires consultant to deal with cemeteryRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | Newsday

    At Nicole Pailiere's request a man digs in her son Mallory Pailiere's grave while the body that was mistakenly buried in her sons site is placed into the correct gravesite at Greenfield Cemetery in Uniondale.

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    Related Topix: Uniondale, NY, Freeport, NY

  7. Hall's Pond Park project moves forwardRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Nov 19 | South Shore Record

    To help stop the accumulation of debris at the south end of Halla s Pond Park in West Hempstead, the county will soon install a sedimentation and baffle structure in the pond as a part of its rehabilitation project.

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    Related Topix: West Hempstead, NY, Nassau County, NY, Rockville Centre, NY, Roosevelt, NY

  8. Covington'Based PJ's Owners Pour Doubt Over Report on FinancesRead the original story

    Monday Nov 16 | AllBusiness.com

    ... list, but Cottman ranked just behind PJ's at No. 20 with a 49 percent failure rate. Tilden Car Care Center of West Hempstead, N.Y., was No. 1 with an 86 percent failure rate based on 14 disbursements valued at $2.88 million. It also had the ...

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    Related Topix: Doubt, Small Business, Personal Finance, West Hempstead, NY

  9. Hempstead Man Gets 25 Years for Cabbie Shooting

    22 hrs ago | Long Island Press

    ... You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0 . You can leave a response or trackback to this entry A Hempstead man was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison at Nassau County Court in Mineola for shooting a cab driver in the face after ...

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    Related Topix: Nassau County, NY, Mineola, NY, Criminal Defense Law, Law

  10. Hempstead Man Charged With DWI After Hit-and-run

    22 hrs ago | Long Island Press

    ... responses to this entry through RSS 2.0 . You can leave a response or trackback to this entry A drunken driving Hempstead man was arrested early Saturday morning following a hit-and-run crash in South Hempstead, New York State police said. Douglas ...

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  11. Cops: NYC Teacher Arrested for Heroin, Cocaine PossessionRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Long Island Press

    ... to this entry A New York City school teacher from Smithtown was arrested for heroin and cocaine possession in Hempstead early Sunday morning, Nassau police said. Michael Cavanagh A 3rd Squad detective walked up to a Nissan Maxima that was stopped in ...

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  12. Feds: Drug dealers target young fans of "Twilight"Read the original story

    Yesterday | Newsday

    Baggies of heroin stamped "Twilight" and featuring a cartoon likeness of actor Robert Pattinson surfaced in Hempstead and are making their way through New York City, Drug Enforcement Administration officials said.

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  13. Mastic Beach men arrested on drug, weapons chargesRead the original story

    Yesterday | Newsday.com

    Police found marijuana and a .32-caliber handgun in a black Cadillac following a two-vehicle crash near Peninsula Boulevard, Exit 19, in West Hempstead, authorities said Monday.

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Mastic Beach, NY, West Hempstead, NY

  14. New town cemetery policy prevents burial in wrong graveRead the original story

    Yesterday | Newsday

    operated by the Town of Hempstead, after learning of the second burial in the wrong grave within a year, took steps last winter to prevent such mistakes by asking funeral directors to sign an affidavit designating the location of the grave. But ...

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    Related Topix: Uniondale, NY, Events

  15. LI hunger-relief groups see rise in demand for foodRead the original story

    Yesterday | Newsday

    ... to help Hope for the Future Ministries where view large map Last year, it took The Interfaith Nutrition Network in Hempstead four days to give away more than 4,000 turkeys. This year, it took just four hours. The INN distributed even more the next ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving

  16. EDITORIAL: Private management needed for Hempstead cemeteryRead the original story

    Yesterday | Newsday

    Treatment of the dead is always a measure of a community's civility and values. That's why Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray acted so quickly to minimize the fallout from recent burial errors at Greenfield Cemetery in Uniondale.

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    Related Topix: Uniondale, NY, Opinion

  17. Galloway gets maximum sentence in attempted murderRead the original story

    Yesterday | Newsday

    Josiah Galloway was sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting a Hempstead cabdriver in the face last year.

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  18. 25 Years for Man Who Shot Hempstead Cabbie in Face

    Yesterday | WINS-AM New York

    ... Galloway was convicted last spring of attempted murder, assault and other charges in the May 2008 shooting in Hempstead. Prosecutors say the 23-year-old Galloway initially had argued with a group of cab drivers about their cars being double-parked. ...

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  19. Janison: GOP prepares to retake NassauRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday | Newsday.com

    ... Incumbent Howard Weitzman was ill for months, restricting his ability to campaign. A SETTING THE BAR ON LI: Hempstead lawyer Frederick K. Brewington left the panel that screens judges for the state's highest court. But he's now begun a turn on the ...

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    Related Topix: Nassau County, NY, Mineola, NY, Opinion

  20. Other proposal for Nassau Coliseum site in 2005Read the original story

    Sunday | Newsday

    ... square feet residential) 200-room hotel and conference center Veterans Memorial Park Monorails branched off from Hempstead or Mineola train stations to Coliseum site Engel Burman Kabro 800 residential units in four towers, with 25 percent ...

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