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Anti-Fracking Message Spelled Out To Governor Cuomo

by Port Washington News 05.11.2012

Concerned Long Islanders call on state officials to ‘Ban Fracking Now’On May 3, Long Island environmental groups not only called on Governor Cuomo to ban hydro-fracking (fracking), a drilling technique that allows producers to extract gas from unde…

Grand Reopening Of Stannard’s Brook Park On May 19

by Port Washington News 05.11.2012

On Saturday, May 19, Port Washington will be celebrating and commemorating the coming out of a local “debutante,” Stannard’s Brook Park. Stannard’s Brook Park has a long, and in some cases sordid, history. After years of disregard and neglect t…

Cell Tower Remains Front And Center At Board Meeting

by Port Washington News 05.04.2012

Manorhaven Deputy Mayor John DiLeo Appointed MayorThe first order of business for the Manorhaven village trustees during the April 26 meeting was to appoint Deputy Mayor John DiLeo as mayor of Manorhaven to fill the remainder of Michael Meehan’s term…

Future Management Of Police Monopole Remains Uncertain

by Port Washington News 05.04.2012

Two meetings devoted to resolving end of lease issuesThere was a special meeting of the Port Washington Police District Board of Commissioners on Monday, April 30. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the responses to the Request For Proposal (RFP…

Sands Point Doctor Arrested For Rape

by Port Washington News 04.27.2012

Marshall Hubsher pleads not guilty to all chargesOn April 19, Nassau County’s Special Victims Squad reported that a Sands Point doctor was arrested for a rape that allegedly occurred on Tuesday, April 3 at 8 p.m.Detectives said the defendant, Marshal…

Discussion Regarding Alvan Petrus Park Re-Opened

by Port Washington News 04.27.2012

Councilwoman DeGiorgio offers a compromise proposal to the Housing AuthorityMore than a year after the Town of North Hempstead Housing Authority withdrew its proposal for affordable senior housing on the 1.5 acre site known to the community as Alvan Pe…

Treading Water: Pros And Cons Of Fracking

by Port Washington News 04.20.2012

Panelists split on environmental protection vs. economic developmentThe two couples sat at opposite sides of a small table but couldn’t be farther apart.Nancy and Tom Schmidt represented the Independent Oil and Gas Association (IOGA) of New York on …

Animal Rescuers Take To The Sky

by Port Washington News 04.20.2012

Local pilot volunteers time to transport animals out of harm’s way to safe havensVictor Girgenti, local businessman and pilot, recently assisted in the rescue of nine dogs who were brought from a high-kill shelter in the south to an animal sanctuary …

Police District Will Take Over Operation Of Cell Tower

by Port Washington News 04.13.2012

May 31 deadline looms large; unlikely that Verizon will be replacedThe Port Washington Police District intends to take over operation of the cell phone monopole behind police headquarters when the current lease with Crown Castle, a Houston-based compan…

Village Of Port Washington North Holds Annual Meeting

by Port Washington News 04.13.2012

New budget comes in below 2 percent tax capThe trustees of the Village of Port Washington North held their annual meeting on April 4. During the meeting, Mayor Robert Weitzner administered the oath of office to Trustees Michael Schenkler and Steve Cohe…

Streetscape Improvements for Historic Lower Main Street

by Port Washington News 04.06.2012

Potential enhancements including plantings and pavers presented to the publicOn March 14, RDA Landscape Architects held a public presentation at the Port Washington Public Library to discuss how to enhance the branding of historic lower Main Street thr…

Response to Manorhaven: Armed Guards and Police Escort

by Port Washington News 04.06.2012

Work on Manorhaven cell tower resumes; A.G. Towers becomes “phantom company”The morning of March 27, 2012 will go down in local history as the first time armed guards and Nassau County police officers were thought to be necessary to protect a contr…

Board Asks A.G. Towers to Move Cell Tower

by Port Washington News 03.30.2012

Letter to the company representatives makes note of Manorhaven community oppositionIn a surprise development on Friday, March 24, the Manorhaven Village Trustees sent a letter to A.G. Towers Inc. asking the company to consider the strong community oppo…

Work Resumes on Cell Tower in Manorhaven

by Port Washington News 03.30.2012

Armed guard patrols premises while work towards activation continuesOn Tuesday morning, March 27, work resumed on the monopole cell tower on Pequot Avenue in Manhasset Isle, which is located within the Village of Manorhaven. An armed guard was sent to …

Manhasset Isle Cell Tower Controversy Continues

by Port Washington News 03.23.2012

Hundreds turn out to protest; village trustees say federal court has decided issue On Sunday, March 18, hundreds of residents marched from Manorhaven Park to the cell tower on Pequot Avenue chanting “No power to the tower.” The crowd grew from appr…

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