Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray and Councilman Edward Ambrosino stood by local village officials gathered Wednesday at the Floral Park Train Station to kick off a new petition drive opposing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) plan to add an additional track along the Long Island Rail Road's (LIRR) Main Line between Queens Village and Hicksville, which traverses communities like Bellerose Village, Floral Park, Stewart Manor, Garden City and more. FULL STORY

The Floral Park Board of Trustees presented the village's 2007-08 tentative operating budget of $21,567,396 during a public hearing April 11. The board at first reserved decision to mull over residents' comments but later approved the proposed budget. FULL STORY