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Jennifer Barrios
I cover the Town of North Hempstead, along with my colleague Emi Endo. In addition to covering the local governments and economy, I'm interested in writing stories about the unique characters and communities that make up the Town of North Hempstead, with a particular focus on Port Washington and the Great Neck areas.
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Higher penalties for Plandome zoning offenses
Photo credit: JC Cherubini
Village of Plandome trustees voted Tuesday to hike the maximum penalties for zoning and other offenses, while holding off on tweaking its noise ordinance to allow for generators to run during power outages.
The village increased the maximum penalty from $250 to $1,000 for violations of the village code at its meeting. It also voted to double the maximum fines and civil penalties for violations...
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