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• Coliseum finalist picks leave Monti's role unclear

  announcement Tuesday of two finalists to redevelop the Nassau Coliseum left unclear the role of Plainview developer Donald Monti, the designated "master developer" of the 77-acre site around the arena.In November, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano chose   Read more »

• Plainview man accused of forging narcotic prescription

  Plainview man was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly altered a prescription for narcotics and tried to fill it at a pharmacy, Nassau County police said.Police said David Gold, 47, gave a prescription for 110 pills of Percocet to the pharmacist at the   Read more »

• Developers aim to revitalize LI downtowns

  Long Island downtowns, and may speed up some projects Monti has already begun, observers said.RXR is "a really substantial company . . . willing to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into our communities," said Kevin Law, head of the Long Island Association,   Read more »

• Cops: Teen driving drunk crashes in Syosset

  County police arrested a Plainview teen early Tuesday, and accused him of driving while intoxicated after he crashed in Syosset.Police said William A. Kapp, 18, was driving his 2006 Buick east on Jericho Turnpike at 1:55 a.m. with a 17-year-old female passenger   Read more »

• Skateboarding teen assaulted, robbed, cops say

  teenager was assaulted and robbed as he rode his skateboard in Plainview on Saturday afternoon, Nassau County police said.Police said the victim, 15, was skating at 1425 Old Country Road at 3:30 p.m. when three suspects drove up to him in a white Ford van   Read more »

Around the web

• Plainview-OldBethpageHerald.com Calendar

  90 Plandome Rd, Manhasset. Monday evenings, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, 999 Old Country Road, Plainview. There are no dues or fees. For more information, please email call (866) 800-3881 or visit www.ClutterersAnonymous.net   from Plainview Old Bethpage Herald Read more »

• POB Board Welcomes Trustee

  and Pasadena School. In an honoring ceremony, the district called up Cynthia Mertz, a registered Nurse and member of the Plainview-Old Bethpage PTA, who on June 18, while attending a PTA dinner, immediately cared for a community member who needed emergency   from Plainview Old Bethpage Herald Read more »

• Meadowbrook Women’s Initiative

  the installing officer of the annual installation of the Meadowbrook Women’s Initiative, held at Temple Chaverim in Plainview last month on Wednesday, June 26. “This organization is devoted to making a difference in people’s lives,” said Jacobs. The Meadowbrook   from Plainview Old Bethpage Herald Read more »

• Letter: ‘POB Graduate Leads IRS’

  Evan. We all commit to him our confidence and our full support knowing that the Firm has a great leader in him.” The Plainview-Old Bethpage School District graduated their senior class of 2013 in a ceremony at the Tilles Center at LIU Post last month on Sunday,   from Plainview Old Bethpage Herald Read more »

• theHicksvilleIllustratedNews.com Calendar

  All Seniors. Why be bored at home? Come for fun, trips and to meet new friends. Qualifications: resident of Hicksville, Plainview or Levittown. Meetings every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bethpage Senior Center, 103 Grumman Rd. West, Bethpage.   from Hicksville Illustrated News Read more »