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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Daily PatchCast

PatchCast: Burglary Averted, Beach Clean Up, Downtown Creation and Pastor Leaving

A roundup of the region's major developments for Tuesday, April 19.

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Saturday, March 27, 2010

'Vision' for Revitalized Main Street Unveiled

Residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington announces county has selected Port Washington as pilot program for downtown development at gala.

Goodbye empty storefronts, hello destination dining and shopping. So long snarls of traffic, welcome increased parking, transit-oriented development and bike and jogging paths. Residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington (RFMBPW) has a vision of Port Washington's future and it centers on a revitalized and vibrant Main Street. Last weekend at its annual gala at the Clubhouse at Harbor Links, RFMBPW announced that the county has selected Port Washington as a pilot program for a downtown development strategy. Picked from a pool of 156 other Long Island communities studied by data-gatherer Long Island Index, Port Washington was identified as having the potential for the transit and tourist-area development necessary to create jobs, …

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