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Robert and Susan Cirigliano of North Bellmore urged state legislators to take action to protect babies from drop-side cribs at a public forum at Farmingdale State College in February. Above, the couple holds a photo of their son Bobby, who died in 2004 when he was strangled by a drop-side crib similar to the one behind them.
Drop-side crib ban passes Senate, Assembly
Legislation banning drop-side cribs passed in both houses of the State Legislature on Friday. A fatal design flaw in drop-side cribs killed two Bellmore-Merrick infants. more
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You may be the cure for Albany’s ills
A year ago, Long Island legislators dismissed Albany as the home of a government not of the people, but of “three men in a room.” And that wasn’t the first time that criticism was leveled; it’s been a perennial complaint. But now we’re lucky if we can get that many in a room, and even luckier if we know which three they are. more
NCC students built snowmen to send a message to Governor Paterson that proposed cuts to community colleges would leave them 'out in the cold.'
NCC students: Gov's leaving them 'out in the cold'
A year ago, 23-year-old William May lost his job managing a welding supply company in Westbury. So, the young father decided to join his wife, Kara, 21, as a student at Nassau Community College in Garden City. more
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Baldwin schools to lose $1.6M
Having prepared for the worst-case scenario in previous weeks, Baldwin School District officials got some decent news after learning that they would only lose about $1.6 million in state aid. … more
Voices from the community
Grand Ave. is blighted because . . .To the Editor: Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony Santino’s justification for this proposed boondoggle of a project is really infuriating ("Economic climate … more
Gov. David Paterson outlined his plans for fiscal and ethics reform in Albany in his State of the State address on Jan. 6.
Albany reform on the way?
Seeking to restore New Yorkers' faith in their state government, Gov. David Paterson pledged to curb spending and curtail the influence of special interest groups and introduced a series of … more
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Collected words of wisdom for the New Year
As we batted around ideas for this week’s editorial, we agreed that a new take on an old idea — New Year’s resolutions — was in order. Rather than offer our own ideas, we decided, we’d ask the experts. more
Gov. David Paterson is withholding $750 million in state payments, which includes significant funding in state aid and STAR rebate payments for the Baldwin School District.
Schools 'concerned' about delays on state aid payments
In an effort to keep New York state from running out of money next month, Gov. David Paterson is delaying payments to local school districts, among other significant state spending reductions to the … more
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