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The $100 million giveaway
By far, the greatest scam I’ve ever seen involves a long-controversial 6-acre vacant plot of beachfront property in Long Beach known as the Superblock. Despite many promises of developments . . . more
Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, spoke in support of a stricter state law for registered sex offenders on May 27 at the North and Central Merrick Civic Association’s meeting at the North Merrick Public Library.
Singas: Stricter sex offender law needed
Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, continued her push for greater restrictions for registered sex offenders last week at a North Merrick civic group meeting. The setting was significant. Weeks earlier, police arrested a North Merrick man ... more
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Former Gov. Mario Cuomo at a 2012 ceremony to rename the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, in honor of Cuomo’s predecessor, who appointed him New York’s secretary of state in 1975. He was joined by Carey’s son, Michael.
Bellmore-Merrick remembers Mario Cuomo
On Oct. 21, 1982, Democrat Mario Cuomo, then a candidate for governor of New York, was campaigning furiously on Long Island. Among his stops was WGBB radio, on Landsdowne Avenue in Merrick, where he debated Lewis Lehrman, his Republican-Conservative opponent and an investment banker. Richard Kessel, a native Merokean whom Cuomo later named executive director of the New York State Consumer Protection Board, was there that day. He had lunch with Cuomo afterward. more
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Bahary Architecture of Great Neck developed plans for Chabad’s new community center, in the heart of Merrick.
Chabad to open Jewish Community Center
The local Jewish community is expanding at a rapid pace. In fact, the United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York found that 7,900 Jews moved to Merrick, Bellmore, East … more
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Nassau needs an assessment commission
It is perhaps the worst-kept secret in Nassau County: The property assessment system is broken. more
In 2010, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano passed legislation, called the Common Sense Law, to repeal the county guarantee, shifting the cost of property-tax refunds to school districts, towns and special districts, which Mangano said would save the county $80 million annually. The state Appellate Division recently upheld the county guarantee, meaning that the county must pay the refunds.
State appeals court upholds ‘county guarantee’
A state appeals court has denied Nassau County’s attempt to shift the cost of refunding property-tax challenges to school districts and towns. The decision was reached unanimously on Feb. 27 by four justices of the New York State Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. more
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Rabbi Scott Hoffman, spiritual leader of Temple Israel of South Merrick, plans to compete in the New York City Marathon in November for the second straight year. His effort will benefit the United Jewish Appeal.
Taking on NYC’s biggest race for a cause
While running across the Queensboro Bridge during mile 16 of the 2010 New York City Marathon, Rabbi Scott Hoffman said he heard nothing. While usually flooded by cars headed to and from Manhattan, … more
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The panel of judges from the Supreme Court’s Appeallate Division voted 3-1 in favor of upholding the murder conviction that Heidgen received. He is currently serving 19 years to life in prison.
Appeals court supports Heidgen murder conviction
A New York state court ruled this week against Martin Heidgen’s appeal to have his murder conviction reduced to manslaughter, for driving drunk the wrong way on the Meadowbrook Parkway in 2005 and killing two people. more
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Nassau County Legislator Joseph Scannell
Court OKs GOP’s redistricting map
In a 3-2 decision last Thursday, New York State Appellate Division judges upheld new boundaries drawn by Nassau Republican lawmakers for the county’s 19 legislative districts. If the state Court of Appeals rules in favor of the Republican plan on Aug. 24, the GOP’s legislative map will reshape a number of districts, including those covering the Five Towns, Elmont, Baldwin and Merrick-Bellmore. more
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Bellmore Preservation Group looks to the future
Bellmore might not yet have a civic association, but the community knows who to reach out to if a problem arises. For the past few years, the ad hoc Bellmore Preservation Group has taken up causes … more
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