Residents of Oceanside and Island Park turned out to vote on Tuesday, with an overwhelming majority showing their school districts that even in these tough times, education will have community … more

A proposed budget of $121.6 was voted down in Baldwin as only 55.8 percent of voters backed the spending plan. more

Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony Santino will bid goodbye to Baldwin in January when a new council district map goes into effect. The new map, which has inspired considerable debate, was drawn up in … more

By a count of 1432 votes to 610, residents approved the Long Beach School District’s $ $123.8 million 2013-14 budget on Tuesday. In addition, school board incumbent Roy Lester was re-elected to the … more

LEO BONACASA Bio I am a lifelong resident of Oceanside (OHS’79). My wife Jill and I have four children, three that have benefited from the excellent Oceanside school district and are … more

The Army Corps of Engineers has secured federal funding to conduct a comprehensive coastal protection study of the East Coast that includes Reynolds Channel, in what U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer … more

Each year, the Village of Rockville Centre and the Rockville Centre School District pay millions of taxpayer dollars into public retirement systems, as mandated by New York state. The following … more

A city attorney who was fired 48 hours after he announced his run for Long Beach City Court judge intends to file a $1 million federal civil rights lawsuit against the city. Former Assistant … more

After city officials and residents blasted the Long Island Power Authority for telling homeowners that they would be responsible for paying thousands of dollars to install new electrical poles to … more

Nassau County will use funds from a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant to help prevent a property-tax hike that a number of county residents would have faced because of Hurricane Sandy, according to New York state’s grant proposal and state and county spokespeople. more