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The state Department of Transportation plans to make changes to Newbridge Road that are aimed at curtailing speeding issues.
A new look for Newbridge Road?
Plans are in the works to reconfigure Newbridge Road in East Meadow, a stretch known for speeding and high accident rates.   In 2009, the state Department of Motor Vehicles reported six … more
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Boo-hoo! Blumenthal’s dreams may be deferred
If we learned anything from last week’s elections, it’s that voters have become a lot smarter than we give them credit for. The May 18 primaries were just the first round of tests for many influential incumbents, and several big names flopped at the polls. more
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Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick, far right, at the New York in China Center in December.
What's up with Freeport's incinerator plans?
The question of how involved Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick has been in talks with the Chinese Zhondge Group to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in south Freeport has been a point of concern among local residents since news of the proposal broke last month. more
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The great Goldman heist
The great Mayor Ed Koch used to say he’d like to take a pitchfork through the Wall Street executives who fleeced Americans over the past decade. more
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A view of an empty Assembly chamber from behind the Speaker's seat at the state Capitol in Albany.
Inside Albany for a day
The second of a two-part series  The Assembly session ended on March 22 just before 3:30 p.m. with a few votes on non-controversial bills ranging from wine commerce to consumer … more
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The Assembly chamber was abuzz on Monday, despite entertaining only 18 bills on the afternoon schedule. Budget talks soon followed as lawmakers are required to pass a state spending plan by April 1.
A tale from East Meadow to Albany
Eight days remained until the April 1 budget deadline as state lawmakers pulled into their parking spaces on Monday in Albany. Except for hustling staffers and a smattering of … more
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The rewards of being in the elite class
Evan Bayh sent shock waves through Washington last week when he announced that he would not run for a third term as Democratic senator from Indiana, citing “brain-dead partisanship” in Congress. more
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State senators Carl Marcellino, from left, Dean Skelos, Kemp Hannon and Charles Fuschillo call for tax incentives to help small businesses hire new workers, with Chris Brown, right, owner of Mid-Island Medical Supply in Wantagh, at their side.
Senators tout tax incentives for small businesses
Even in tough economic times, Chris Brown, owner of Mid-Island Medical Supply in Wantagh, has managed to expand his business from one storefront to three on Wantagh Avenue. With the MTA payroll tax, however, even successful Long Island businesses like Brown's have been hit hard. more
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Al Qaeda, the real target
President Obama is struggling with a decision that could define his presidency: Should the United States commit more troops to the war in Afghanistan in the interest of “nation building,” or limit our role there to hunting down Al Qaeda? more
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