Oscar Wilde’s frequently quoted adage “No good deed goes unpunished” can easily be applied to New York state’s recently enacted bail reform law, which ends bail for misdemeanor and low-level felony crimes considered nonviolent. The State Legislature’s intent may have been good . . .
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By Edward Lieberman and Geoffrey Prime
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2/28/20
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The Village of Lawrence board of trustees meeting agenda on Feb. 13 was chock full of items, 17 in all, but more than likely none more important that the scheduling of a Wednesday, March 26 meeting at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club at 8 p.m. on deciding how to use the vacant sewage treatment plant.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/20/20
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Five representatives of a proposed new beach club faced a tsunami of opposition at a Jan. 23 Atlantic Beach Board of Zoning Appeals hearing on several variances they requested for its construction.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/30/20
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The legal battles growing out of the planned development of the 112-year-old Woodmere Club continue...
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/16/20
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After the resignation of longtime trustee Ronald Lanzilotta in the summer, the Village of Cedarhurst has named his replacement in Dan Plaut, who took the oath of office on Dec. 18.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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1/9/20
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Ari Brown maneuvered between the lectern and all the federal, state, county and village representatives and rabbinical leaders in crowded Cedarhurst Village Hall on Jan. 3, just as a news conference was ending.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/9/20
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While the Town of Hempstead unanimously approved an inter-municipal agreement with the villages of Lawrence and Woodsburgh to create a specific zoning code for the Woodmere Club, the property developers said they are open to discussing an alternative plan.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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12/19/19
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Take a break from the holiday shopping and take in some of the spirited seasonal festivities around the area.
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By Karen Bloom
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12/12/19
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The Village of Lawrence board remains stymied on what to do with the nearly 4 acres of land left vacant by the closing of the sewage treatment plant on Rock Hall Road
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/5/19
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Twas the Night Before Christmas offers up an updated to the classic holiday poem.
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11/29/19
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