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The Hewlett-Woodmere School District is drafting its 2011-12 budget in preparation for the May 17 school budget vote.
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ANN E. FRIEDMAN
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2/2/11
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In one of its first orders of business in the new legislative session, the State Senate passed the Job Creation and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2011 on Jan. 19. Supporters of the three-part plan say it will encourage the creation of new private-sector jobs with a tax credit, ensure fiscal responsibility with the enactment of a 2 percent state spending cap and require a two-thirds “super-majority” vote to increase taxes if the Assembly, and then voters, approve a constitutional amendment.
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Judy Rattner
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1/26/11
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County officials have confirmed that the long-awaited renovation of the Nassau County Aquatic Center in East Meadow is expected to begin in July.
According to county officials and …
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By Mike Caputo
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1/26/11
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The Nassau County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on Jan. 10 for new equipment and upgrades at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, in an effort to end months of illegal sewage discharge into Reynolds Channel, which many residents and local officials have called a serious environmental health hazard.
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By Chris Engelhardt
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1/26/11
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As quickly as Jared Loughner shot his Glock model 19, 9mm semi-automatic handgun into the crowd at a Tucson Safeway on Jan. 8, killing six people and wounding 13, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, many demanded more stringent laws governing guns in this country.
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JEFF BESSEN
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1/26/11
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After visiting the proposed construction site a few weeks ago, the Town of Hempstead Board of Appeals granted approval on the height and parking variances for the anticipated new five-story Woodmere Rehabilitation Center & Health Center on Franklin Place in Woodmere.
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ANN E. FRIEDMAN
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1/12/11
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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, put together a list of emergency numbers that people might need in case of emergency during the final blizzard of December …
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by Scott Brinton
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12/27/10
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Due to the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets no longer collecting dog license applications, incorporated villages throughout the state will now be responsible for issuing the tags, effective Jan. 1.
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JEFF BESSEN
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12/22/10
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Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. The Nassau County Department of Public Works is trucking up to 80,000 gallons of raw sewage each day from the Bay Park treatment plant in East Rockaway through Baldwin and Freeport to a red brick pumping station in Merrick.
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David Weingrad and Scott Brinton
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12/17/10
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Long Island’s nine senators will become part of the Republican majority in the New York State Senate next month, and as their leader, Sen. Dean Skelos of Rockville Centre is expected to have their …
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Judy Rattner
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12/8/10
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