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Nassau County Legislator Joseph Scannell

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

By Ann E. Friedman and Scott Brinton | 8/16/11

Sharon Magnusssen, who works for the communication switchboard at Peninsula Hospital Center, displayed her support at Wednesday’s rally for the facility that is expected to close.

With Peninsula Hospital closing, St. John’s proposes plans for increasing emergency department capacity

The closing of Peninsula Hospital Center in Far Rockaway has set in motion plans by St. John’s Episcopal Hospital to expand its emergency department that includes hiring more staff, using underutilized space and implementing new procedures to process emergency patients. more

JEFF BESSEN | 8/4/11

Reelected to another term on the Nassau BOCES Board in April, the three board members were sworn in at the July organizational meeting. From left, Board President Stephen B. Witt, Board Vice President Eric B. Schultz and trustee Deborah Coates.

Woodmere's Stephen Witt reappointed BOCES president

Stephen B. Witt, of Woodmere, was reappointed as president of the Nassau BOCES Board during the agency’s July organizational meeting on July 25. more

7/28/11

Peninsula Hospital Center in Far Rockaway is in dire financial shape and is expected to close later this year.

Peninsula Hospital expected to close

Administrators of the Peninsula Hospital Center and the MediSys Health Network, which operates the 200-bed Far Rockaway facility, will not officially say that the hospital is closing, but two Five Towns dentists who are members of its dental department have confirmed that the hospital is closing. more

JEFF BESSEN | 7/28/11

Island Park Mayor James Ruzicka estimated that Little Beach has eroded 75 percent over the last decade. An Army Corps of Engineers report recommends replacing the deteriorating eastern bulkhead of the beach, at right, which abuts Suffolk Road. Sen. Charles Schumer has said he will help the village, the Town of Hempstead, the DEC and the corps come together to find a solution to the problem.

Schumer pledges aid for Island Park beach

Senator Charles Schumer has pledged to help Island Park get the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation together to work on a solution to the … more

Alex Costello | 7/27/11

Reforming New York's dysfunctional state government

In 2004, the Brennan Center for Justice and New York University’s School of Law released a report describing the New York Legislature as “the most dysfunctional state [government] in the nation.” It was an excellent critique and its findings were well founded. more

By Hal Peterson | 7/26/11

Lawrence control procedures questioned

Based on a New York State comptroller’s audit, the Village of Lawrence needed to improve its fiscal management procedures and processes concerning procuring services and over its information technology. more

JEFF BESSEN | 7/7/11

Lawrence control procedures questioned

Based on a New York State comptroller’s audit, the Village of Lawrence needed to improve its fiscal management procedures and processes concerning procuring services and over its information technology. more

JEFF BESSEN | 7/1/11

LIPA needs more oversight

To the Editor: I recently co-sponsored legislation in the New York State Senate that would, if passed, require the Long Island Power Authority to get approval from the New York State Public Service Commission before raising its rates. more

6/23/11

Legislature weighs organ donation bill

The New York State Senate recently passed legislation that would, if passed by the Assembly and signed by the governor, require people to indicate on their driver’s license applications whether they wish to become organ donors. more

By David Weingrad | 5/19/11