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After the #MeToo movement exploded into the national consciousness in 2017 and 2018, New York state lawmakers recently proposed no fewer than 11 bills to strengthen the state’s sexual harassment laws. more

5/9/19

Health insurers count on our silence

I didn’t attend many funerals in my childhood. One that I recall was for the father of a close childhood friend. more

By Andrew Malekoff | 5/3/19

Lawrence village lead by Mayor Alex Edelman approved a $5.859 million spending budget for the fiscal year that begins on June 1.

Lawrence village taxes increase for third straight year

The approved 2019-20 Village of Lawrence operating budget of $5.859 million includes a $307,750 increase over the current fiscal plan of $5.551 million and an uptick in the tax rate per $100 of assessed value of $3.50 from $79.50 to $83. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/2/19

The vacant site at 175 Roger Ave. in Inwood that once housed Rockaway Metals has garnered interest from a Great Neck-based company.

175 Roger Avenue in Inwood generates interest

There is interest in the vacant and contaminated site at 175 Roger Avenue in Inwood as New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program application for the vacant building at 175 Roger Avenue from Inwood 175, LLC that is associated with the Great Neck-based AJM Capital II, LLC. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 5/2/19

Five Towns Kiwanis members donated $1,860 to send children from active military families to camp this summer. From left were Tom Cohen, Dr Fred Seltzer, Chris Lindlsey, Kiwanis Governor Hank Baker, Nancy Baxter, Secretary Sean Lally and Five Towns President David Vines.

Five Towns Kiwanis sends children to summer camp

The Five Towns Kiwanis Club presented a check for $1,860 to the highest-ranking Kiwanian in New York state. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/25/19

Midreshet Shalhevet High School in North Woodmere, is one of several Five Towns yeshivas where the students outperform their public-school peers on the state Regents exams.

New York State Supreme Court strikes down private school guidelines

The new private school regulations that State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia set down in November have been struck down by Supreme Court Justice Christina Ryba in Albany on April 17, two days after oral arguments were made over a preliminary injunction. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/25/19

Birth Justice Warriors fight for healthy moms and babies

In the modern world we live in, in the richest country in the world and in one of the wealthiest areas of that country, you’d think that Nassau County’s expectant and new mothers, along with their babies, would get the best care in the world. You’d be wrong. more

By Andrew Malekoff | 4/19/19

GOP is hardly Rooseveltian on conservation

Nassau County’s most famous Republican, President Theodore Roosevelt, dedicated much of his life to preserving nature. During his time in the White House, the Oyster Bay resident . . . more

4/18/19

We must rethink state testing for grades 3-8

Welcome to another annual rite of spring: the state exams for grades three through eight. more

4/11/19

Louis Frontario, the Hewlett-Woodmere School District’s assistant superintendant for business, presented the latest budget proposal on March 26.

Spending is up in Hewlett-Woodmere

The proposed Hewlett-Woodmere School District budget is 2.95 percent larger than the current spending plan, due in large part to a $1.5 million jump in employee benefits and an increase in transportation costs of nearly $817,000. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 4/4/19

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