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Nonprofit social-service agencies like the Five Towns Community Center were facing steep funding cuts by Nassau County as late as Monday night. more

By Erik Hawkins and Mary Malloy | 12/7/16

Legislature passes plan NIFA vowed to reject

The County Legislature on Monday took steps to close a $70 million-plus budget deficit that will all but ensure that the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, the state-appointed board that controls the county’s finances, will reject the spending plan and may step in with its own sweeping cuts. more

By Erik Hawkins | 11/21/16

Third-party candidate choices let voters down

Gary Johnson? Who is this guy, you ask? He is the most prominent of the alternative candidates who will be joining Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton . . . more

6/9/16

David Sussman defeated challenger Asher Matathias for the three-year term on the Lawrence Board of Education.

Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence school budgets pass

Hewlett-Woodmere $115.4M budget PASSED with 74 percent of the vote. It included a no tax levy increase. Proposition 2 was approved Mitchell Greebel and Daniella Simon were elected to the … more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/17/16

Sitting Lawrence Board of Education Trustee Dr. David Sussman is being challenged by Asher Matathias. Residents can vote on May 17.

Budget, board member voting on Tuesday

On Tuesday district residents in the Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence schools districts can go to their respective polling places to vote on the proposed budgets, trustees and one proposition. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/11/16

Hewlett Elementary School is one of two district buildings that will receive an upgrade to its heating ventilation and air conditioning system should Proposition II be approved by voters on May 17.

Budgeting under the tax cap

The Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence school districts are both presenting proposed operating budgets that adhere to this year’s low state tax-cap that seeks to keep school property taxes down. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/4/16

Call for contract watchdog is mostly about politics

The Herald ran an editorial in the March 31-April 6 issue about Nassau County’s contracting process, “Nassau needs an independent watchdog.” While it properly brought attention to this important issue . . . more

4/28/16

Budget should have addressed corruption

As budget talks wrapped in Albany last week, Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, who’s running to fill Dean Skelos’s vacant seat, criticized Senate Republicans for not supporting ethics reform in the … more

By Alex Costello | 4/6/16

Protestors rallied outside of Gate 3 at Belmont Park on March 26 to urge state lawmkers to support two bils banning VLTs on Long Island.

Deal brokered ending VLTs at Belmont

A deal has been struck leasing Nassau OTB’s 1,000 video lottery terminals to Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct racetrack in exchange for annual payments totally $43 million over the first three … more

By Steve Smirti | 3/31/16

State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages commended State Senate candidate Todd Kaminsky for publicly denouncing OTB’s plan for VLTs at Belmont Park. Steve Smirti/Herald

Dozens rally against VLTs at Belmont

Nearly 100 people gathered at Gate 3 of Belmont Park on Saturday to urge state lawmakers to support two bills that would prohibit electronic gaming on Long Island. The rally, organized by the … more

By Steve Smirti | 3/29/16

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