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March 12-18 is Sunshine Week. Associations, institutions and organizations connected to journalism will celebrate the initiative to promote open government, which was launched in 2005 . . . more

3/9/23

The court case to determine the winner of the Sanitary District 1 commissioner election between Gabriel Boxer and Gwynette Campbell continues with another hearing on Nov. 1.

Sanitary District 1 Commissioner election remains undecided, next court date is Nov. 1

The legal wrangling over the July 11 election for Sanitary District 1 commissioner continues after a court hearing on Oct. 6. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/13/22

The Sanitary District 1 commissioner’s election between Gabriel Boxer, left, and Gwynette Campbell remains undecided as the two sides wrangle in court.

Sanitary District 1 race between Gabriel Boxer, Gwynette Campbell remains undecided

More than two months after the election for Sanitary District 1 commissioner between Gabriel Boxer and Gwynette Campbell, the legal maneuvering continues. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/22/22

Sunshine Week is all about open government

Journalists celebrate James Madison’s birthday — March 16 — as part of “Sunshine Week,” a national initiative created by the American Society of News Editors to educate all of us about the importance of open government. more

3/10/22

Woodmere resident Michael Mann discovered that a stop sign added to the intersection of Midfield Road and Grant Avenue was requested by Ben Dubin, a resident of Douglaston, Queens.

Aiming to halt unneeded stop signs in the Five Towns

The installation of a stop sign at an intersection in Woodmere has left resident Michael Mann perplexed as to why it was requested by a non-Five Towns resident. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 6/2/21

State needs public-hearings overhaul

Amid all the clamor over Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s alleged sexual harassment and misreporting of nursing home deaths, you would have thought nothing else was happening in Albany at the moment. You would be wrong. more

3/25/21

The free press, making America great

No matter how hard I try, I just can’t seem to get away from Donald J. Trump. Case in point: In the past, much of the discussion at the New York Press Association’s April convention . . . more

4/20/17

Too many failing marks on open government

Elected leaders often look upon the Freedom of Information Act with barely disguised disapproval, and more often with outright disdain. Heck, the president who signed the act . . . more

3/23/17

Elmont School District agrees to information request

The Elmont School District has agreed to comply with nonprofit transparency group Reclaim New York’s Freedom of Information Law request for records of the district’s 2014 expenditures after … more

By Steve Smirti | 8/3/16

Lawrence homeowners Rivka Seth Fortgang are suing Cedarhurst homeowners Daniella and Ari Schwartz over copying plans from their house, left, for the under construction Schwartz home, right.

Battle over blueprints in the Five Towns

Lawrence homeowners Seth and Rivka Fortgang claim that Cedarhurst residents Ari and Daniella Schwartz are building an exact replica of their Auerbach Lane house from copyrighted design plans, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. more

By Diana Colapietro | 7/20/16

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