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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s initial reaction to a damning report filed Aug. 3 by state Attorney General Letitia James, detailing precisely how and when the governor sexually harassed 11 women, could only be described as bizarre. more

8/12/21

It’s time to address safety on the Southern State

For many years, the Southern State Parkway has been known as one of the most dangerous thoroughfares in Nassau County . . . more

7/22/21

The Saint Marina Vergine statute was reinstalled in Our Lady of Counsel Church in Inwood after last year’s procession. From left were Santa Marina Society officers Marino Curra and Salvatore and Giuseppe Cimato.

Marking 100 years of celebrating Santa Marina from Italy to Inwood

A century ago, a group of immigrants who settled in Inwood from Filandari, a small town in the Calabria region of Italy — the toe of the country’s boot-shaped peninsula — aimed to share their devotion for their patron saint, Santa Marina Vergine, with their families in the United States. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/15/21

The Hewlett –Woodmere Board of Education approved a decrease in the tax levy from the 1.95 percent initially adopted and approved to 1.65.

Hewlett-Woodmere reduces tax levy

Applying finalized state aid money, the Hewlett-Woodmere School District’s Board of Education voted unanimously at the July 1 meeting to approve a reduction of the school district’s tax for the 2021-2022 school. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/8/21

That old town of Albany ain’t what it used to be

The general public has little or no idea how government works. Citizens may go to a town, city council or village board meeting, but they’re usually there for a brief visit about some neighborhood issue . . . more

6/24/21

Fix SALT first, then infrastructure

The Biden administration has rightly proposed a massive $1.7 trillion infrastructure bill, dubbed the American Jobs Plan, to repair and restore . . . more

6/3/21

Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association President David Friedman emceed the Memorial Day ceremony on May 31. From left were Sandy and Larry Lachman, John Roblin, Friedman, Ann DeMichael, Rabbi Nochem Tenenboim, County Legislator Denise Ford, Syd Mandelbaum, Mitchell Dancyger, Domenic Crici, Frank Basile and Pat Alesia.

On Memorial Day remembering those who sacrificed their lives

It was not the usual fire truck-, marching band-, Little League-, Scout-filled Memorial Day Parade that the Hewlett-Woodmere communities are accustomed to, but as the world reemerges after the coronavirus pandemic Monday’s ceremony at the Veterans Triangle in Hewlett paid homage to the men and women who died in the military service of this country. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/3/21

Maintaining a teacher’s freedom to teach

It was recently reported that a group of Rockville Centre parents accused a high school social studies teacher of criticizing police during class, and wanted her to be reprimanded. The district superintendent . . . more

By Alan Singer | 5/6/21

L.I. is making strides on the environmental front

April 22 is Earth Day, when we come together as a nation — and a planet — to celebrate the natural world and renew our vows to protect the environment from harm. In honor of Earth Day five years ago . . . more

4/22/21

The Hewlett-Woodmere School District’s 2021-22 adopted budget proposal is $129,358,256.

Hewlett-Woodmere school budget reduced by $840,000

With less than two months until the budget and trustee vote, the Hewlett-Woodmere School District’s Board of Education approved the proposed 2021-22 budget that is a near 2 percent spending increase from the current fiscal plan. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 3/31/21

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