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Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages pleaded guilty to two disorderly conduct charges more than a year after his arrest for alleged domestic abuse of a former girlfriend.

Carrié Solages pleads guilty to disorderly conduct

Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, pleaded guilty to two disorderly conduct violations and was ordered to take part in a 26-week batterers’ intervention class and submit to drug testing in a Hempstead court on Sept. 12. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/12/18

Officials say no to federal gun funding

Local elected and school officials and parents joined the swelling chorus last week of those opposed to a proposal to use federal funds to arm classroom teachers, including in Franklin Square, Elmont … more

By Timothy Denton | 9/6/18

A car slammed into the fence of a home along Dutch Broadway in late June. A police officer said this was the fifth auto incident he had responded to at that location.

Elmont to county: Safer roads!

Elmont residents have a big problem, and it can be spotted almost every day along the western half of Dutch Broadway. Cars zip by, sometimes at speeds of more than 60 mph, as they cross the … more

By Ronny Reyes | 7/26/18

Hospital board Vice Chairman Tony Cancellieri at a rally on June 21 where he called on Blue Cross to relent in its negotiations with the hospital. The two parties later came to an agreement.

South Nassau, Blue Cross reach agreement

South Nassau Communities Hospital officials announced on June 29 that they had reached a contract agreement with the health insurance agency Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, ending an impasse in … more

By Peter Belfiore | 7/5/18

Seventy-five percent of legal service providers in New York had clients who were afraid to go to court because of ICE, and 29 percent had clients who refused to attend court.

Too scared to seek justice

As immigration lawyer Elise Damas headed into work on the morning of June 26, she had a quick meeting with a client. The man asked Damas, of the Village of Hempstead’s Central American Refugee … more

By Ronny Reyes | 7/5/18

Elmont Memorial Library joined other local libraries in the annual summer reading challenge.

Elmont, F.S. libraries launch summer reading challenge

Libraries all across the country kicked off their summer reading challenge last week, and the Elmont Memorial Library and Franklin Square Public Library have joined in the collaborative reading … more

By Timothy Denton | 7/5/18

New York State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, holding the check on the left, presented the $125,000 check to Elmont Memorial Library officials and teens on June 15.

Elmont Library receives $125,000 facility grant

As Elmont teens played video games after school in the Elmont Memorial Library’s Teen Annex room, New York State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages walked in to present a $125,000 grant to the library … more

By Timothy Denton | 6/29/18

State Assemblyman Charles Lavine, a Democrat from Glen Cove, reviewed a list of legislative proposals that address the termination of temporary protected status on a national scale.

Pushing back against TPS termination

Part six in an ongoing series. Read parts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7] here. When temporary protected status for Haitians was revoked last November, TPS recipients from other countries … more

By Nadya Nataly, Alyssa Seidman and Brian Stieglitz | 4/26/18

Legislature votes 14-3 for 10-year tax plan

The Nassau County Legislature voted 14-3 on Monday to approve a 10-year phase-in to bring all properties across the county in line with their actual market values. If it is completed, it would be the … more

By Timothy Denton | 3/29/18

Nassau County approves 10-year tax reassessment plan

The Nassau County Legislature voted 14-3 on Monday to approve a 10-year phase-in to bring all properties across the county in line with their actual market values. If it is completed, it would be the … more

By Timothy Denton | 3/27/18