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The Elmont Flexi of the Nassau Inter-County Express is one line among several routes expected to be reduced because of budget constraints.

The Nassau Inter-County Express is short nearly $7 million of its total $130 million budget for 2017-18, so at least 10 bus routes must be cut and service must be reduced on several others, unless lawmakers can find the money from other sources. The cuts could take effect in April and affect 5,400 riders, according to NICE officials. more

By Vanessa Parker | 2/8/17

Tell Congress to protect Planned Parenthood

House Speaker Paul Ryan said earlier this month that Republicans would move to strip funding from Planned Parenthood, part of a broader effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, much to the chagrin of pro-choice advocates. more

1/26/17

The 5th Precinct’s POP officer, Sgt. Edward Grim, second from right, has been an integral part of the Elmont community. He served as the Belmont Stakes Parade’s grand marshal last year.

5th Precinct POP officer transferred

The Nassau County Police Department is transferring Sgt. Edward Grim -- the 5th Precinct's Problem Oriented Policing officer -- to assume other duties elsewhere.That has Elmont residents concerned and angry. more

By Vanessa Parker | 1/19/17

Mangano offers new budget to NIFA

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

Elmont, Franklin Square and Sewanhaka budgets pass

The school budgets for the Franklin Square, Elmont, and Sewanhaka school district all passed on Tuesday. Franklin Square also had a $10 million capital projects proposition on the ballot that passed … more

5/18/16

Approve Sewanhaka budget

The Sewanhaka Central High School District’s proposed $184.14 million budget is 2.98 percent, or $5.3 million, larger than the current spending plan. It will increase salaries by 3.7 percent, to … more

5/12/16

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

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