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A plan by the Nassau Regional Off Track Betting Corporation to turn a portion of a former Fortunoff in Westbury that is now vacant into a gaming facility has been met with strong public opposition, and raised questions about what governing body — if any — has the authority to block the proposal.
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By David Weingrad
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1/14/15
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Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office has announced a $1.6 million project — part of NY Rising’s Community Reconstruction Program — to “install 800 check valves on existing outfalls along Long Island’s south shore to mitigate tidal flooding after Superstorm Sandy.”
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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12/17/14
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Nassau County voters will choose their next district attorney in November 2015, ten months after current D.A. Kathleen Rice leaves the post for a seat in Congress. Meanwhile, Rice’s top deputy or an appointee of Gov. Andrew Cuomo will take the reins as the county’s head prosecutor.
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By Brian Racow
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11/20/14
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"You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” That’s what Andrew Cuomo said in his victory speech last Tuesday, after he defeated his closest challenger, Republican Rob Astorino, by nearly 500,000 votes.
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11/13/14
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North Shore-LIJ Health System officials said on Oct. 23 that they intend to develop a multi-million dollar biological containment unit at one of its 16 hospitals, designed to c
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By David Weingrad
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10/29/14
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a statewide Ebola plan on Oct. 16 that called for the coordination of health care, Port Authority and Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers to combat a potential spread of the Ebola virus should it cross New York’s borders. He also designated eight hospitals, including Long Island’s North Shore-LIJ, in Nassau County, and Stony Brook University Hospital, in Suffolk, to act as regional centers for treating patients with Ebola.
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By David Weingrad
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10/22/14
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Believe it or not, legislation has been submitted that would permit illegal aliens to vote in New York state. Bronx Sen. Gustavo Rivera has introduced a bill in the State Senate . . .
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9/18/14
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As a record rainfall continued through Tuesday night, and then through the next morning, one couldn’t help but think of Superstorm Sandy and the approximately $65 billion in damages it wrought.
Island Park Mayor Michael McGinty was no different. “Every event is eye-opening,” he said. “We know the implications of a major storm.”
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By Tom Jordan
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8/20/14
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New York’s governmental leaders took a quick trip to Israel last week to show that the state stands with Israel in its current conflict with Hamas.
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By Alex Costello
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8/20/14
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For the second time in a week’s span, Republican congressional candidate Bruce Blakeman on Aug. 6 appeared outside a state courthouse in Mineola to call for Kathleen Rice, the Nassau County district attorney and his Democratic opponent in this fall’s election, to address allegations that political interference undermined the Moreland Commission ...
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By Brian Racow
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8/13/14
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