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Guarantee would have protected Island Park
To the Editor:   Legislator Howard Koppel’s recent letter (“Repealing guarantee was fair for everyone,” March 3-9) missed the point. The Island Park School District and all its residents … more
Kopel is wrong on refunds
To the Editor: I have to respectfully disagree with Mr. Howard Kopel (“Legislators talk taxes,” Feb. 17-23). The extra burden Island Park residents may have paid for grievances in the past is … more
Howard Sobel, Oceanside past president of the School Board
The lever is back
Assemblyman Brian Curran (Lynbrook – 14th A.D.) co-sponsored Assembly Bill 3093, which allows villages that administer their own elections to use lever voting machines in those elections if they so choose. more
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Howard Kopel
Legislators talk taxes
Island Park residents had an opportunity to question their Nassau County representatives about taxes and decisions they have made at a Civic Association meeting on Feb. 8. Legislators Denise … more
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The County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on Jan. 10 to bring necessary equipment and services to the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, above.
Millions earmarked to stop bay discharge
The Nassau County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on Jan. 10 for new equipment and upgrades at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, in an effort to end months of illegal sewage discharge into Reynolds Channel, which many residents and local officials have called a serious environmental health hazard. more
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At the North Merrick firehouse, Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg denounced a proposal by County Executive Ed Mangano to impose a water fee on previously exempt organizations such as fire departments and school districts.
Legislator: ‘Toilet tax’ could cost taxpayers
When firefighters wash down their trucks after making on a run, they may have to pay a fee on that water. Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, has proposed a water use fee in the county’s 2011 budget. At a news conference in front of the North Merrick firehouse on Friday, Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg said the fee is really a tax. more
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Hempstead Town bans cell towers near homes
At a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday morning, the Town of Hempstead passed legislation that regulates where cell antennas and other wireless telecommunications equipment may be placed within the township. more
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Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg stands at the lectern next to Brian Browne, left, the government relations director for St. John's University, and Tom Adler, right, a Nassau County resident with a daughter now in college. Denenberg took the website Ultrinsic Motivator, Inc. to task for allowing college students 'to wager' on their own grades.
Website gives new meaning to high-stakes testing
Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg slammed the website Ultrinsic Motivator, Inc. during a Sept. 8 news conference for offering college students the chance "to wager" on their own grades. more
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At Hempstead Town Hall, protesters called for a moratorium on cell-phone antennas
Protesters call for cell-antenna moratorium
Updated: Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1:57 p.m. Protesters from various parts of Nassau County rallied outside Town of Hempstead Hall on Tuesday morning before a town meeting, calling for a moratorium on the installation of cell-phone antennas and towers around Bellmore, Merrick and Wantagh. more
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Austin Boulevard study moving forward
This fall, if all goes according to plan, Island Park residents should start seeing workers in reflective vests on Austin Boulevard — the first step in a long-awaited traffic survey to determine … more
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