Serving as a police officer for 22 years, I saw firsthand the effectiveness of the “broken windows” model of policing.
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By Christopher Carini
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6/15/23
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill offered those words as he led Great Britain during World War II, when citizens became accustomed to nightly bombings by the Nazis. We are in the midst of a different kind of war . . .
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By Don Clavin
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4/24/20
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor-elect Laura Gillen held a news conference on the steps of Town Hall last Thursday to lambaste outgoing Supervisor Tony Santino’s plans to enact a contract amendment that would prohibit future termination of civil service employees, except for cause. That is, no layoffs would be allowed.
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By Nadya Nataly and Scott Brinton
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12/12/17
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A week before the Sept. 10 Democratic primary for Long Beach City Council, two prominent lawmakers have thrown their support behind a separate slate of candidates running for three open council …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/3/15
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The city on Tuesday floated its proposed $84.4 million budget for fiscal 2014-15, which includes a 1 percent tax cut for homeowners, after state lawmakers approved a bill earlier this year allowing …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/7/14
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The City Council hit the pause button on a proposed resolution that would give a number of the city’s full-time management employees with a minimum of five years of employment in the city — …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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12/18/13
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Parents who let their children walk to school may want to take extra precautions this year: Nassau County has left some crossing guard posts unmanned.
As a result of a hiring freeze and work …
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By Aaron Axelson
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9/12/12
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Last week, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano sent a memo to county department heads, ordering them to compile layoff lists. This would be the third in a series of layoffs of county employees ordered by Mangano in one year.
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8/2/12
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The Civil Service Employees Association reached an agreement with the city on Friday after union members agreed to a number of concessions that will avert the layoffs of 38 full-time workers.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/8/12
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The City Council voted 3-2 at Tuesday’s budget hearing to adopt the $87.9 million budget for 2012-13, but not before Civil Service Employees Association workers who were laid off earlier this …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/23/12
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