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County Legislator Dave Denenberg’s campaign for the New York State Senate came to a screeching halt last week when news broke that he had allegedly stolen more than $2 million from a client of his law firm . . . more

10/2/14

Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, of Merrick, is accused of systematic fraud by his former law firm in State Supreme Court filings. Now his major assets are frozen.

State court blocks Denenberg from selling assets

A state judge has put Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg on a daily-living, expenses-only budget, at least until a Sept. 29 court hearing on his former law firm’s application to block Denenberg from selling or transferring financial assets. more

By Brian Racow | 9/25/14

Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, of Merrick, is accused of systematic fraud by his former law firm in State Supreme Court filings.

Denenberg accused in elaborate fraud scheme; drops out of Senate race

The former law firm of Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg is suing him in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, seeking $3.6 million in damages. The firm alleges that Denenberg systemically and fraudulently overbilled a client to the tune of $2.3 million over eight years, and sought a 25 percent annual bonus from the firm based, at least in part, on those billings. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/23/14

Mr. Suozzi, the State Senate's in good hands, thanks

We don’t have to look very far back in the history books to learn about the damage State Senate Democrats inflicted on Long Island taxpayers during their disastrous two years in the majority in 2009 and 2010. more

7/30/14

We'll say it again — fund the Bay Park pipe

The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently rejected the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s request to fund a $690 million outflow pipe that would stretch from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant three miles into the Atlantic Ocean. more

6/19/14

A crucial scene from the TV show “The Good Wife” was filmed in these beds, but no actual patients have been in the hospital for over a year and a half.

Civic group tours shuttered hospital

For almost a year, while debate raged over the future of the Long Beach Medical Center, the facility has sat with beds ready to be filled, equipment ready to be staffed and an emergency room ready to … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 5/14/14

Todd Kaminsky, a former Assistant U.S. District Attorney, said that he is running as a Democrat for the 20th Assembly District seat that will be vacated by Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, who is not seeking re-election this year.

Kaminsky to run for State Assembly

Long Beach resident and Assistant U.S. District Attorney Todd Kaminsky was in Brooklyn on Monday — where his boss, U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch, announced that New York Rep. Michael Grimm had been … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/30/14

Kyle Strober, pictured at left during a recent news conference about the Covanta Energy waste-to-energy incinerator in Westbury, is Sen. Charles Schumer’s Long Island director. Strober grew up in Merrick and graduated from Kennedy High School in Bellmore.

Senator Schumer’s right-hand man

Most pundits agreed: Mitt Romney won the first of three presidential debates in 2012, held at the University of Denver on Oct. 3. President Obama, whose rhetorical skills were the stuff of political legend, appeared tired, and in the weeks after the debate, his poll numbers plummeted. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/5/14

A rendering of iStar’s proposed development of the Superblock, which would include retail shops and a promenade along the boardwalk.

Developers make case for Superblock

With a plan to build the two tallest structures in Long Beach — and the first mix of retail shops along the boardwalk in recent memory — a Manhattan-based developer went before the Zoning Board … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 1/29/14

Knights of Columbus members Ron Browne, left, Hank McCann and George Gentilesco in front of the construction site where the organization’s new headquarters is being rebuilt.

Knights of Columbus rising from the ashes

Twelve months ago, the heavily damaged headquarters of the Long Beach Knights of Columbus sat at the corner of West Beech Street and Minnesota Avenue, with nothing inside but piles of charred lumber … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 12/31/13

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