The death last week of former South African President Nelson Mandela sparked a worldwide outpouring of sorrow, respect and remembrance of a man many considered one of history’s great heroes — a …
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By Brian Racow and Emily Webb
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12/11/13
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County Executive Ed Mangano announced on Monday that the City of Long Beach will receive $625,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds to address a wide range of community improvement …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/23/13
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In what many are calling a frustrating delay, a $1.7 million project to renovate two Nassau County-owned parking malls on East Park Avenue in Long Beach has become tangled in bureaucratic red tape, …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/15/13
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A private company controlled by a multi-billion-dollar Canadian hedge fund is seeking approval to build a liquefied natural gas station in the Atlantic Ocean 17 nautical miles southeast of Jones Beach. If built, a pipeline extending from the station would have to hook up to an existing pipeline 2.2 miles south of Atlantic Beach.
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By Brian Racow
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7/16/13
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Amid growing concerns among residents over the water quality in the ocean and Reynolds Channel in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, City Manager Jack Schnirman called on Nassau County last week to …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/17/13
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Nassau County officials announced that Long Beach will receive over half a million dollars in community development funds.
County Executive Edward Mangano and County Legislator Denise Ford …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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3/28/13
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In so many ways, the Town of Hempstead has set an example of how government ought to operate.
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2/28/13
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Republicans in the Nassau County Legislature modified their proposed redistricting map yesterday, backing off a plan to place a sliver of Merrick, including the home of Democratic Legislator Dave Denenberg, into the neighboring district of Legislator Joseph Scannell, a Democrat from Baldwin. The plan would have removed one of the two incumbents from the Legislature.
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By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com
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2/27/13
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There are 10 elephants and nine donkeys in a field.
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2/21/13
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Last week, Governor Cuomo unveiled his 2013-14 budget. He proposed to increase school aid statewide by 3 percent while keeping overall state spending growth under 2 percent.
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1/31/13
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