Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy filed a $2.5 million notice of claim on June 1 against the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County to win back what he calls a “fair share” of state sales-tax reimbursements for the village, but he has not yet received a response and is mulling legal action.
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By Melissa Koenig, Nadya Nataly and Anthony O'Reilly
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7/5/18
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Freeport generates roughly $15.8 million a year in state sales taxes. The state collects the money, and then sends back roughly $6.2 million to Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead.The share of …
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By Nadya Nataly
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6/21/18
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All that was missing was a “Welcome to Freeport” sign, and the city of New Bedford, Mass., could have easily been mistaken for the village. Both communities are located on relatively small bays …
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By Nadya Nataly
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4/26/18
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"At 6 p.m. last Sunday, I tore off two layers of plastic sheeting covering the double doors that separate my upstairs living room from my ground-level family room . . .
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1/4/18
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Part five in the series “Educating the 21st Century Child.”Mepham High School broadcast teacher Stu Stein often holds class in the dark, and with virtually every surface in his …
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By Scott Brinton
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12/22/17
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The resumes of the two candidates for county comptroller, Democrat Jack Schnirman and Republican Steve Labriola, make clear that both have solid educations and a range of relevant experience.
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11/1/17
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In any hurricane, no matter the category, a wall of water surges inland, flooding streets and homes. During Hurricane Sandy, which struck during a full moon on Oct. 29, 2012, many South Shore streets were inundated . . .
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10/19/17
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Politicians are notorious for not always saying what’s really on their minds. So what to make of President Trump’s penchant for saying exactly what’s on his mind?
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9/28/17
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How do you create a presidential library for a man who doesn’t read books? Who can’t complete a coherent sentence? Who has no personal code of ethics?
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8/31/17
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Last December, I was joined by other elected officials in calling for surge-barrier gates to be installed on the South Shore to prevent nuisance and major flooding in Nassau County. Surge-barrier gates would . . .
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8/10/17
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