State Sen. Todd Kaminsky is hosting a holiday toy drive for children in the district through Dec. 22.
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12/13/17
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I recently attended a breakfast meeting, and sat in a room full of successful business leaders along with a large number of attorneys. The subject was the business climate on Long Island, and somehow . . .
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9/28/17
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Desperately needed track repairs are causing what Gov. Andrew Cuomo dubbed the “summer of hell” for Long Island Rail Road commuters. There are conflicting reports about . . .
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8/3/17
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Long-sought victory for those caregivers
To the Editor:
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and their families rely on the care of direct-support professionals employed by the nonprofit sector, providing daily living services to some of our state’s most disabled residents.
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4/13/17
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Students in Jack Bixhorn’s sixth-grade class at Rhame Avenue Elementary School are making sure their voices are heard. With East Rockaway School District in the midst of constructing the budget for the 2017-18 school year, the students wrote to State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and Assemblywoman Melissa “Missy” Miller about why funding for schools is important in shaping their futures.
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By Mike Smollins
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4/6/17
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Many of the most vulnerable people in our society are cared for by some of the strongest. Looking out for a child or adult with developmental disabilities can be trying . . .
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3/30/17
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced plans to invest nearly $10 million to upgrade the Lynbrook Long Island Railroad train station, which is in need of a significant overhaul.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/22/17
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Local elected officials are teaming up to urge the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to allocate funds toward improving the Lynbrook and Rockville Centre train stations, which they say have been neglected.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/8/17
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Research from the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, compiled from three years of publicly available water quality reports, found high levels of 1,4 dioxane in water serviced by the 39 water districts, including the Water Authority of Western Nassau, the Franklin Square Water District, New York American Water’s Lynbrook and Merrick Operations Districts, and the Town of Hempstead Water District.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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2/28/17
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A Bay Park resident who has been waiting to rebuild her home since it was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 recently received some help from state Sens. Todd Kaminsky and Kirsten Gillibrand.
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By Michael Smollins
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2/8/17
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