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The decision earlier this month by Nassau Regional Off Track Betting to establish a gaming facility in Westbury has been met with strong opposition . . .
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1/29/15
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State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office audits school districts in order to gauge compliance with the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act, and to determine if they are accurately reporting statistics on crime and other incidents to the State Education Department. According to a report issued Jan. 13, Castleton Academy High School of Oceanside neglected to note seven incidents. The audit covered July 2011 through June 2014.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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1/21/15
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More than 1,000 people gathered for a community meeting in Westbury on Jan. 15 in a show of united opposition to a proposed video lottery terminal in a now-vacant Fortunoff at the Source Mall.
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By David Weingrad
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1/19/15
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The resignation of State Education Commissioner Dr. John King Jr. creates a unique opportunity. The Board of Regents, which will choose his successor . . .
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12/24/14
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New York state has been presented with a unique opportunity. For once, rather than being faced with a multi-billion-dollar deficit . . .
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12/11/14
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Most people don’t like Congress, and most people think the New York State Legislature is doing about the same job as Congress.
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11/6/14
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a statewide Ebola plan on Oct. 16 that called for the coordination of health care, Port Authority and Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers to combat a potential spread of the Ebola virus should it cross New York’s borders. He also designated eight hospitals, including Long Island’s North Shore-LIJ, in Nassau County, and Stony Brook University Hospital, in Suffolk, to act as regional centers for treating patients with Ebola.
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By David Weingrad
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10/22/14
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In addition to selecting the candidates of your choice in congressional, State Senate and Assembly, judicial and statewide races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and comptroller, voters on Election Day will . . .
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10/16/14
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New York State Senate candidate Michael Venditto, a Republican from Massapequa, is running for the 8th Senate District seat vacated by Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Merrick Republican, in January. Venditto’s one-time opponent, David Denenberg, a Democrat from Merrick, recently dropped out of the race amid civil fraud charges leveled at him by his former law firm, Davidoff Hutcher & Citron.
The Herald asked Venditto to speak about the issues.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/16/14
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Tom Cutinella, a football player in Shoreham-Wading River High School, died after a game last week. Cutinella, 16, had blocked a player from John H. Glenn High School during an Oct. 1 game. He collided with the opposing player and collapsed soon afterward. Cutinella died at Huntington Hospital a few hours later.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/8/14
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