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It’s easy to look at the nation’s capital these days and conclude that the place has deserted reality, to put it mildly. While everyone obsesses about tax reform and whether that will be a net gain or loss for taxpayers . . . more

11/30/17

Public corruption depends on civic apathy

People like to think the best of others, including elected and appointed officials at all levels, from your local village to the high hills of Albany or D.C. Our confidence is almost always affirmed, because most local public servants are . . . more

9/22/17

Sanitation Commissioners Pat Dougherty, far left, John Mannone and Ed Scharfberg and board attorney Jared Kasschau on May 4. Mannone has since been elected chairman.

Sanitation No. 7’s budget balancing act

The board of commissioners of Oceanside’s Sanitation District No. 7 is due to vote in two weeks on a final budget for 2018, and its discussions in preparation for the vote have highlighted two … more

By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 8/25/17

How Do I Start to Plan My Financial Future?

Your future-- or even just the future in general-- can be a scary subject to think about. Your financial future can seem like a nightmare, especially if you are just getting out of college or are at … more

By John Fennell, First Senior Vice President, Director of Retail Banking New York Community Bank | 8/10/17

Health care is a right, not a privilege. Period.

President Trump has derided the Affordable Care Act time and again over the past two years, saying, over and over, that it — and, you would think, it alone — caused insurance premiums to skyrocket. more

6/1/17

Oceanside residents voted to approve the school district and library's budgets on Tuesday.

Oceanside school, library budgets pass

The Oceanside School District’s $150 million 2017-18 budget easily passed on Tuesday by a vote of 1,202 to 369. Next year’s spending plan — about $2.9 million, or 1.97 percent, larger than the current one — took advantage of its allowable tax levy increase of 2.15 percent. more

By Ben Strack | 5/17/17

Vote ‘yes’ on Oceanside school budget

Although the Oceanside School District takes full advantage of its allowable tax levy increase of 2.15 percent, it has shown a willingness to save where it can while providing ever-expanding academic programs. more

5/15/17

Assemblywoman Melissa Miller answered questions from her constituents at the Oceanside Public Library on April 18. She offered a newcomer’s behind-the-scenes look at the legislative processes that occur at the state capitol.

Assemblywoman "Missy" Miller visits Oceanside Library

In a talk that covered a wide range of topics, first-year Assemblywoman Melissa “Missy” Miller offered roughly 20 attendees a newcomer’s behind-the-scenes look at the New York State budget … more

By Peter Belfiore | 4/27/17

Governor: Direct caregivers deserve a ‘living wage’

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 . . . more

3/30/17

Members of the Oceanside Board of Education in the School No. 6 auditorium.

Oceanside Board of Education finalizes 2017-18 school budget

The Oceanside School District announced its plan to increase its tax levy — the amount of its budget paid for with property taxes — by 2.15 percent from last year, or $2.5 million, at the Board … more

By Peter Belfiore | 3/30/17

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