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The superstorm called Hurricane Sandy will surely go down as one of the U.S.’s most costly and crippling storms, ripping a $20 billion swath of destruction up the Eastern Seaboard, and Long Island’s South Shore was front and center amid the tumult as Sandy’s northern end lashed communities from Bellmore to Valley Stream and from Long Beach to Rockville Centre.
Now, after the flooding and the fires, the anxiety and fear, the South Shore must slowly rebuild, one home, one school, one business at a time.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/31/12
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In 2011, the median property tax bill in Nassau County was $8,478, putting Nassau a close second to Westchester County for the highest property taxes in the country.
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10/24/12
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A re-energized Mitt Romney took the stage at the first of three presidential debates last week, and outperformed and outshined President Obama.
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10/11/12
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When I was a boy, our family would gather around the television set and watch a fixed routine of shows such as Milton Berle, “The Twilight Zone” and “The Ed Sullivan Show.” One of our other favorites was “To Tell the Truth.”
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10/4/12
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Many state and federal seats are up for grabs this year, and the decisions we make in the voting booth will have the potential to dramatically impact our lives.
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10/4/12
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In light of what the weather service called a "moderate" risk for severe thunderstorms that could contain heavy rain, damaging wind, lightning, hail and even a tornado, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced the postponement of the Outdoor Summer Movie Night at Eisenhower Park's Lakeside Theatre as well as the Summer Concert Under the Stars at Wantagh Park, both scheduled for tonight.
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By Judy Rattner
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7/26/12
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The Nassau County Police Department will receive nearly $1 million through New York State’s Operation IMPACT, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday.
According to a press release from Cuomo’s …
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By Aaron Axelson
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7/18/12
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Every day, nearly 50,000 vehicles illegally pass stopped school buses in New York state. According to the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee 2009 report, 69 students were injured between 2002 and 2004 by motorists illegally passing buses. One student was killed.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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5/24/12
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National organization Food and Water Watch, along with Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Reach Out America and Grassroots Environmental Education, held a public forum on April 23, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Shelter Rock in Manhasset, to rally support for a ban on hydraulic fracturing — a process that involves the injection of millions of gallons of water, chemicals and sand into shale rock formations at high pressure to break apart the rock and release trapped natural gas.
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By Jackie Nash
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5/1/12
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The choice of venue was perhaps symbolic. Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke at Molloy College’s brand new, state-of-the-art Madison Theatre in Rockville Centre on Feb. 2, and his theme was a “New New York” and a change in the way the state government is run.
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Aaron Axelson
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2/8/12
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