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A new coalition in Albany
For years, the political atmosphere surrounding our State Senate could only be described as puzzling. New Yorkers have seen coups, broken promises and plenty of corruption. more
Missing in action: the great climate debate
I have to hand it to the coal industry. more
This month the focus is on breast cancer
Nassau County has one of the nation’s highest rates of breast cancer, and more than 1,200 women in the county were diagnosed with the disease from 2004 to 2008, according to the State Department of Health’s New York State Cancer Registry. more
See "Looking," a comedy about four middle-aged singles, at the BroadHollow Theatre's Elmont stage.
What's happening on Long Island this weekend
Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European … more
Mr. Buckley, you have our prayers and my support
Our community was heartbroken to hear that one of our own, Lance Cpl. Greg Buckley Jr., was killed along with two other fellow Marines while serving our nation in Afghanistan. more
This chart, provided by the Residents for Efficient Special Districts, shows what the group estimates residents would save by dissolving Sanitary District 2. Sani2 officials say that any savings would be minimal and would be offset by service downgrades. They also say that dissolving Sani2 would put the district’s many employees out of work.
What’s behind the drive to dissolve Sani2?
After months spent canvassing, a group called Residents for Efficient Special Districts, or RESD, finally delivered the 5,000 signatures it needed to force a referendum on the dissolution of Sanitary District 2. The submission of the petitions at the Nassau County clerk’s office on July 23 caused quite a splash, with a procession of activists bearing stacks of signed documents into the building after making impassioned speeches outside. more
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Hispanic Brotherhood among agencies seeing cuts
Hundreds of people, including representatives of the Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre, gathered at Nassau County’s Theodore Roosevelt Legislative and Executive Building in Mineola on July 6 … more
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Children got their faces painted by volunteers at the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless’s “Have a Heart for the Homeless” candlelight vigil on Feb. 13.
Candlelight vigil helps L.I.'s homeless
A congregation of hundreds gathered at Farmingdale State College last month to join the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless in hosting a “Have a Heart for the Homeless” candlelight … more
South Shore civic and elected leaders are calling for transparency over a proposal by Nassau County Executive Ed Mang-ano to sell or lease the Glen Cove Sewage Plant, the Cedar Creek Sewage Plant in Wantagh and the Bay Park Sewage Plant.
Sewage plant plan sparks residents’ ire
Several South Shore civic and elected leaders have banded together to decry a proposal by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano to sell or lease three of the county’s sewage treatment plants to a … more
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Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving
For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and … more
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