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Nassau County Legislators Denise Ford and Richard Nicollelo, both Republicans, voted for County Executive Ed Mangano’s $2.6 billion budget, as well as a separate budget resolution to do away with the county’s ‘guarantee’ to pay tax-certiorari refunds to property owners who successfully challenge their assessments.

The Nassau County Legislature voted 11-8 to approve County Executive Ed Mangano’s $2.6 billion budget on Saturday night, following a contentious, two-day public hearing in Mineola that turned bitterly partisan as legislators argued over details of the spending plan. more

David Weingrad and Scott Brinton | 11/2/10

Property-tax plan vote postponed

The Nassau County Legislature’s hearing on its 2011 budget ended on Monday without a vote on a proposal to nix the county’s longstanding guarantee to pay for property owners’ challenges of its tax assessments. If passed, the plan would effectively shift that burden to school districts and local governments, which would have to defend the county’s assessments and pay for successful challenges by property owners. more

David Weingrad | 10/20/10

Teachers from the Hicksville School District turned out in force to protest the proposed elimination of the county guarantee that it will pay for property-tax challenges, saying the plan would mean higher property taxes and reduced services for the schools.

Vote on county property-tax plan to take place by Oct. 29

The Nassau Legislature's hearing on its 2011 budget became heated on Monday over a proposal to nix the county's longstanding guarantee to pay for property owners' challenges to its tax assessments. If passed, the plan would effectively shift that burden to school districts and towns. more

David Weingrad and Scott Brinton | 10/18/10

Protesters lobby against property-tax plan

Dozens of protesters from throughout Nassau County converged on the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on Monday morning to see whether the county Legislature would vote on a proposal to nix the county’s guarantee that it will pay for challenges to property owners’ assessments. more

David Weingrad | 10/18/10

County Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey, right, told reporters the department's anti-hate-crime video "Hate" was widely distributed throughout the county to teach kids about bias crimes. Lt. John MacEwen, commanding officer of the 2nd Precinct, joined Mulvey during the news conference.

Local teens charged with hate crime in Hicksville

County police arrested three local teenagers Thursday for allegedly assaulting a fellow teen and hurling anti-gay slurs at him during a bus ride home from a Hicksville BOCES school. Cops classified the … more

Lee Landor | 10/14/10

Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg of Bellmore-Merrick, center, stands at the lectern with Legislator Wayne Wink of Roslyn, left, and Bruce Piel, the chairman of PARCnassau, a Nassau County Park Advocacy Group.

Denenberg questions Mangano's park fee hikes

Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, a Democrat who represents Bellmore-Merrick, held a press conference on Monday at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow to question County Executive Ed Mangano's … more

David Weingrad | 8/25/10

Senator, county exec sponsoring ‘Shed Your Meds’ program

State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. and Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano are sponsoring a "Shed the Meds" at Wantagh Park on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at which residents can safely dispose of old and unused prescription medications. more

8/6/10

MTA may cut LI Bus funding

Long Islanders, get some boots that are made for walking. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering pulling all funding from Long Island Bus, a move that could wipe out Nassau County’s public bus system. The news comes as the agency reviews money-saving proposals for next year’s budget. more

Lee Landor | 7/28/10

Kenneth Maithya, 6, positioned his boat before setting sail at Eisenhower Park’s Salisbury Lake on July 22.

Captains for a day at Eisenhower Park

Children with autism and their families took the helm last week at Eisenhower Park's Salisbury Lake. After a short lesson from "Captain Ron," Ron McKechnie, the children … more

Mike Caputo | 7/28/10

Gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo, with his daughter Michaela, proposed a 2 percent property-tax cap during a news conference at the Jewel Quinn Senior Center in North Merrick on Tuesday.

At N. Merrick senior center, Cuomo calls for tax cap

New York State Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, stopped off at the Jewel Quinn Senior Center in North Merrick on July 27 with Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican, to tout a statewide property-tax cap. more

Sari Zeidler | 7/27/10

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