Before Gov. Kathy Hochul’s new mask mandate went into effect on Monday, the debate about coronavirus protection rolled on at the Rockville Centre Board of Education meeting on Dec. 9. Many parents who came to the South Side High School auditorium voiced their anger with recent decisions by the board and Acting Superintendent Robert Bartels on seating at school events. They asked district leadership to advocate for avoiding mask regulations, as have a few other districts.
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By Tom Carrozza
tcarrozza@liherald.com
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12/16/21
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State Assemblyman Michael Montesano is voicing his opposition to Speaker Carl Heastie’s decision to suspend the Assembly’s impeachment inquiry of Gov. Andrew Cuomo once he officially …
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By Annemarie Durkin
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8/20/21
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s initial reaction to a damning report filed Aug. 3 by state Attorney General Letitia James, detailing precisely how and when the governor sexually harassed 11 women, could only be described as bizarre.
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8/12/21
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The general public has little or no idea how government works. Citizens may go to a town, city council or village board meeting, but they’re usually there for a brief visit about some neighborhood issue . . .
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6/24/21
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Legislation to allow a public takeover of New York American Water’s Long Island assets has stalled in the State Assembly.
According to a report released on March 29, a study ordered by Gov. …
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By Mike Conn
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4/8/21
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The Rev. Kenneth Williams, a once-constant presence at the Dutch Broadway School and a calming voice on the Elmont Board of Education, died of a stroke on Dec. 16, at age 87.
Williams was born to …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/22/20
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Every Tuesday, the North Shore Assembly of God offers food from its pantry to residents that are food insecure. But on Nov. 17 the offering was for a Thanksgiving feast, which they have been for over five years.
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By Laura Lane
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12/1/20
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After a tight race, Judy Griffin has won a second term representing Assembly District 21. Griffin, a Democrat from Rockville Centre, defeated Republican challenger Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, …
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11/17/20
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Election Day 2020 turned out to be a wild one.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/4/20
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Election Day 2020 turned out to be a wild one.
As of midnight on Tuesday, tens of thousands of absentee ballots remained to be counted, making projecting winners in any number of races for …
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By Scott Brinton
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11/4/20
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