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County Executive Mangano, Town Supervisor Venditto arrested on corruption charges

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, along with his wife, Linda, and Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto, were arrested early Thursday on a 13-county indictment, according to published reports. more

By Scott Brinton, Ben Strack, Anthony Rifilato and Erik Hawkins | 10/19/16

Parkhurst Civic Association President Carl Achille, right, with State Senate candidate Adam Haber, called for an increase in the police presence in Elmont and Freeport.

Elmont leaders call for more police presence

Elmont community leaders called for an increase in police presence after at least nine armed robberies of taxi drivers since late 2015, which police believe are part of a pattern. At a press … more

By Steve Smirti | 7/27/16

Nassau County is moving toward reassessing property values, which the county has not updated for five years. The reassessment would likely affect property owners’ taxes.

Nassau to ‘thaw’ assessments

After five years in which Nassau County has not reassessed property values, the county is moving toward refiguring all Nassau properties’ worth for 2019-20. The eventual reassessment could lead to higher property-tax bills for some residents, according to one expert. more

By Brian Racow | 6/10/15

A camera, attached atop a van parked on Merrick Avenue outside Fayette School in North Merrick, watched for speeding motorists.

North Merrick gets second speed-zone camera

Fayette School has joined the list of community schools outside which motorists must slow down or else risk a speeding ticket. more

By Brian Racow | 10/1/14

The price for a round of golf on a weekend day at Eisenhower Park’s Red Course will increase from $43 to $47 for adults who live in Nassau County. Republican county legislators and County Executive Ed Mangano last week approved increases of hundreds of county fees covering a wide range of services.

County hikes fees

The Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature on June 16 approved fee increases for many county services, including parks, museums, pools, golf, marinas and vendor registration. County Executive Ed Mangano, who proposed the fee hikes in May, signed them into law June 19. more

By Brian Racow | 6/25/14

The Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant discharges treated wastewater into the surrounding bays that causes high levels of nitrogen.

Pipe dream quashed by FEMA

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has turned down New York state’s request for funding to build an outfall pipe to send wastewater from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant into the Atlantic Ocean. more

By T.J. Brennan | 6/4/14

Joseph Ambrosino, Merrick American Legion Post 1282’s sergeant-at-arms, observed a moment of silence during last year’s Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in North Merrick.

County voids vets’ tax breaks

Nassau County veterans who thought they would see their school taxes reduced in 2014-15 have another think coming. Though dozens of school boards around the county voted in recent weeks to ease veterans’ tax burdens, the county’s Department of Assessment has postponed enactment of the tax breaks until 2015-16. more

By Brian Racow | 4/9/14

New plan: let the town do it

One of the newest ideas to fix Nassau County’s broken assessment system is also going to be one of the most difficult to implement: let someone else do it. The county is exploring the … more

By Alex Costello | 11/20/13

An architectural sketch shows the new Baldwin police station. Construction of the precinct is scheduled to begin in October. The old precinct will remain in operation while the new one is built, said Brian Nevin, a county spokesman.

$13 million allotted for new precinct

The roller coaster saga of Baldwin’s 1st Precinct has crested again, this time with the announcement of a new $13 million building, to be constructed on the parking lot of the existing structure. … more

By Chris Connolly | 9/11/13

County Executive Ed Mangano announced a plan last Monday to reduce the costs of Nassau County government. The plan includes restructuring the Nassau County Police Department by redeploying 166 employees, including 109 officers, 19 supervisors and 38 civilian employees.

County plan redeploys POP officers

For nearly two decades, the 5th Precinct’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit has generally consisted of a group of four officers, who the community has become comfortable working closely with and, most importantly, trusted. That relationship changed severely last Monday, when three of the unit’s officers were relocated to the 5th Precinct’s patrol unit, in compliance with a plan created by County Executive Ed Mangano to reduce the county’s costs and prevent further tax increases. more

By Jackie Nash | 6/17/11