North Bellmore School District officials have responded to an audit report issued by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on July 2 that suggests former administrators overestimated …
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By Julie Mansmann
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7/16/14
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Four men, including two Five Towns residents, were indicted for a scheme where they allegedly stole more than $12.4 million in city and state money between 2005 and 2012 — funding that was expected to help special needs students between 3- and 5-years-old — from a Far Rockaway pre-school.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/15/14
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Long Island Democrats came out in force Monday night for a dinner fundraiser at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury that paid tribute to Carolyn McCarthy, of Mineola, for her 17 years representing Nassau County in Congress. The gala’s guest list included Democratic notables from the region and beyond, like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, and it likely netted hundreds of thousands of dollars for the party.
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By Brian Racow
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4/3/14
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New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report on Jan. 14 titled “School District Revenue Growth Slows.” Before I get to it, a quick primer on education funding.
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1/23/14
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Spending of reserve funds has put Valley Stream District 24 on a new fiscal stress monitoring list released last week by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/22/14
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The former owner of Davis Ethical Pharmacy, William Davis, is under investigation after an audit by the New York State Comptroller’s Office found that he scammed the state out of $235,000.
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By Alex Costello
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8/21/13
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An audit report released last week by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli suggests that the New York Racing Association — the state’s governing body of thoroughbred horse racing, which includes Belmont Park and the Aqueduct Racetrack — has been gambling on its financial future.
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By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com
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1/30/12
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The West Hempstead Fire District was among nearly 500 fire departments throughout New York state that failed to file required tax cap data with the Office of the State Comptroller — but its …
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Lee Landor
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11/30/11
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The New York State Comptroller’s office recently released its report on Valley Stream’s information technology controls, and made several recommendations for the village to improve its operations.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/3/11
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To the excitement of hundreds of residents and local animal rights advocates who have been complaining for months that the Town of Hempstead’s Animal Shelter is in dire need of financial monitoring, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced on Oct. 24 that his office will audit the financial operations of the facility. The audit — which DiNapoli said is in response to hundreds of complaints from residents and intends to ensure the shelter’s “integrity of financial accountability — will begin within the next two weeks.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/2/11
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