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We’ll say it again — fill out the census

We have to wonder what President Trump has against giving people more time to fill out the U.S. census, particularly given that it must be tallied amid the global coronavirus pandemic . . . more

10/1/20

Fill out the census — the deadline is Sept. 30

Elected leaders from across Nassau County are urging — even pleading with — residents to fill out the U.S. census if they have not already done so, and time is running out. more

9/17/20

Don’t wait — fill in your census forms

April 1, Census Day, came and went, but if you didn’t fill in your census forms, it isn’t too late to do so, and we urge you to complete them. more

4/16/20

Be counted: April 1 is U.S. Census Day

April 1 is U.S. Census Day, when the federal government works to count every person across the United States and five of its territories. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/1/20

Poverty — the story of us all

The year was 1994. Nassau County was supposed to have built a park with a soccer field, a basketball court and picnic tables at the Five Towns Community Center in the mid-1970s, but for two decades, plans for the project languished. more

10/3/13

County legislative redistricting: a temptation for political avarice

The shape and composition of the Nassau County Legislature’s 19 districts are modified after every U.S. Census to reflect changes in population from one district to another. more

7/26/12

Under a Republican plan to redraw the Nassau County Legislature’s district lines, Democratic Legislator David Denenberg, of Merrick, would see his district –– the 19th –– merged with Legislator Joseph Scannell’s district –– the 5th. In effect, Democrats would lose a seat. A State Supreme Court justice, however, placed a temporary restraining order on the plan on Thursday, effectively preventing it from taking effect until the matter is decided in court. Above, Denenberg at Monday's redistricting hearing.

Democrats cheer judge’s redistricting decision

Democrats welcomed news last Thursday that a State Supreme Court justice had issued a temporary restraining order barring the Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature from moving ahead with a plan to redraw the Legislature’s lines. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/13/11

Rockville Centre Census data reveal small changes

It would be inaccurate to describe the population of Rockville Centre as a mosaic — the village is, after all, 88 percent white — but 2010 U.S. Census data show that it has become slightly more diverse since the last census, in 2000. more

Judy Rattner | 4/13/11

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