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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

The MTA's threat to pull funding from Long Island Bus could leave the county without a public bus system. County Executive Ed Mangano is now exploring privatization.

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 … more

Lee Landor | 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

Rockville Centre Deputy Mayor Chuck Joyce, left, was joined at the Sandel Senior Center, a designated cooling center —one of several that opened in Nassau County during last week's heat wave — by, from left, CERT volunteers Stuart Milworn and Ted Lowenthal, Mayor Mary Bossart, volunteer Morton Press, County Executive Ed Mangano, who is CERT-trained, and volunteers Beverly Lowenthal and Marcia Haber.

Village, county team up to keep local residents cool

During the heat wave last week, when triple-digit temperatures baked the entire tri-state area, Rockville Centre made sure its residents stayed comfortable, opening a cooling center at the Sandel Senior Center on South Park Avenue with the help of Nassau County officials and volunteers from the Civilian Emergency Response Team. more

Jennifer Gundersen | 7/14/10

The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum property in Uniondale.

Zoning move cuts Lighthouse in half

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray announced on Monday that the "alternate zone" created for the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum property is half the density of the originally proposed … more

Mike Caputo | 7/12/10

Contact Albany for support on assessment plan

When I took office on January 1, 2010, I knew Nassau County was in bad shape. Our residents are overtaxed, we're facing a $286 million deficit that was caused by government waste, and our property … more

Ed Mangano | 7/7/10

County Executive Ed Mangano, at lectern, with Deputy County Executive for Economic Development Patrick Foye, right, and Legislators John Ciotti, left, and Peter Schmitt, explained the new changes to the commercial property tax assessment process.

Is your tax assessment off? Prove it.

In keeping with his promise to reform Nassau County’s tax assessment system, County Executive Edward Mangano is now tackling the commercial property assessment … more

Lee Landor | 7/7/10

Rockville Centre's Electric Department called on residents to conserve their use of power during the extreme heat the region will experience for the next three days.

Rockville Centre opens cooling center; asks residents to conserve power

In response to the extreme heat this week, the Village of Rockville Centre, in conjunction with the Nassau County Dept. of Emergency Management, opened a cooling center for the public on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Sandel Senior Center, 50 S. Park Ave. until 9 p.m. each evening. more

by Judy Rattner | 7/6/10

County Executive Ed Mangano and TD Bank's Chris Giamo announced this year's Celebrate America fireworks show on July 3 at Eisenhower Park.

Eisenhower Park to host 4th of July fireworks

Jones Beach will not have fireworks this year. But, as County Executive Ed Mangano publicly pointed out this week, "Nassau has them." The county continues its Fireworks Day … more

Mike Caputo | 6/28/10

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