The tight-knit community of Seaford has come together for its Little League — and pitching in to help is former Mets first baseman Ed Kranepool.
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By Eden Laikin
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3/22/18
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A campaign to reduce plastic bag waste in Rockville Centre is brewing, as local volunteers are helping spread awareness to follow the footsteps of other communities that have already taken action.
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By Ben Strack
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1/25/18
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Long Beach businesses began charging at least 5 cents last week for each carryout bag that shoppers use, after the city’s new ordinance to limit single-use bags took effect on April 22. While many …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/4/17
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The state board in control of Nassau County’s finances has ordered County Executive Ed Mangano to devise cost-saving plans of up to $100 million after the Legislature approved a $2.9 billion budget on Oct. 31 without the means to pay for it.
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By Erik Hawkins and Brian Stieglitz
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11/9/16
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In response to environmental and quality-of-life issues spurred by ever-present single-use-plastic-bag pollution in Long Beach, the city has drafted legislation similar to laws passed in Suffolk County and New York City that would charge shoppers who choose to use the bags five cents each.
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By Ben Strack and Anthony Rifilato
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9/22/16
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The city unveiled plans to launch a “Clean Team” at last week’s City Council meeting in order to make the downtown areas more welcoming to tourists and residents.
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By Ben Strack
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5/26/16
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For outside organizations and private schools looking to use some of the Lynbrook School’s fields, they will have to come up with a few more dollars.
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By T.J. Brennan
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7/16/14
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To salute the veterans and active service personnel in honor of Independence Day, Hempstead Town will waive parks’ admission fees on the July 4th weekend for active military personnel and …
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7/3/14
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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.
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By Brian Racow
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6/25/14
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The City Council approved increases last week in residential parking permit fees; water and sewer and sanitation rates; and bus fares, a measure that officially balances the recently approved budget …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/25/14
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