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Bill aims to fix ‘pay-to-play’ contracts

Lisa Tyson, the Long Island Progressive Coalition’s director, has suggested a number of reforms to limit campaign contributions to elected leaders from companies that do business with the government. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 6/13/13

The setting of a date for a referendum on Sani2’s future was postponed last week. No new date has been announced.

After series of suits, Sani2 is left in limbo

A flurry of lawsuits and appeals last week left a referendum on the dissolution of Sanitary District 2 in limbo. more

By Chris Connolly | 9/5/12

This chart, provided by the Residents for Efficient Special Districts, shows what the group estimates residents would save by dissolving Sanitary District 2. Sani2 officials say that any savings would be minimal and would be offset by service downgrades. They also say that dissolving Sani2 would put the district’s many employees out of work.

What’s behind the drive to dissolve Sani2?

After months spent canvassing, a group called Residents for Efficient Special Districts, or RESD, finally delivered the 5,000 signatures it needed to force a referendum on the dissolution of Sanitary District 2. The submission of the petitions at the Nassau County clerk’s office on July 23 caused quite a splash, with a procession of activists bearing stacks of signed documents into the building after making impassioned speeches outside. more

By Chris Connolly | 8/1/12

Wilhelmina Funderburke, at lectern, and the Residents for Efficient Special Districts delivered a petition with 5,000 signatures to the Hempstead Town Clerk on July 23.

Residents for Efficient Special Districts collect 5,000 signatures

In the same week that Baldwin residents were set to vote in a Sanitary District 2 commissioner’s election, a large contingent of residents filed a petition to dissolve the sanitary district entirely. The group, Residents for Efficient Special Districts, which is affiliated with the Long Island Progressive Coalition, secured the 5,000 signatures it needed to compel a referendum on the dissolution of Sani2 and delivered the petition to the Nassau County clerk’s office on Monday. more

By Chris Connolly | 7/25/12

Stuffed animals and dental health

February is National Children's Dental Health Month, and Dr. Rania Elbaz of North Merrick helped raise awareness by visiting Twin Oaks Country Day School and The Progressive School. During the … more

2/24/12

Jerry Ross and Arnie Gruber entertained the crowd with old standards.

Seniors celebrate Valentine's Day

By Mary Malloy It really was “An Affair to Remember” last Monday at Lynbrook Restorative Therapy and Nursing when the facility partnered with Village Taxi to host a luncheon with music, … more

By Mary Malloy | 2/15/12

Progressive Coalition to celebrate honorees

The Long Island Progressive Coalition, the local affiliate of Citizen Action, is celebrating their 32nd Anniversary at their annual luncheon on Saturday March 26th 2011. The celebratory luncheon will … more

3/22/11

Apartment complexes, like this one in Long Beach, are a rarity in Nassau County. However, more and more young adults are leaving the area to places with more affordable rental housing.

The continuing exodus

Part two in a series, “Plugging the brain drain.” The lack of affordable housing on Long Island is forcing young adults to leave the area in droves. And as their population decreases and the … more

Alex Costello | 9/22/10

Oceanside's Sanitation District 7 is a main target of the group, which wants to know what taxpayer money is being spent on within the district.

Good-government group wants to take out the trash

Most Long Islanders know — thanks to pocket-draining experience — that living here carries a hefty price tag. What many don't seem to know is that they can change that. How? One way is … more

Lee Landor | 9/22/10

AvalonBay’s proposed 349-unit apartment complex in Rockville Centre, one of the few Nassau County areas with apartments, faced steep opposition from the community. The project was eventually approved. AvalonBay has built many complexes similar to this on Long Island, and includes some units of affordable housing in its developments.

Leaving Long Island

Part one in a series, “Plugging the brain drain.” For the past decade, Long Island has been losing college graduates and young professionals. The high cost of living and lack of … more

Alex Costello | 9/15/10

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