A new coalition of leaders in the New York State Senate is making its resolutions for change in the new year.
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By Alex Camarda
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1/3/13
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Lately I’ve begun to think of Long Island as neither a region of New York state nor a semi-cohesive bedroom community that owes its existence to the mother ship, Manhattan. Rather, I’ve begun to think of Long Island as an ecosystem.
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8/2/12
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State legislation that would have allowed Long Beach to issue millions of dollars in serial bonds to pay down a $10.25 million deficit over 10 years — and avoid hitting residents with a 16 percent …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/22/12
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Warren Buffett, the billionaire businessman and investor, well-known in America’s political community for his public proclamations that he is willing to pay more taxes and that his fellow billionaires should join him in his fight to repeal the U.S. tax code, has himself in a little pickle.
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5/10/12
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Marianna Winchester, a Rockville Centre Gold Star mother who lost her son, 1st Lieutenant Ronald Winchester in Operation Iraqi Freedom, joined Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, other Gold Star parents and local veterans last week to denounce the recent 8-1 Supreme Court ruling in the case of Snyder v. Phelps. The ruling found that no matter how hateful their speech, the First Amendment protects Westboro Baptist Church protestors who have been picketing military funerals.
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3/16/11
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Story time and scarecrow making kicked off the autumn season at the East Rockaway Public Library on Sept. 25.
Children talked about their favorite desserts and discussed how they help around the house and greeted guests to prepare for Thanksgiving. Mary Ann Catanzaro read “Thanksgiving Rules” by Laurie Friedman. The face painting by Donna was also a hit.
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Mary Malloy
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10/6/10
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