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Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, right, of Merrick, participated in a recent Long Island Progressive Coalition protest, saying that County Executive Ed Mangano created an “appearance of impropriety” in accepting campaign contributions from contractors that did restoration work for the county after Hurricane Sandy. A Mangano spokesman later accused Denenberg of accepting illegal campaign contributions. Richard Landau of Merrick, whose home was severely damaged in Sandy, joined Denenberg at the protest.
Progressive Coalition protesters decry county's Sandy contracts
Protesters from the Long Island Progressive Coalition, a nonprofit social and environmental advocacy group, claimed at a June 4 rally in Mineola that County Executive Ed Mangano received $144,000 in campaign contributions from private companies that did restoration work for the county after Hurricane Sandy. more
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The village is looking to replace all of its existing high-pressure sodium bulb street lights with LED lights, like this one recently installed on Valley Stream Boulevard.
Valley Stream looks for energy savings
In an effort to save on energy costs and upgrade Valley Stream’s infrastructure, village officials are considering signing an energy performance contract within the next few months. more
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Whatever happened to mandate relief?
New York state school districts are entering the second budget season under the state’s tax cap, which limits how much schools can increase property taxes each year. more
Linda Leonard, executive director of the Long Island Crisis Center in Bellmore, said she worries that her agency could lose its 24-hour, seven-day-a-week suicide-prevention hotline if Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano eliminates funding for the private, nonprofit agency.
Nassau’s social-service network in crisis
The Bellmore-based Long Island Crisis Center would lose more than $300,000 in funding if Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano were to make good on a threat to cut all contracts with nonprofit social-service agencies that work with troubled youth, the mentally ill and drug addicts, said Linda Leonard, the Crisis Center’s executive director, this past week. more
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The boilers at the James A. Dever School and other District 13 buildings would be replaced through an energy efficiency project.
Valley Stream districts explore energy savings
Two Valley Stream school districts will soon become more energy efficient. Officials in elementary Districts 13 and 30 have decided to go ahead with energy performance contracts, an initiative that will save the schools money long-term. more
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School secretaries get long-awaited contract
After two-and-a-half years without a new contract, Valley Stream school secretaries have a deal. The five year-contract includes retroactive pay raises, a salary freeze next year and a retirement … more
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Nassau County will end its longstanding contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Long Island Bus as of Jan. 1, at which time Veolia Transportation will take over.
Veolia contract unanimously approved
In a late-night session Monday evening, the Nassau County Legislature unanimously approved a contract with Veolia Transportation Inc. to take over operation of Long Island Bus. The decision came after hundreds voiced their concerns about the contract at a Dec. 5 public hearing. more
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District 30 schools chief Dr. Elaine Kanas has been given a contract extension through 2016.
District 30 superintendent gets five more years
In the same week that new superintendents began work in District 13 and the Central High School District, the Board of Education in District 30 made a long-term commitment to its current schools chief. more
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Valley Stream teachers ratify new contract
It’s a year late, but Valley Stream teachers have ratified a new four-year contract. The deal for the Valley Stream Teachers Association runs retroactively from July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2014. more
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Struggling to serve the neediest
As part of its effort to reduce the budget without raising taxes, Nassau County announced last month that it would be cutting contracts with many organizations. Among those was the Meals on Wheels … more
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