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A State Supreme Court ruled in mid-November that the Town of Hempstead must provide copies of the financial disclosure statements filed by former Town Supervisor Kate Murray and other town officials that were requested under the Freedom of Information Law. The FOIL was filed by the Madeline Singas election campaign, which received permission to view the financial disclosure documents, but not to copy them.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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1/6/16
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In 2009, an American soldier, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, disappeared from his base in the Paktika province of Afghanistan and was captured by the Taliban. Five years later . . .
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12/24/15
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Former Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg began serving a three-month sentence at Fort Dix, a minimum-security prison in Burlington County, N.J., on Aug. 24, according to his attorney, Jason Russo, of Bay Shore.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/2/15
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Henry Boitel wasn’t asking for anything complicated. He just wanted to know what’s going on at the Town of Hempstead board meetings when he wasn’t able to attend. “The public doesn’t have any idea of what’s going on at those meetings,” said Boitel, “unless they read something in the newspaper.”
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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8/12/15
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Sixteen-year-old Sean Flynn, of Bellmore, called all 263 contacts on his cell phone on the afternoon of June 26, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution guarantees the right to gay marriage.
He made the calls in rapid-fire succession. “Marriage equality is legal!” Flynn yelled into the phone. “Woohoo!” Then he moved to the next number, again and again, for two and a half hours.
He was ecstatic, he said.
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By Scott Brinton
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7/15/15
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I believe that the television remote control is one of mankind’s greatest inventions since the electric light bulb. It is the only instrument I know of . . .
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7/8/15
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Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, continued her push for greater restrictions for registered sex offenders last week at a North Merrick civic group meeting. The setting was significant. Weeks earlier, police arrested a North Merrick man ...
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By Brian Racow
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6/3/15
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If I say the words “Citizens United,” you might think I’m referring to some community action group or maybe a new local bank. But thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court, Citizens United has diminished the value of your vote on Election Day . . .
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5/7/15
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Q: My father passed away in an automobile accident. He had very little money, owned no property and did not have a will. Can I sue the driver of the other car for him? A: Yes. …
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By Michael Serpico
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4/23/15
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Village Justice Robert Bogle was installed to his eighth term on April 6, reflecting on his 29 years in the role and looking ahead to the soon-to-be new home of his court at 195 Rockaway Ave.
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By Micah Danney
mdanney@liherald.com
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4/15/15
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