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We can’t continue to neglect our downtowns
I was a kid in the old days, when the hub of Long Beach was downtown, Park Avenue. We called the area Town, and we never had to leave it. Everything was there, from pizza for 25 cents a slice to record shops . . . more
Long Beach, it’s time to vote for change
God has blessed the City of Long Beach with a magnificent oceanfront and a fabulous bay area along Reynolds Channel. For years it has attracted thousands of visitors to vacation or to spend a day relaxing at the beach. But the city has gone through some very tough times . . . more
Kate Murray and Madeline Singas
District attorney race is heating up
With Election Day less than three months away, the candidates in Nassau County’s most high-profile race this year are stepping up their political appeals — and their attacks on one … more
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The $100 million giveaway
By far, the greatest scam I’ve ever seen involves a long-controversial 6-acre vacant plot of beachfront property in Long Beach known as the Superblock. Despite many promises of developments . . . more
Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, spoke in support of a stricter state law for registered sex offenders on May 27 at the North and Central Merrick Civic Association’s meeting at the North Merrick Public Library.
Singas: Stricter sex offender law needed
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 ... more
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Trustee Vincent Grasso, at left, fielded questions about the proposed Promenade building in the lobby of Village Hall after the zoning board’s public hearing.
Residents sound off at public hearing about proposed ‘Promenade’ building
About 40 people showed up at Village Hall for the Valley Stream Board of Zoning and Appeals hearing on January 6, voicing concerns about the apartment building proposed for 49 N. Central Avenue … more
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Nassau needs an assessment commission
It is perhaps the worst-kept secret in Nassau County: The property assessment system is broken. more
Martin Heidgen's appeal of his 2006 murder conviction was denied.
Court upholds Heidgen conviction
The New York State Appeals Court has backed the 2006 murder conviction of Martin Heidgen, the Valley Stream man who drove drunk the wrong way on the Meadowbrook Parkway, killing two in a head-on collision. more
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Martin Heidgen was convicted of murder in 2006.
Heidgen lawyer: It wasn’t murder
The Valley Stream man serving a prison sentence for killing two people while driving drunk on the Meadowbrook Parkway eight years ago attempted to have his murder conviction overturned last week in a hearing before the New York State Court of Appeals. more
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In 2010, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano passed legislation, called the Common Sense Law, to repeal the county guarantee, shifting the cost of property-tax refunds to school districts, towns and special districts, which Mangano said would save the county $80 million annually. The state Appellate Division recently upheld the county guarantee, meaning that the county must pay the refunds.
State appeals court upholds ‘county guarantee’
A state appeals court has denied Nassau County’s attempt to shift the cost of refunding property-tax challenges to school districts and towns. The decision was reached unanimously on Feb. 27 by four justices of the New York State Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. more
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