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Governor Andrew Cuomo is pushing lawmakers to approve legislation to raise New York's age of juvenile jurisdiction in order to charge 16- and 17-year-old offenders as minors, instead of adults.
Cuomo pushes to ‘Raise the Age’
New York is one of two states in the country that automatically processes, prosecutes and incarcerates 16- and 17-year olds — regardless of the offense — as adults, a measure that Gov. Andrew Cuomo, backed by a large number of advocacy groups, is pushing to change. more
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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano delivered his 2015 State of the County address on Wednesday in East Meadow.
Mangano: Nassau on right track
In his State of the County speech Wednesday night in East Meadow, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano painted a bright picture of Nassau’s present and future, touting his administration’s efforts to attract young people and families to the county, spur growth in the private sector, downsize government and hold down taxes. more
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Richard G. Fromewick
Tax Certiorari Law
Q: My school tax bill that I just received (October 1, 2014) is higher than ever even though I was granted an assessment reduction last year. Why? A: The school budget … more
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The price for a round of golf on a weekend day at Eisenhower Park’s Red Course will increase from $43 to $47 for adults who live in Nassau County. Republican county legislators and County Executive Ed Mangano last week approved increases of hundreds of county fees covering a wide range of services.
County hikes fees
The Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature on June 16 approved fee increases for many county services, including parks, museums, pools, golf, marinas and vendor registration. County Executive Ed Mangano, who proposed the fee hikes in May, signed them into law June 19. more
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Raises for four village administrators
The Valley Stream village board unanimously approved raises for four administrators at its Monday night meeting. The increases total $38,000, and range from 2.1 to 19.2 percent. more
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NIFA tells county to rescind employees’ raises
When the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority imposed a wage freeze for Nassau County employees in March 2011, and renewed it in March 2012 and 2013, it explicitly applied the freeze to the wages of union workers subject to collective bargaining agreements. But NIFA meant the wage freeze to apply to all county employees, its current chairman, Jon Kaiman, recently contended. more
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Our neighbors now look down on us
Q. We’re not sure what to do about our neighbors who raised their house. They now have windows that look right down into ours, and their decks look over our privacy fence because they’re now so much higher. more
Raising the roof — and everything else
The way we live is always changing, and in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the way we think about our homes is changing, too. Many of us are thinking about raising them — literally rebuilding them higher. more
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Raises draw ire in District 13
Several District 13 residents spoke up against raises for the three assistant superintendents at the July 5 Board of Education re-organization meeting. These salary increases, residents said, should not be given out in tough financial times when others are making sacrifices. more
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Bob Young, a one-time Democratic candidate for Town Board, is a chief organizer of the Roll Back the Raises petition drive.
Residents want to repeal town pay raises
A group of Town of Hempstead residents is organizing a petition drive in the hope of repealing recent pay raises for Town Supervisor Kate Murray, a Republican from Levittown, Town Clerk Mark Bonilla, a Republican from Bellmore, and Town Board trustees. more
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