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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano held a press conference on March 23 to address increased patrols throughout the county in response to the terrorist attacks in Belgium on Tuesday.
Increased patrols through Easter, police say
Nassau County police are increasing patrols up through Easter weekend as an added precaution in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium early Tuesday morning. more
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It’s a new year, so let’s get started
Twenty-sixteen is a new year full of possibilities. We have a lot to do. Is it just me, or do people seem worried? more
Ali Mirza, right spoke at the Nassau County Executive Building on New Year’s Day to the crowd about the need to educate people on the teachings of Islam.
The hope to change religious intolerance
Religious leaders and political figures assembled on the steps of the Nassau County Executive building in Mineola on Jan. 1 to show support for the victims of terrorism as well as to quell fears and … more
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It’s too easy for terrorists to get into our country
One would think, in this post-Sept. 11 world, that it would be very difficult for people from other countries to enter our country. I was shocked to learn that this isn’t the case. more
On ISIS, the president doesn’t have a winning strategy
President Obama is a deer caught in the headlights, with no idea of how to handle the Islamic State. According to a CNN poll released Sunday, 60 percent of Americans . . . more
County police practiced anti-shooter and -terror exercises at two college campuses in the area on Sunday.
NCPD stages anti-terror drills
The Nassau County Police Department was joined by several other local police departments on Sunday in conducting training exercises to address active shooter or terror attack scenarios. more
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The refugees and immigrants are human beings
The anti-refugee and anti-immigrant rhetoric we’re hearing these days is simply un-American. Clearly we are all concerned about our safety, and everything needs to be done to protect ourselves, but we cannot . . . more
United with Parisians in sorrow and resolve
Nassau County residents are no strangers to the grief and anger that come with terrorist attacks. Families destroyed, funerals and eulogies . . . more
County Executive Ed Mangano, center, addressed last Friday’s attacks in Paris on Monday with Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter, fourth from right.
Locals react to latest attacks
As the world reacted to last week’s attacks in France and Lebanon, local officials responded with reassurance about the county’s safety measures, and others reflected on the implications of the latest wave of terrorism. more
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The acts of evil, and of heroism, must not be forgotten
Five thousand, one hundred twelve days have passed since Sept. 11, 2001. People who are 21 now were only 7 then; students who will graduate from high school this school year were 3 or 4. They cannot know how life was different before the attacks . . . more
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