If you’re a student of the Revolutionary War, you know that some of the greatest military battles took place on Long Island. There haven’t been any such conflicts here since that time, but . . .
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5/3/18
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Part six in an ongoing series. Read parts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7] here.
When temporary protected status for Haitians was revoked last November, TPS recipients from other countries …
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By Nadya Nataly, Alyssa Seidman and Brian Stieglitz
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4/26/18
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The Nassau County Legislature on Monday unanimously passed legislation that would reverse Nassau County Executive Laura Curran’s decision to begin charging non-profits to use county athletic fields and parks. The County Executive can veto it.
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By Eden Laikin
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3/27/18
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When acclaimed poet and memoirist Maya Angelou described the makings of a great woman in her 1995 poem “Phenomenal Woman,” she wrote of a female spirit that . . .
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3/2/18
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New York City wants Long Island’s water. We shouldn’t give it to the city, period. Here’s the thing: If granted state approval, the city could just take it.
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2/8/18
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At a Feb. 1 news conference, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran called on New York state not to renew the permits for 68 wells in Jamaica, Queens, until the United States Geological Survey …
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/3/18
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced Wednesday her decision to appoint Patrick Ryder, the acting commissioner of the Nassau County Police Department, as the department’s commissioner. For the past four years, the post had been filled by an interim commissioner.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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1/24/18
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New County Executive Laura Curran took aim at Nassau’s previous administration, headed by Ed Mangano, and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellmore set his sights on the Trump administration in their …
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By Scott Brinton
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1/14/18
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This week, Nassau welcomed two new — and increasingly familiar — faces to county government: Laura Curran, of Baldwin, who was inaugurated as Long Island’s first female county executive; and Jack Schnirman, of Long Beach . . .
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1/4/18
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Nov. 7 was a historic day in Nassau County political history. Democratic candidates scored major victories in the county and the Town of Hempstead, and the old-line Republican establishment is still in shock.
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11/30/17
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