The Nassau County Legislature voted Monday night to approve about 380 layoffs of county employees. The layoffs could take place before the end of the month. According to Dave Denenberg, a Democrat from Merrick who represents the 19th District, the layoff plan was approved along party lines, with 11 Republicans voting for it and six Democrats against it. Two Democratic legislators were absent for the vote.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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12/21/11
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Long Island Bus riders and workers said they got angry when they were forced to wait more than two hours on Monday for a public hearing on a contract with Veolia Transportation, Inc. that would privatize Nassau’s public bus system. The crowd that convened at the county Legislature building catcalled at legislators to get under way and booed at County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, when he addressed the Legislature.
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Deirdre Krasula
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12/7/11
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“It’s a madhouse,” said Scott Rosen as he surveyed the crowd lined up outside his National Wholesale Liquidators store in West Hempstead last week.
Hundreds of people came out on …
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Lee Landor
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11/30/11
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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has approved a new contract with Veolia Transportation Inc. to take over operation of Long Island Bus, which is now run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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11/15/11
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Carrié Solages was the Election Night star at Nassau County Democratic headquarters in Mineola, after it was announced that he had defeated 16-year Republican incumbent County Legislator John Ciotti — an original member of the Legislature — by a slim 400-vote margin to capture the county’s 3rd Legislative District seat.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/15/11
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A Nassau legislative hearing to review the county’s $2.6 billion 2012 budget turned chaotic early Friday afternoon when residents and MTA Long Island Bus drivers refused to cede the floor, demanding more time to be heard during a 30-minute public comment session.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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10/28/11
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No one can replace James “Jim” Callahan III, the late commissioner of the county Office of Emergency Management, described by county Executive Ed Mangano as a well-respected, “great …
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Lee Landor
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10/19/11
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“The precinct is just a building,” according to Katie Grilli-Robles, spokeswoman for Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano. Closing two of the county’s eight police precincts, …
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Lee Landor
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10/19/11
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James Callahan III, the late Malverne deputy mayor and commissioner of the county Office of Emergency Management who died on May 26, was honored by relatives, friends and colleagues last month at a …
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10/12/11
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I have called on PBA President Jim Carver to stop his juvenile advertising campaign that is filled with scare tactics and half-truths.
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By Ed Mangano
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9/29/11
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