A CBS news poll found that almost 70 percent of Americans described 2011 as a “bad year.”
Friends, I’m optimistic, and I predict that 2012 will be a better year.
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1/5/12
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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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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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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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In response to opposition from local swimmers, renovation of the Nassau County Aquatic Center at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow has been pushed back until the spring of 2012.
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By Alex Krinsky
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6/10/11
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You wouldn’t expect to find a turn-of-the-century roadster ominously dubbed the “Black Beast” at a news conference convened by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, but that’s precisely what took center stage at a media event he held at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on Friday.
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Scott Brinton
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6/3/11
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County Executive Ed Mangano unveiled last week that his plan to trim millions in spending includes layoffs, a furlough for county employees and the redeployment of police officers.
Mangano …
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Mike Caputo
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3/30/11
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Bellmorite Justin Angell, 20, was presented with the Medal of Valor by Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano on Tuesday
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By Deirdre Krasula
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3/22/11
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The Nassau County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on Jan. 10 for new equipment and upgrades at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, in an effort to end months of illegal sewage discharge into Reynolds Channel, which many residents and local officials have called a serious environmental health hazard.
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By Chris Engelhardt
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1/26/11
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With a snowstorm expected to dump 8- to 12-inches of snow on Long Island, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano will activate the county’s Non-Emergency Hotline beginning Tuesday at 8 …
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1/11/11
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