County properties have been reassessed, and the new values are available to property owners online, according to Acting County Assessor Jim Davis.
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1/6/17
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After five years in which Nassau County has not reassessed property values, the county is moving toward refiguring all Nassau properties’ worth for 2019-20. The eventual reassessment could lead to higher property-tax bills for some residents, according to one expert.
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By Brian Racow
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6/10/15
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Over the years, I’ve investigated many hot-button topics in education, but none is as contentious as the battle over high-stakes testing for students in grades 3 through 8.
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4/16/15
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On March 31, a crowd of roughly 150 people, mostly parents and teachers in Bellmore and Merrick, packed the auditorium at Brookside School in North Merrick for a forum on the state’s education policies.
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By Brian Racow
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4/9/15
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Bellmore-based Pride for Youth, a leader in HIV prevention on Long Island since 1993, has launched a ground-breaking PrEP Assessment and Monitoring Program for young gay and bisexual (trans-inclusive) men, through age 30. Supported by a grant from the New York State Department of Health, the program is the first of its kind on Long Island.
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3/25/15
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Dave Denenberg, the former Nassau County legislator from Merrick who resigned on Jan. 21, the same day he pleaded guilty to mail fraud in connection with swindling a law client of $2.3 million, co-founded a business two weeks later to advise clients about how to reduce their property taxes. It is called Cobra Consulting Group, LLC.
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By Brian Racow
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3/13/15
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Q: I understand that Nassau County determines taxes in some part by lot size and structural square footage, but is there a standard calculation? I'm in the process of …
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By Richard G. Fromewick
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1/26/15
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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 …
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By Richard G. Fromewick
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10/9/14
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School officials in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and the Bellmore and North Bellmore elementary school districts say they are now sifting through and trying to make sense of …
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By Scott Brinton and Julie Mansmann
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8/20/14
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President Obama’s National Climate Assessment, released May 6, brought memories of August 2011’s great flood racing back to me.
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5/15/14
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