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School officials announced that they would use a number of vacation days to offset lost instruction days.
Sandy cuts into district’s vacation days
The Board of Education voted unanimously at its Nov. 27 meeting to revise the school district’s 2012-13 school calendar and use a number of vacation days to offset the days missed during Hurricane … more
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A judge has ruled the lease signed by the Las Vegas Sands can continue for now, while an appeals hearing is scheduled.
Sands Coliseum project can move forward for now, after appeal court's stay
Las Vegas Sands can continue to move forward with its plans for a $4 billion commercial redevelopment at  the Nassau Coliseum — at least for now. more
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Although residents living in the North Shore enjoy a variety of local beaches, they haven’t been able to go to Crescent Beach since 2009 because of contaminants.
Starting big push for clean truck standards
To protect the delicate ecosystems on the North Shore and the quality of life, Assemblyman Chuck Lavine and other elected officials have been encouraging the Environmental Protection Agency and the … more
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Jim Toes, the president and CEO of the Security Traders Association, says he wants to foster ‘common sense’ market regulations.
Toes boasts ‘right attitude’ for civil service
The next congressional election is still a year and a half away, but the roster of candidates lining up to evict Congressman George Santos from his House seat is already sizable. more
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State Supreme Court Justice Sarika Kapoor, the same judge who previously invalidated Sands' lease with Nassau County back in November, ruled on Feb. 23 that an additional agreement Sands had with the Coliseum's previous leaseholder is also invalid.
State Supreme court deals another blow to Sands' plans for Nassau hub in Uniondale
In a significant setback for the Las Vegas Sands' ambitious plans to develop a multi-billion dollar resort and casino around the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, a state judge has declared that the company lacks a valid lease for the Coliseum and its surrounding land. more
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Amanda Fisk, artist in residence at the Glen Cove Public Library, helped design the preliminary concept of the mural.
Honoring veterans through art and education
The sound of plastic bottle caps echoed in the community room of the Glen Cove Library Saturday morning as volunteers sifted through eight, five-gallon buckets, filled to the brim, to offer their … more
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Glen Cove High School Senior Phoebe George hosted a panel after the school’s production of ‘The Laramie Project,’ a play about the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student. With George were Dennis Shepard, Matthew’s father, on a laptop Zoom call, Jared Ross, Marsha Silverman, Kayla Hogan and an English teacher at the high school, Rebecca Goldaper.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s transgender ban debated in Glen Cove
Rebecca Goldaper remembers standing in front of her mirror in 2021, wearing a short green skirt with yellow flowers that she had bought on Amazon. In that moment, she took her first step to becoming … more
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Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages joins lawmakers and supporters like Assemblyman David Weprin, at left, and state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, at right, to call on her colleagues to support the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. The measure — currently included in the senate’s One House budget — would provide tax credits to local news outlets, so they can keep local reporters on the ground and covering communities.
Lawmakers, publishers rally in Albany to save local news
An advocacy group determined to save local news in New York rallied in Albany in an effort to bring more lawmakers to their cause. more
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Liberty Utilities customers speak out at public hearings
A pair of virtual Public Service Commission hearings was held on Sept. 15 giving the public an opportunity to voice concerns about Liberty Utilities’ proposal to increase water rates in the … more
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Former Congressman Tom Suozzi was joined by the leaders and members of several environmental organizations, who endorsed him for his strong stance on climate change and wildlife and open space conservation.
Environment concerns both Tom Suozzi and Mazi Pilip in special election for New York's 3rd Congressional District
As the special election for New York’s 3rd Congressional District approaches, members of local environmental groups and North Shore residents gathered at Sea Cliff Beach on Jan. 11 to declare their … more
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