Converting the Long Island Power Authority to a public power utility from a private-public partnership, which is being considered by the State Legislature through a commission, would be a massive mistake.
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By Wendy Hijos
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4/27/23
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There is a storm brewing, and your child’s school is in its cross hairs. It’s not a hurricane or a tornado. It’s a fiscal tsunami, and it’s going to devastate the education system on Long Island unless Albany steps up and acts.
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By Lisa Tyson
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10/22/20
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Oscar Wilde’s frequently quoted adage “No good deed goes unpunished” can easily be applied to New York state’s recently enacted bail reform law, which ends bail for misdemeanor and low-level felony crimes considered nonviolent. The State Legislature’s intent may have been good . . .
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By Edward Lieberman and Geoffrey Prime
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2/28/20
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The Lynbrook village board discussed and ultimately rejected a 10 percent increase to membership fees for the Village Pool for 2020 at its Feb. 3 meeting.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/13/20
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Villages and towns across Nassau County still have not received roughly $8 million in Aid and Incentives to Municipalities funds they were due to be paid by the state in September. The villages of Lynbrook and East Rockaway are owed more than $430,000.
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By Nadya Nataly
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11/14/19
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Q. I went to a meeting of my Village Board of Trustees and wanted to speak on a particular item, but they wouldn’t let me. Don’t I have a right to speak at a public …
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By A. Thomas Levin
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6/17/14
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The clarion call has grown louder since Superstorm Sandy: We must beat a “managed” retreat from the coast, or face certain peril as global warming takes hold and sea levels rise.
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1/9/14
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Q: My husband is a firefighter who was recently injured on the job while fighting a fire. He doesn’t think he is entitled to any monetary compensation …
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By Jay Wechsler
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5/14/13
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Q: I’ve been employed as an accountant with a municipality in Suffolk County for the past 8 years. I recently received notice that the municipality is seeking my termination for misconduct …
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By Max Sicherman
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4/18/13
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Q: Yesterday my mother was walking on the sidewalk in front of a store in New York City and tripped and fell on a raised portion of the sidewalk and was injured. What should I do?
A: The first …
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By Michael Napolitano
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4/18/13
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