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By ALEX COSTELLO Last week, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano announced a plan to close a projected deficit of more than $300 million in the 2012 budget through layoffs and reforms, bringing … more
The unofficial kickoff to summer fun begins with a trip to Jones Beach this Memorial Day weekend to watch some amazing aerial maneuvers at the Bethpage Federal Credit Union Air Show. more
Fourteen years ago Danette Jemal got a full-time job as a security guard in the Lawrence School District after she became a single mother and was left to support her two children, but what she didn’t know was that she was leading the way for women in her field. more
To the Editor: In Al D’Amato’s anti-union, anti-collective bargaining rant (“The leadership in middle America should make us proud” March 3-9), he wonders, regarding the Wisconsin … more
I believe it was the great Mark Twain who said, “No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session.” more
A group of local dentists volunteered last week to help get kids on their way to building healthy teeth.  Seventy-five dentists from the Nassau County Dental Society, with the help of … more
Whether it was in front of Congress or at a town hall in Montana, President Obama assured the American people that Obama-Care would cut medical costs and make it possible for everyone to have health insurance. more
When you’re a member of a union, your monthly dues are taken directly from your paycheck. In 2009 the United Federation of Teachers, representing teachers in New York, took $47.27 bi-monthly from each paycheck. Ever wonder how your union money is spent? more
I remember a hallway full of sunlight that streamed through floor-to-ceiling windows. Off to one side were tables and chairs for 3- and 4-year-olds. Miniature wooden tea sets from Russia, hand-painted in brilliant colors, were set neatly atop each table. At the end of the hall, I entered a playroom with rainforest murals covering the walls. This, I thought, is the Evil Empire? more
Responding to a lack of state aid, an increase in special-education costs and mounting legal expenses, the Lawrence School District Board of Education approved the laying off of 11 teachers and three clerical employees at its July 29 meeting. more
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