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To the Editor:
Following a number of significant Long Island Rail Road service disruptions and cancellations caused by Amtrak maintenance recently, I am calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to explore taking over maintenance of the rails in and out of Penn Station and the East River tunnels.
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5/16/11
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Democrats welcomed news last Thursday that a State Supreme Court justice had issued a temporary restraining order barring the Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature from moving ahead with a plan to redraw the Legislature’s lines.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/13/11
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To the Editor:
Regarding Scott Brinton’s column, “Note to Birthers: Let it go” (May 5-11):
The Birthers will not, as Brinton suggests, let it go. Yes, they know the president is as American as they are. They knew that on day one. Regardless, they’ll continue with their campaign against President Obama as long as the media writes and speaks about it.
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5/13/11
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New York State Supreme Court Justice Steven M. Jaeger has issued a temporary restraining order against the Nassau County Legislature, barring them from voting on the Republican majority's …
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By Mary Malloy
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5/13/11
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In addition to deciding on the budget and voting for school board candidates, School District 15 voters will also cast ballots for the proposed Peninsula Public Library budget and its trustee candidates on Tuesday, May 17.
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JEFF BESSEN
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5/12/11
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Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, Councilwoman Angie Cullin, Councilman Gary Hudes and Town Clerk Mark Bonilla recently joined with CEO Todd Walter and General Manager Lindsey Bavolar of Elizabeth Arden’s Red Door Spa to celebrate the grand opening of its newest location at 2750 Merrick Road in Bellmore.
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5/12/11
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We’ll return to the mini-series about the ups and downs of the teacher job market next week. But first, a preview of an upcoming program that is of interest to all this week: “Suicide is preventable.”
Suicide is the leading cause of death among young people.Therefore, the leading cause of death among children and teens is preventable. That’s a fact—and yet we’re losing an increasing number of young people.
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By Steve Kussin
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5/12/11
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The year 2012 seems very far away. We still have to get through the next eight months and survive a shaky economy, high unemployment and the early stirrings of the next presidential campaign. But one thing is for sure: 2012 will be a year of accountability for lots of people.
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By Jerry Kremer
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5/12/11
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Fighting cancer is a very special mission for Adam Glickman. As this year’s chairperson organizing the American Cancer Society’s “Relay For Life” on May 21 at Lynbrook South Middle School, …
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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5/11/11
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Eight Hofstra University graduate journalism students from Professor Scott Brinton’s Current Issues in Science Reporting class recently participated in and are reporting on an Envirothon that took place in the woodlands around the Meadowbrook Parkway in North Merrick, Roosevelt and Freeport on April 30. Brinton, of Merrick, is a senior editor and op-ed columnist with Herald Community Newspapers. The Nassau County Unprotected Woodlands Taskforce, headed by county Legislators David Denenberg and Norma Gonsalves, organized the event.
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5/11/11
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