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State senators Carl Marcellino, from left, Dean Skelos, Kemp Hannon and Charles Fuschillo call for tax incentives to help small businesses hire new workers, with Chris Brown, right, owner of Mid-Island Medical Supply in Wantagh, at their side.
Senators tout tax incentives for small businesses
Even in tough economic times, Chris Brown, owner of Mid-Island Medical Supply in Wantagh, has managed to expand his business from one storefront to three on Wantagh Avenue. With the MTA payroll tax, however, even successful Long Island businesses like Brown's have been hit hard. more
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Oceanside Schools are supporting relief efforts in Haiti by raising money for the Clinton Bush Fund. School No. 8 Principal Ron Schoen, Advisor Arlene Wegard and student council members, from left, Taylor Chodash, Alexis Fassenfield, Alec Goldstein and Arujan Ilanges brainstormed fundraising ideas last week.
Oceanside has a heart for Haiti
Tom, a recovering heroin addict, meets with Art Rosenthal, left, executive director of the Confide drug-treatment center in Rockville Centre.
Heroin: The road to Hell
Heroin had coursed through Joe's veins for more than 12 months when he arrived at the St. John's University training camp as a freshman attacker on the powerhouse Red Storm lacrosse team. more
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BOCES honors Oceanside Superintendent
Oceanside Schools Superintendent Dr. Herb Brown is one of 13 educational leaders being honored with the Nassau BOCES Education Partner award this year. The recipients work in various fields, from … more
Republican Peter Schmitt, the presiding officer of the county Legislature, decided on Friday that he would call for a bill to rescind the pay raises for three top legislators, including himself.
Schmitt: pay raises will be rescinded
Following four days of intense criticism after the Republicans' passage of a significant pay raise for three lead county legislators, Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt said he would call for a bill that would rescind the stipend increases. more
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DEC seeks upgrades at I.P. power plant
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has determined that National Grid must upgrade the cooling system at the E.F Barrett Power Station in Island Park. Spokeswoman Aphrodite … more
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Guv proposes state aid cut
On Jan. 19, Governor David Paterson unveiled his 2010-11 budget plan, which included $1.1 billion reduction in state aid to schools, which would take nearly $1.5 million from Oceanside’s … more
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Community comes out to help Haiti [Video]
Haitian-American Carlo Thertus of Island Park speaks about his brother, Hansy Thomas, who is in Haiti, awaiting the first shipment of goods from The Haiti Relief Fund. more
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Singing for a cause
Opera singer Andrea Arias-Martin felt that she has to do something when she heard about the devastation in Haiti. “The best I could do is what I do every day,” she said. more
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Assemblyman David McDonough, right, chairman of the Assembly Minority Task Force on Crime in Our Communities, met with 20 lawmakers, law-enforcement officials, drug-treatment specialists and educators at the Levittown Library on Thursday to discuss Nassau’s growing heroin epidemic. Among the officials was Assemblyman Thomas McKevitt.
Heroin, a scourge that crosses all lines
"This isn’t cocaine. This isn’t a Saturday-Sunday drug. It’s 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year," Bill Flanagan, the Nassau County Police Department’s second deputy commissioner, told the assembly of 20 elected leaders, law enforcement officials, drug-treatment specialists and educators at Levittown Public Library on Thursday. more
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