Nonprofit social-service agencies like the Five Towns Community Center were facing steep funding cuts by Nassau County as late as Monday night.
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By Erik Hawkins and Mary Malloy
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12/7/16
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The County Legislature on Monday took steps to close a $70 million-plus budget deficit that will all but ensure that the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, the state-appointed board that controls the county’s finances, will reject the spending plan and may step in with its own sweeping cuts.
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By Erik Hawkins
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11/21/16
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Gary Johnson? Who is this guy, you ask? He is the most prominent of the alternative candidates who will be joining Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton . . .
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6/9/16
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A year ago, voters in the Seaford School District passed a budget that restored a full middle-school sports program for the first time in five years.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/18/16
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Voters in the Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown School Districts responded favorably to budget proposals on Tuesday night.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/17/16
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Tuesday marks the annual school budget vote, and it’s an important day for local taxpayers. With school costs making up a majority of homeowners’ property tax bills, it’s a vote that no one should take lightly.
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5/11/16
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Voters in the Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown school districts will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide on a combined $347 million worth of spending for the 2016-17 school year.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/11/16
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Patrons of the Levittown Public Library will head to the polls on May 17 to vote on a $7.5 million budget that would maintain all programs and services.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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5/10/16
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The Herald ran an editorial in the March 31-April 6 issue about Nassau County’s contracting process, “Nassau needs an independent watchdog.” While it properly brought attention to this important issue . . .
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4/28/16
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Voters in the Wantagh and Seaford library districts approved their respective budgets last week.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/26/16
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