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The state Regents Exams have been suspended for the 2019 – 20 school year.
June Regents exam canceled for 2019 - 20 school year
The New York State Board of Regents passed a series of measures on April 6 aimed at easing the burden on school districts during the coronavirus epidemic, including the suspension of Regents exams … more
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DeNatale caps career with state title
Locust Valley’s Gage DeNatale walked off the mats at the state championship meet last winter after being pinned in the quarterfinals. more
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NYSED: Two North Bellmore schools need improvement
The New York State Education Department says two schools in the North Bellmore District need to improve academically, according to new federal guidelines, but school officials say the … more
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The bag ban is dumb
There’s no polite way to say it: The ban on plastic shopping bags that took effect on Sunday is just plain dumb. The law, the New York State Bag Waste Reduction Act . . . more
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The supermarket is selling 99-cent reusable canvas bags, as well as reusable insulated bags. The ban will take effect on Sunday.
Rockville Centre businesses prepare for plastic bag ban
Retailers in Rockville Centre are preparing for a plastic bag ban that goes into effect statewide on Sunday. more
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The State Assembly is set to vote on a bill that would prohibit the Long Island Power Authority from receiving tax refunds on the E.F. Barrett Generation Station, which could impact a proposal that LIPA offered the county in order to cut its taxes on the plant. The Senate passed the measure on Feb. 11.
Bill would nix tax refunds owed to LIPA
The New York State Senate passed a bill on Feb. 11 that would prohibit the Long Island Power Authority from receiving tax refunds from local municipalities for its properties, including the E.F. Barrett Generation Station in Island Park. more
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Roughly 30 people recently demonstrated outside a Bellmore pet store in support of a ban on animal sales in retail pet shops. State Sen. John Brooks and Assemblyman Dave McDonough signed on to sponsor the bills.
Brooks, McDonough sponsor state puppy mill ban
New York state may soon make it illegal for retail pet stores to sell animals. State Sen. John Brooks, a Seaford Democrat, recently signed on as a co-sponsor of a bill that would ban the sale of … more
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Kudos to Nassau for signing climate pledge
At the Herald, we like to give credit where credit is due. In our Nov. 8-14 editorial, “Nassau should take the Climate Smart Pledge,” we called on County Executive Laura Curran . . . more
Road workers discovered a dead body in the woods on the west side of the Meadowbrook State Parkway in Freeport, near Babylon Turnpike, early Monday morning, New York state police said. 
Police: Dead body found off Meadowbrook Parkway identified as 37-year-old Queens man
Road workers discovered a dead body in the woods on the west side of Meadowbrook State Parkway near Babylon Turnpike on Dec. 16, New York state police said.  Police identified the victim as … more
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The Freeport Police Department would potentially have to work an additional 2,000 hours per year to comply with the criminal discovery law that will take effect in January, according to village officials.
Freeport Police Department prepares for new evidence law
Village of Freeport officials are expressing concern about a new state law set to take effect in January that will require the village to immediately turn over all evidence in criminal cases to the Nassau County district attorney’s office. more
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