Around this time last year, we editorialized on the need for more transparency in government to guard against corruption and restore citizens’ faith in our democracy.
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4/3/14
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The radio awakens you with the daily weather report, you read the morning paper while you have your coffee, and the RSS on your smart phone provides breaking news immediately. You need to know …
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3/3/14
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Throughout the new year, Rockville Centre’s software system will improve, bit by bit and byte by byte.
The Board of Trustees has initiated an effort to better the village’s financial software …
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By John Maher
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1/22/14
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The Valley Stream Central High School District will hold an early college information night on Monday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. in Central High School’s Keller Auditorium.
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10/2/13
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Is it spying when the National Security Agency listens to your phone calls and reads your text messages?
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6/20/13
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The dichotomy between inBloom’s website, featuring photos of smiling elementary-age children seated beside young teachers, tablets in hand, and its seven-page Privacy and Security Policy, full of legalese, could not be more stark.
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5/16/13
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Citizens have the right to open government and to the information their governments have.
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3/21/13
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President Obama was officially sworn in for his second term on Sunday, and the inauguration festivities got under way early on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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1/24/13
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Q: I went down to my local Town Hall and filled out a Freedom of Information Law request to get some information about why the Town had decided to adopt a new law. They wouldn’t give me an …
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By A. Thomas Levin
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1/11/13
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Q: If I filed a report with FEMA about the recent damage to my home from Hurricane Sandy, will those records be public and accessible to future home buyers when I look to sell? Alternatively, if they …
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By Abraham B. Krieger
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1/11/13
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