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Christina Daly/Herald-Citizen The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter has been the focus of controversy and lawsuits for at least a decade.
Taking town animal shelter to task
Capping a three-year-long, on-again, off-again effort by his department, Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman released a limited audit of the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh last week … more
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A bill that would require the Nassau County Police Department to patrol houses of worship countywide could help relieve feelings of fear and insecurity, Rabbi Moshe Weisblum said.
Faith leaders back county protection bill
Legislation proposed by Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker requiring Nassau County Police to patrol houses of worship was answered with a chorus of near-unanimous support, as local clergy and … more
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Senator John Brooks, at the lectern, announced the passing of Brianna’s Law, bill S.5685 that requires boaters to take safety boating courses and exams to operate vessels on navigable waters.
Brianna’s Law passes in Senate
Senator John Brooks, a Democrat from Seaford and the Senate Democratic Majority passed legislation on May 16 that will help prevent boating tragedies on New York waterways. “Knowing the laws of … more
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Kera McLoughlin
Wantagh budget passes; McLoughlin returned as trustee
The Wantagh School District's $79.8 million budget passed by a vote of 1,486-487 on May 21. Incumbent Board of Education Trustee Kera McLoughlin was returned with a total of 977 votes. In the … more
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Tara Cassidy
Four candidates vie for two BOE seats
Tara Cassidy       Tara Cassidy, 45, a Wantagh resident since 2008, is currently running for one of the two open seats in the Wantagh School District Board of … more
Police vehicles surrounded the Home Depot store and garden center on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown on Wednesday as a suspicious package was investigated by the NCPD bomb squad.
Bomb squad investigates suspicious package at Home Depot
Nassau County Police cruisers surrounded the Home Depot at 3350 Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown on May 15 as members of the department’s arson and bomb squad responded to an alert about an … more
Jake Gabler-Colotti was facing new charges of unlawful surveillance last week as a grand jury handed up a 20-count indictment.
New charges in tanning salon peeping case
A Wantagh man arrested in March and charged with unlawful surveillance at local tanning salons was back in court on April 25 to face new charges stemming from the incidents. Jake Gabler-Colotti, … more
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Jack Schnirman
Schnirman report critical of county ethics panel
Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman released a report on April 10 that was sharply critical of the county’s ethics panel and its failure to investigate ethics violations and to levy … more
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The driver of a Jeep outside the Brittany Beauty Academy in Levittown, where he had crashed into a plate glass window.
Vehicle crashes into local beauty school
A vehicle crashed into the front of the Brittany Beauty Academy in Levittown on Friday afternoon at about 6:20 p.m. in a one-car accident that had bystanders scratching their heads.The black late … more
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Nassau Commissioner of Shared Services, Melissa Gallucci, on the lectern, spoke on the joint bid for law enforcement vehicles with County Executive George Latimer of Westchester, left, and County Executive Steve Bellone of Suffolk, right.  
Three counties, big savings for new police vehicles
The Shared Services initiative, across the three counties, allows for the counties’ towns and villages to cooperatively purchase police vehicles at a discounted rate. more
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