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For years, the political atmosphere surrounding our State Senate could only be described as puzzling. New Yorkers have seen coups, broken promises and plenty of corruption. more

12/13/12

Missing in action: the great climate debate

I have to hand it to the coal industry. more

10/24/12

This month the focus is on breast cancer

Nassau County has one of the nation’s highest rates of breast cancer, and more than 1,200 women in the county were diagnosed with the disease from 2004 to 2008, according to the State Department of Health’s New York State Cancer Registry. more

10/11/12

See "Looking," a comedy about four middle-aged singles, at the BroadHollow Theatre's Elmont stage.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European … more

10/10/12

Mr. Buckley, you have our prayers and my support

Our community was heartbroken to hear that one of our own, Lance Cpl. Greg Buckley Jr., was killed along with two other fellow Marines while serving our nation in Afghanistan. more

9/6/12

The setting of a date for a referendum on Sani2’s future was postponed last week. No new date has been announced.

After series of suits, Sani2 is left in limbo

A flurry of lawsuits and appeals last week left a referendum on the dissolution of Sanitary District 2 in limbo. more

By Chris Connolly | 9/5/12

This chart, provided by the Residents for Efficient Special Districts, shows what the group estimates residents would save by dissolving Sanitary District 2. Sani2 officials say that any savings would be minimal and would be offset by service downgrades. They also say that dissolving Sani2 would put the district’s many employees out of work.

What’s behind the drive to dissolve Sani2?

After months spent canvassing, a group called Residents for Efficient Special Districts, or RESD, finally delivered the 5,000 signatures it needed to force a referendum on the dissolution of Sanitary District 2. The submission of the petitions at the Nassau County clerk’s office on July 23 caused quite a splash, with a procession of activists bearing stacks of signed documents into the building after making impassioned speeches outside. more

By Chris Connolly | 8/1/12

Wilhelmina Funderburke, at lectern, and the Residents for Efficient Special Districts delivered a petition with 5,000 signatures to the Hempstead Town Clerk on July 23.

Residents for Efficient Special Districts collect 5,000 signatures

In the same week that Baldwin residents were set to vote in a Sanitary District 2 commissioner’s election, a large contingent of residents filed a petition to dissolve the sanitary district entirely. The group, Residents for Efficient Special Districts, which is affiliated with the Long Island Progressive Coalition, secured the 5,000 signatures it needed to compel a referendum on the dissolution of Sani2 and delivered the petition to the Nassau County clerk’s office on Monday. more

By Chris Connolly | 7/25/12

Children got their faces painted by volunteers at the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless’s “Have a Heart for the Homeless” candlelight vigil on Feb. 13.

Candlelight vigil helps L.I.'s homeless

A congregation of hundreds gathered at Farmingdale State College last month to join the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless in hosting a “Have a Heart for the Homeless” candlelight … more

2/29/12

South Shore civic and elected leaders are calling for transparency over a proposal by Nassau County Executive Ed Mang-ano to sell or lease the Glen Cove Sewage Plant, the Cedar Creek Sewage Plant in Wantagh and the Bay Park Sewage Plant.

Sewage plant plan sparks residents’ ire

Several South Shore civic and elected leaders have banded together to decry a proposal by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano to sell or lease three of the county’s sewage treatment plants to a … more

Chris Engelhardt and David Weingrad | 2/29/12

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