Nassau County has nearly $70 million collecting a little dust in a bank account — but not for long. County Executive Bruce Blakeman has earmarked $2.5 million for opioid addiction treatment, …
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By Will Sheeline
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9/22/22
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Nassau County’s ongoing mission to address the opioid addiction crisis is one of the most important and most heart-wrenching issues I contend with . . .
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By Delia DeRiggi-Whitton
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8/11/22
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During the dog days of summer, many people are more apt to relax on vacation than to think about whom they plan to vote for in the upcoming elections, never mind how they can help ensure voters’ rights at the polling place.
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8/11/22
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The summer is well under way and, happily, it won't be long before the U.S. Congress goes home.
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7/14/22
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Convicted serial killer Richard Cottingham was charged with murder by county prosecutors who allege he strangled and killed Diane Cusick, 23, of New Hyde Park inside her car at the Green Acres Mall parking lot 54 years ago.
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By Juan Lasso
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6/22/22
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Lucy Pozo fought hard not to let the people sitting in front of her see her cry. The senior at East Rockaway High School stood before the district’s Board of Education . . .
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4/28/22
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Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison after his 2019 conviction on charges he and his wife accepted bribes from an Oyster Bay contractor.
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By James Bernstein
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4/14/22
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Many voters may believe election season gets under way in early fall and ends on Election Day in November. That’s the way it might have been . . .
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4/7/22
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We live in a world where sports matchups of almost any kind are totally unpredictable. Whether it’s football, baseball, basketball or hockey . . .
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3/10/22
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Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips said she will begin an audit of the Department of Assessment on Feb. 15. Joined by County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who campaigned on transparency and change for the reassessment, Phillips reiterated her own promise to independently investigate the reassessment process and how to improve it.
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By Tom Carrozza
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2/15/22
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