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The Nassau County Legislature will vote on a contract with Veolia Transportation, Inc. that would privatize Nassau’s public bus system on Dec. 19.

Long Island Bus riders and workers said they got angry when they were forced to wait more than two hours on Monday for a public hearing on a contract with Veolia Transportation, Inc. that would privatize Nassau’s public bus system. The crowd that convened at the county Legislature building catcalled at legislators to get under way and booed at County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, when he addressed the Legislature. more

Deirdre Krasula | 12/7/11

The Nassau County Legislature will hold a public hearing this Thursday, Nov. 17, on a county contract with Veolia Transportation to provide local bus service.

Legislature set to review private bus contract

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has approved a new contract with Veolia Transportation Inc. to take over operation of Long Island Bus, which is now run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. more

By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com | 11/15/11

The PBA distorts the record

I have called on PBA President Jim Carver to stop his juvenile advertising campaign that is filled with scare tactics and half-truths. more

By Ed Mangano | 9/29/11

Nassau County Police chased four suspects last Monday after they allegedly broke into a North Bellmore home, tied up the residents and stole $7,000. All four were apprehended.

County exec, police lock horns over public safety

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Police Benevolent Association President Jim Carver are locked in a war of words in the wake of Mangano’s recent release of his 2012 budget, in which he calls for the county Police Department to be restructured, with two of eight precincts cut, and for the department’s longstanding “minimum manning” requirement to be eliminated. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 9/29/11

County delays Aquatic Center revamp

In response to opposition from local swimmers, renovation of the Nassau County Aquatic Center at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow has been pushed back until the spring of 2012. more

By Alex Krinsky | 6/10/11

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, at the wheel of the "Black Beast," which was once a terror on the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, announced on Friday that the county is planning to construct a hiking and biking trail along the old parkway. He was joined here by, from left, Denis Byrne, of Long Island Greenways and Healthy Trails; Michael Vitti, of Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists; Brian Schneider, a hydrogeologist with the county Department of Public Works; Howard Kroplick, of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and the Beast's owner; Shila Shah-Gavnoudias, DPW commissioner; and Lisa and Richard Schary, North Bellmore environmental advocates.

Preserving Nassau’s motoring past

You wouldn’t expect to find a turn-of-the-century roadster ominously dubbed the “Black Beast” at a news conference convened by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, but that’s precisely what took center stage at a media event he held at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on Friday. more

Scott Brinton | 6/3/11

County Executive Ed Mangano announced details last week for his plan to balance the 2011 county budget. His proposal includes layoffs, a furlough and the restructuring of the police department.

Mangano: cuts impact all departments, employees

County Executive Ed Mangano unveiled last week that his plan to trim millions in spending includes layoffs, a furlough for county employees and the redeployment of police officers. Mangano … more

Mike Caputo | 3/30/11

Oceanside Superintendent Dr. Herb Brown addressed the ways that savings could be found on internal auditing services.

School districts and BOCES work together

On March 1, representatives from Nassau BOCES and many school districts in the county gathered to announce progress made — and hopes for the future — for sharing services and saving money. … more

Alex Costello | 3/9/11

The County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on Jan. 10 to bring necessary equipment and services to the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, above.

Millions earmarked to stop bay discharge

The Nassau County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on Jan. 10 for new equipment and upgrades at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, in an effort to end months of illegal sewage discharge into Reynolds Channel, which many residents and local officials have called a serious environmental health hazard. more

By Chris Engelhardt | 1/26/11

County Executive Ed Mangano announced that several roads will be improved over the next year, including a portion of Salisbury Park Drive.

Nassau County unveils road improvement projects

On Monday, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced the investment of $3.9 million in capital funds for the resurfacing of eight roads throughout the County. Salisbury … more

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