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Superintendent Louis DeAngelo went over the final vote results with school board President Brian O'Flaherty.

Voters approve East Meadow school, library budgets

District voters supported the proposed budgets for East Meadow schools and the public library on Tuesday, while the Board of Education saw sweeping changes. The $178 million school … more

Mike Caputo | 5/19/10

Some members of the state Assembly are calling for a Constitutional Convention in 2011 - six years earlier than its scheduled time.

Some LI pols favor a state constitutional convention

Assembly Republicans held a town hall meeting on April 29 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Hicksville calling on voters to call for a New York State Constitutional Convention next year. … more

Sari Zeidler | 5/12/10

Abby Rothschild-Kaplan vs. Jeffrey Rosenking

Meet the East Meadow school board candidates

Three-year term:Joseph Parisi (unopposed) Parisi's second stint on the school board has been a short one, after he was appointed to a temporary position last July following the … more

Mike Caputo | 5/12/10

Too early to place bet on Nassau Coliseum casino?

Legislator Norma Gonsalves (R-East Meadow) was surprised when she heard news about a possible casino at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum property. But she was not shocked. … more

Mike Caputo | 5/5/10

Steven Jacobs, left, and Corey Fanelli square off for a one-year seat on the school board. Jacobs is finishing a three-year term, while Fanelli, a sophomore at St. John's University, is running for the first time.

East Meadow Board of Education races heat up

An unprecedented five seats are up for grabs in this year’s East Meadow Board of Education trustee election on May 18.Three of those positions are for full three-year terms, while the remaining … more

Mike Caputo | 5/5/10

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano is exploring the possibility of opening a resort/casino at the Nassau Coliseum property.

Casino in the cards for Nassau Coliseum?

County Executive Edward Mangano announced on Tuesday that he is in talks with the Shinnecock Nation about a plan that would include a resort and casino on the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum property. more

Mike Caputo | 4/27/10

Local leaders and emergency personnel discussed the next big Long Island storm

Are we prepared for the next big storm?

Little more than a month after a storm that ranked among the largest in Long Island’s history, some local legislators gathered at Adelphi University on April 15 to ask, Are we prepared for the next big storm? more

Matthew Hampton | 4/21/10

Five seats on the East Meadow Board of Education are up for grabs this year. Candidates were announced on Monday night.

East Meadow school board candidates unveiled

Five positions are up for grabs in this year's East Meadow Board of Education trustee election, to take place on May 18 when the public also votes on the school budget proposal. The deadline to file … more

Mike Caputo | 4/21/10

Local politicians, business leaders react to health care reform

Defenders and disgusted alike summon a mutual point: transparency. The health care bill signed by President Barack Obama on March 23 activated perhaps the most far-reaching … more

Marc Haskins | 3/31/10

A view of an empty Assembly chamber from behind the Speaker's seat at the state Capitol in Albany.

Inside Albany for a day

The second of a two-part series The Assembly session ended on March 22 just before 3:30 p.m. with a few votes on non-controversial bills ranging from wine commerce to consumer … more

Mike Caputo | 3/31/10

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