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We join with good-government groups in calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature to enact three specific reforms to help reduce the ethical violations and criminal behavior . . . more

1/28/16

Obama’s speech ended as it began, with a dream

President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address on Jan. 12, and the race to replace him has tightened on both sides. Who would have believed that at this point in the race . . . more

1/21/16

Labor Day and the American Dream

The American Dream isn’t as mystical as people may think. It’s a simple concept: If you’re willing to work hard . . . more

9/2/15

Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, spoke in support of a stricter state law for registered sex offenders on May 27 at the North and Central Merrick Civic Association’s meeting at the North Merrick Public Library.

Singas: Stricter sex offender law needed

Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, continued her push for greater restrictions for registered sex offenders last week at a North Merrick civic group meeting. The setting was significant. Weeks earlier, police arrested a North Merrick man ... more

By Brian Racow | 6/3/15

The state budget: some good, some bad

For weeks New Yorkers heard rumors that when the state’s budget battles finally ended, teacher performance would be measured more effectively, elected officials would be held to higher ethical standards . . . more

4/9/15

In this corner, the governor. In the other, the teachers.

The saying “Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it” has been attributed to Mark Twain. You can add to that thought that everybody talks about public education but nobody does anything about it. more

1/22/15

The U.S. Maritime Administration and Coast Guard held a public hearing about Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach, last Wednesday night in a ballroom at the Hilton New York JFK Airport in Jamaica, Queens. Port Ambrose opponents, who have assembled into a “No LNG Coalition,” conducted a press conference immediately before the hearing, drawing a few dozen people into a small hotel meeting room feet away from the ballroom.

Most at Port Ambrose hearing slam plan

One after another, for four hours, speakers at a hearing last Wednesday in Jamaica, Queens lined up to decry a proposal to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach. more

By Brian Racow | 1/14/15

'Lennon: Through A Glass Onion'

There have been many Beatles/ John Lennon impersonators and tribute bands. The performers attempt to imitate the look as well as the sound of the singers. Yet when John R. Waters takes the stage at … more

Elyse Trevers | 12/9/14

Man charged for two bank robberies

Police have arrested a Salisbuy man in connection to two bank robberies in the Salisbury and Westbury communities in the last two months. more

By David Weingrad | 11/14/14

District defends enrollment policy

The New York Civil Liberties Union identified the East Meadow School District as one of many districts statewide that requests specific enrollment information that could potentially reveal immigrant status. more

By David Weingrad | 11/5/14

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