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Coming off a pair of losses, an extended break and some nonleague matchups could be just what Clarke needs as the bulk of the Conference A-IV lacrosse season still lies ahead.
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Steve Siniski
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4/13/12
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Nassau County created an independent Board of Visitors in 1990 to oversee and reform the Nassau County Correctional Center. Since its creation, however, the panel has never been fully staffed or functional.
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By Shannon Koehle
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3/29/12
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Last Tuesday, President Obama delivered his third and perhaps final State of the Union address. Given that we’re in an election year, it was understandably more of a stump speech than a major policy address.
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2/2/12
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The entire Nassau County fleet of buses was required to undergo extensive safety inspections while the municipal Long Island Bus system was being privatized in December, becoming NICE Bus. While the buses were being inspected to meet New York State Department of Transportation standards, service continued, for the most part, as usual.
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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1/13/12
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The Nassau County Legislature voted Monday night to approve about 380 layoffs of county employees. The layoffs could take place before the end of the month. According to Dave Denenberg, a Democrat from Merrick who represents the 19th District, the layoff plan was approved along party lines, with 11 Republicans voting for it and six Democrats against it. Two Democratic legislators were absent for the vote.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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12/21/11
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Ican’t help wishing it was November 2012, when the political world around us promises to be so much different than it is now. Just think: If the national elections were over, we would know a lot more about the future of our country and which party will control our lives.
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11/25/11
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In a move celebrated by state school officials, a law was passed over the summer to help school districts cut bus costs and put those savings toward school programs, and local districts have just recently been able to take advantage of it.
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By Jackie Nash
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10/25/11
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Wall Street has been occupied.
Thousands of Americans have built a small, self-sustaining shantytown in lower Manhattan where they eat, sleep and continue to protest wealth, corporate greed and Wall Street. Specifically, they have come together claiming that “1 percent of the population … has destroyed this nation and its values through their greed.”
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10/13/11
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Last week I wrote about Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano’s 2012 budget proposal, one that actively seeks to reduce Nassau County’s work force by an additional 700 employees. Mangano’s call for concessions by union leaders was met by steep opposition and what he referred to as “juvenile” criticism by labor leaders.
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10/6/11
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By ALEX COSTELLO
Last week, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano announced a plan to close a projected deficit of more than $300 million in the 2012 budget through layoffs and reforms, bringing …
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Alex Costello
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9/21/11
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