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Following the county’s announcement of plans for a casino at Belmont, Elmont residents and activists became concerned that the county’s casino plan might not follow the Elmont Coalition for Sustainable Development’s Community Vision Plan — established nearly seven years ago.
Locals want casino to follow Vision Plan
In addition to the county’s plans for redeveloping Nassau Colisuem, Mangano announced in May that he would be teaming with Sens. Dean Skelos (R-NY) and Jack Martins (R-Elmont) to pursue a gaming casino at Belmont Park, developed by the Shinnecock Indian Nation. Once approved by federal and state officials, Mangano said, he believes the casino will create thousands of additional local jobs. more
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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
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Redistricting map halted in court –– again
A State Supreme Court justice has signed a temporary restraining order barring Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, the County Board of Elections and the County Legislature from adopting the new legislative redistricting lines that were approved on May 24. more
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Why are we rushing the Coliseum plan?
“We’re under the gun,” Chief Deputy County Executive Rob Walker told the Legislature last week during discussions about County Executive Ed Mangano’s plan for the future of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Walker was referring to the legislators, but he could have been speaking for county residents as well. more
Malverne Deputy Mayor James J. Callahan III died after a brief illness on May 26. He was 42.
Malverne remembers, mourns Callahan, dead at 42
Malverne Deputy Mayor James Callahan III died last week after a brief illness. He was 42. The father of four, who served as deputy mayor for the last eight years and was ... more
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Hundreds of supporters of County Executive Ed Mangano's plan for a new Nassau Coliseum held a rally on the steps of the Legislature on May 24, hours before a public hearing was held on the topic.
County Legislature discusses Coliseum plan
The Nassau County Legislature spent more than two hours on May 24 debating and hearing public comment about a proposed $400 million bond that would finance a new arena on the site of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. more
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More than 250 people turned out for a public hearing on May 9 to voice their opinions on the Republicans plan to redraw the Nassau County Legislature’s district lines. Among the attendees was Golena White, of Hempstead.
Redistricting plan paused, for now
Local Democrats and residents were overjoyed last week when the much-scrutinized county redistricting plan created by Nassau County Republican legislators was suspended. The vote was originally scheduled for Monday. more
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Jerry Miceli, an Elmont native, who now lives in Texas, lost a friend, Eamon McEneaney, on Sept. 11, 2001. McEneaney worked in one of the Twin Towers: “He went to Sewanhaka High School, was one year ahead of me, and was a Lacrosse Hall of Fame member. He was a loving father of four girls, and had a beautiful wife. He worked in the towers and saved many people after the first attack.”
Osama bin Laden’s death impacts nationally, locally
Pres. Barack Obama announced last Sunday that Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, was killed by American troops in Pakistan in April. The news has impacted Americans throughout the nation, but hits especially hard for New Yorkers. Some locals personally knew individuals who were killed during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. more
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Eisenhower Park’s lakeside 9/11 Memorial served as the site of an informal candlelight vigil on Monday night, hours after President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden, the architect of the attacks on America on Sept. 11, 2001.
Residents remember 9/11 at Eisenhower Park
President Barack Obama’s Sunday night announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden, the al Qaeda leader and architect of the 9/11 attacks, set the stage for a Monday mixed with reflection, remembrance and celebration. more
Dr. Philip Elliott, left, Nassau County’s deputy executive for minority affairs; Evette Beckett-Tuggle, executive director of Nassau County’s Business Development Unit; County Executive Ed Mangano; Dr. Dilcia Carro, owner and founder of Dip & See, LLC; and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos.
Mangano honors Elmont business owner
Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano honored six local women business owners during a ceremony held on March 29 to celebrate Women’s History Month in Nassau County. The program, “Made in Nassau County,” focused on female-owned businesses engaged in manufacturing, in Nassau County. more
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