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Last week, Governor Cuomo unveiled his 2013-14 budget. He proposed to increase school aid statewide by 3 percent while keeping overall state spending growth under 2 percent. more

1/31/13

State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., center, displayed a transdermal alcohol-monitoring device at a recent news conference, which convicted drunk drivers would be required to wear under legislation he sponsored if they do not install ignition interlocks in their cars as required by Leandra’s Law.

Legislators, D.A. want DWI law upgraded

On Dec. 30, one day before one of the biggest drinking nights of the year, State Sen. Charles Fuschillo, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice called for swift passage of a new law to close a legal loophole that Fuschillo said allows convicted drunken drivers to escape the mandatory ignition interlock requirement of Leandra’s Law. more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/4/13

20th Assembly District endorsement — Weisenberg

Harvey Weisenberg has served in the State Assembly since 1989, and during that time he has worked to pass more than 300 bills. more

11/2/12

Pia Califano, 9, of Oceanside, jumped as karate instructor Dana Smith moved a foam baton.

An entertaining Sunday at the Five Towns Community Chest Fair [Photo gallery]

Musical performances and karate exhibitions were part of Sunday's entertainment at the 28th annual Five Towns Community Chest in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/23/12

Many good eggs among state government's bad apples

The summer of 2012 hasn’t been a very good one for some present and former state legislators. more

9/6/12

Lawrence resident and school district Trustee David Sussman will oppose incumbent Harvey Weisenberg for the 20th Assembly District.

David Sussman challenges Harvey Weisenberg

Lawrence resident Dr. David Sussman says he wants to bring common-sense thinking and reform to Albany. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/7/12

For four decades, civic and environmental activist Morris Kramer has fought to preserve the Long Beach barrier island’s beaches and bays. Here, Kramer on a jetty in Atlantic Beach, near his home.

Morris Kramer: Friend of the environment

Second of two parts. From the early 1970s to the 1990s, civic and environmental activist Morris Kramer scoured the sands of Atlantic Beach and Long Beach in search of hypodermic needles and balls of sewage sludge that had congealed on disposable pens and bottle caps. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/2/12

Morris Kramer, pictured above at the Starbucks in Long Beach, a civic and environmental activist from Atlantic Beach, scored a historic Supreme Court victory in June 1969 that overturned restrictive voting practices across the U.S.

Voice of the people –– Morris Kramer

First of two parts. In 1965, Morris Kramer, a 30-year-old bachelor who lived in Atlantic Beach with his mother, claimed that the Lawrence Public School District and the State of New York were discriminating against him. Kramer owned no property and had no children in the schools, so, by state law at the time, he couldn’t vote in a school district election. That, he said, violated his constitutional rights. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 4/18/12

Students in Lawrence High School’s life skills class opened and will be operating the new school store.

Preparing for the working world

Larger businesses have had grand openings, but not many had the fanfare of a high school drum line pounding out loud, pulsating beats to herald a ribbon-cutting. more

JEFFREY BESSEN | 3/22/12

Young readers connected with Peninsula Public Library earned a visit from monster truck “Crushstation” as they won the countywide Monster Jam Winter Reading contest. In the back are County Executive Ed Mangano and Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach) with library officials and monster truck driver Greg Winchenach.

The ‘Monstah Lobstah’ comes to Lawrence

The long tractor-trailer truck took up several spaces on Central Avenue in Lawrence and the monster truck “Crushstation” also known as the “Monstah Lobstah” grabbed center stage outside Peninsula Public Library on Jan. 26. more

JEFF BESSEN | 2/2/12

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