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Making room for mental health in schools
"I’m going trick-or-treating with Freddy Brown this Halloween dressed as Chucky.” I said this to my mom as I left my therapist’s office at the Bio Behavioral Institute in Great Neck. more
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The free press, making America great
No matter how hard I try, I just can’t seem to get away from Donald J. Trump. Case in point: In the past, much of the discussion at the New York Press Association’s April convention . . . more
Too many failing marks on open government
Elected leaders often look upon the Freedom of Information Act with barely disguised disapproval, and more often with outright disdain. Heck, the president who signed the act . . . more
Elmont School District agrees to information request
The Elmont School District has agreed to comply with nonprofit transparency group Reclaim New York’s Freedom of Information Law request for records of the district’s 2014 expenditures after … more
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Lawrence homeowners Rivka Seth Fortgang are suing Cedarhurst homeowners Daniella and Ari Schwartz over copying plans from their house, left, for the under construction Schwartz home, right.
Battle over blueprints in the Five Towns
Lawrence homeowners Seth and Rivka Fortgang claim that Cedarhurst residents Ari and Daniella Schwartz are building an exact replica of their Auerbach Lane house from copyrighted design plans, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. more
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The Singas election campaign took the Town of Hempstead to the Supreme Court in order to obtain copies of financial disclosure documents requested under the Freedom of Information Law.
Supreme Court directs town to turn over documents
A State Supreme Court ruled in mid-November that the Town of Hempstead must provide copies of the financial disclosure statements filed by former Town Supervisor Kate Murray and other town officials that were requested under the Freedom of Information Law. The FOIL was filed by the Madeline Singas election campaign, which received permission to view the financial disclosure documents, but not to copy them. more
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Henry Boitel wants easy, inexpensive access to the Town of Hempstead’s board meeting minutes.
The frustrating task of acquiring town meeting minutes
Henry Boitel wasn’t asking for anything complicated. He just wanted to know what’s going on at the Town of Hempstead board meetings when he wasn’t able to attend. “The public doesn’t have any idea of what’s going on at those meetings,” said Boitel, “unless they read something in the newspaper.” more
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Partly Cloudy Week is nothing to celebrate
Hillary Clinton and Andrew Cuomo could not have picked a better time to reveal their views on work-related emails. Last week was the 10th anniversary of Sunshine Week . . . more
The Hewlett Bay Fire District headquartered on Franklin Avenue in Hewlett needs to improve some of its policies, according to a state audit.
State to Hewlett Bay: Tighten those policies
An audit conducted between Jan. 1, 2013 and Feb. 28, 2014 by the state Comptroller’s office found that the Hewlett Bay Fire Districts needs to improve its policies two main areas. more
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Do you know New York state's Open Meetings Law?
With the gridlock in Washington, and the latest scandal involving Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s alleged meddling in the work of the commission he created to help root out corruption in Albany, it’s too easy to think that “government” — and government shenanigans — are something far away, either up the Hudson or down I-95. more
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