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Incumbent Carrié Solages, left, will face off with Paul Sapienza in the race for legislative District 3 on Nov. 7.
Solages, Sapienza vie for 3rd L.D.
Republican Paul Sapienza, owner of Sapizena Pastry Inc., on Hempstead Turnpike, and president of the Elmont Chamber of Commerce, will challenge Legislator Carrié Solages (D-Elmont) on Nov. 7 for the county’s 3rd Legislative District seat. more
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Celebrating a first graduating class
Recoveries R US, an organization that educates future New York state-certified alcohol- and substance-abuse counselors, welcomed their first graduating class of nine students at a ceremony held in Inwood on Dec. 9. The program combines 350 hours of course work with internship experience. more
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Support small businesses by shopping locally
Once upon a time, holiday shopping was an experience. Folks carved out entire Saturdays or Sundays and headed to their local downtowns to browse through the retail shops. The experience was fun and quaint. You had lunch at the local diner. Then along came the malls. more
Water rate hearings set
Residents will soon get two chances to comment on an 8.3 percent rate hike proposed by New York American Water, a private water company that supplies communities across the South Shore. The New York State Department of Public Service, which oversees the Public Service Commission, has scheduled public hearings in Malverne and Wantagh on Oct. 26. more
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Taking on substance abuse
Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran (D-Baldwin) hosted a Substance Abuse Education Awareness Community Seminar at the Merrick Library on July 28. Curran, who had hosted two previous seminars with … more
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Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum, a Democrat, at the lectern, proposed a bill on Tuesday that would require firearms owners to lock up their guns.
Nassau Dems propose law to require gun owners to lock up firearms
Led by Legislator Ellen Birnbaum, Nassau County Democratic lawmakers proposed a Gun Storage Safety Law on Tuesday, they said, to keep guns out of the hands of children and “others who shouldn’t have access to them.” more
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New York is one of only two states that prosecutes non-violent 16- and 17-year-olds as adults. Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran, a Democrat from Baldwin, is calling on state lawmakers to change that.
Legislator wants state to ‘raise the age’
Flanked by fellow Democratic lawmakers and representatives of Long Island nonprofit groups on Monday, Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran, of Baldwin, called on the State Legislature to pass a measure that would “raise the age” of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18. more
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Our state legislators don’t get a fair shake
The people of America are in a bad mood, and it’s hard to understand why. Unemployment is the lowest it’s been in years. Oil prices have hit rock bottom, and you can fill up your car for $25. New cars are selling at the fastest pace . . . more
Two big sweeps toward a cleaner capital
With the convictions of former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, pundits now claim that Albany’s pay-to-play system of dishonest dealing has finally been . . . more
Sanity prevails in Long Beach
The verdict is in. As things stand now, the residents of the City of Long Beach will not be funding a $128 million tax break for luxury billionaire developer iStar. more
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