After five years in which Nassau County has not reassessed property values, the county is moving toward refiguring all Nassau properties’ worth for 2019-20. The eventual reassessment could lead to higher property-tax bills for some residents, according to one expert.
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By Brian Racow
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6/10/15
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With the cable news channels showing videos and doing street reporting virtually 24 hours a day, it’s hard not to be drawn in by the tragedy, the protests and the chaos in Baltimore.
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5/7/15
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The bills came just days after it was revealed publicly that federal prosecutors are investigating Dean Skelos, Republican majority leader of the State Senate, and his son, Adam, in connection with AbTech Industries, an Arizona company that hired the latter and received a $12 million storm-water treatment contract from Nassau County, even though another company submitted a lower bid.
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By Brian Racow
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4/29/15
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The outcome of the race in the Nassau County Legislature's 19th District could prove key to whether the Legislature’s Republican majority is able to secure a supermajority, which is needed to borrow money or override a county executive’s veto.
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By Brian Racow
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2/4/15
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Q: I have two minor children from my previous marriage, and want to be sure that everything I have goes to them. I am planning on having a Will prepared, but want to be …
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By Nathaniel L. Corwin
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12/22/14
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Kenneth Minor, the Harlem resident who helped Woodmere resident Jeffrey Locker kill himself as part of a suicide-for-hire insurance scheme in 2008, said he was sorry as Manhattan state Supreme Court Judge Laura Ward sentenced Minor to 12 years in prison on Oct. 20.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/21/14
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Kenneth Minor, the Harlem resident who helped Woodmere resident Jeffrey Locker kill himself in 2008, plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter in State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Sept. 29. Minor will be sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/30/14
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Kenneth Minor, the Harlem resident who helped Woodmere resident Jeffrey Locker kill himself in 2008, was expected to plead guilty to a manslaughter charge on Aug. 25, but it was delayed until next month.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/25/14
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Kenneth Minor, the Harlem resident who helped Woodmere resident Jeffrey Locker kill himself in 2008, has tentatively agreed to plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter, according to his lawyer, Dan Gotlin. Minor would be sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/19/14
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For decades, the U.S. has failed to address one of its core problems: securing the nation’s borders.
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7/23/14
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