Q. I went to a meeting of my Village Board of Trustees and wanted to speak on a particular item, but they wouldn’t let me. Don’t I have a right to speak at a public …
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By A. Thomas Levin
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6/17/14
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The clarion call has grown louder since Superstorm Sandy: We must beat a “managed” retreat from the coast, or face certain peril as global warming takes hold and sea levels rise.
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1/9/14
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Q: My husband is a firefighter who was recently injured on the job while fighting a fire. He doesn’t think he is entitled to any monetary compensation …
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By Jay Wechsler
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5/14/13
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Q: I’ve been employed as an accountant with a municipality in Suffolk County for the past 8 years. I recently received notice that the municipality is seeking my termination for misconduct …
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By Max Sicherman
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4/18/13
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Q: Yesterday my mother was walking on the sidewalk in front of a store in New York City and tripped and fell on a raised portion of the sidewalk and was injured. What should I do?
A: The first …
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By Michael Napolitano
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4/18/13
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Months after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc and left behind heartache on Long Island, many Nassau and Suffolk County residents who suffered little, if any, damage in the storm are still going to be hit hard in the coming months — in their pocketbooks, with higher taxes.
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3/21/13
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Q: I went down to my local Town Hall and filled out a Freedom of Information Law request to get some information about why the Town had decided to adopt a new law. They wouldn’t give me an …
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By A. Thomas Levin
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1/11/13
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The Hewlett-Woodmere School District has been awarded the “highest quality” rating of Aa1 from the credit rating agency Moody’s Corporation, which will result in lower borrowing costs for the district and the ability to refinance bonds at lower interest rates.
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ANN E. FRIEDMAN
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6/2/11
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Updated: Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1:57 p.m. Protesters from various parts of Nassau County rallied outside Town of Hempstead Hall on Tuesday morning before a town meeting, calling for a moratorium on the installation of cell-phone antennas and towers around Bellmore, Merrick and Wantagh.
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David Weingrad
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8/3/10
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