After the disastrous move by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and the Legislature’s Republican majority to close half of the police precincts in the county, the Democratic caucus was successful in pushing Mangano’s back against the wall so that he gave us a signed guarantee that there wouldn’t be one less patrol car in any neighborhood. The agreement also stated that there would be more law enforcement personnel in all of the policing centers. more

The Diocese of Rockville Centre —which announced plans to close six Long Island Schools, including the St. Catherine of Sienna School in Franklin Square, in December — released a statement in January, in response to local protests to keep schools open, saying that the closures would proceed as planned. The diocese also stated that it had been providing opportunities to help prepare parents and students who will be attending new schools in the fall. more

In a contentious meeting on Monday, the Nassau County Legislature voted 10 to 9 along party lines to implement a new Community Policing Plan, in which four of the county’s eight police precincts will be closed over the next seven months and replaced with “community policing centers.” more

In a contentious meeting on Monday, the Nassau County Legislature voted 10 to 9 along party lines to implement a new Community Policing Plan, in which four of the county’s eight police precincts will be closed over the next seven months and replaced with “community policing centers.” more

A celebration was held on Feb. 11 to honor Franklin Square-Munson Fire Department past chief Roger Albergo’s 50 years of service to the department. more

To the Editor: The League of Women Voters of Nassau County is seeking to ask the Nassau County Legislature on Feb. 27, at its 1 p.m. session, to follow Nassau County Charter Section 113 and appoint a Temporary Advisory Commission to execute fair and inclusive redistricting. more

Local residents attended a rally on Feb. 11, at the 5th Precinct building in Elmont, against Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano’s Police Precinct Efficiency Initiative, which would transform the 5th Precinct building into a “community policing center,” along with the 1st Precinct, in Baldwin; the 6th, in Manhasset; and the 8th, in Levittown. more

Nearly 100 local residents, including several county legislators, rallied on Monday at the Nassau County Legislative Chambers in Mineola, protesting a plan by County Executive Ed Mangano to transform four of the county’s eight police precincts, including the 5th, into “community policing centers.” Six days earlier, dozens of people had rallied against the plan at the 5th Precinct building in Elmont. Mangano said that the plan, which was announced on Jan. 30, would save the county $20 million per year. The proposal diverged from his announcement in October that two precincts would be closed and the boundaries of the remaining six realigned. more

The Elmont Union Free School District held an International Ambassadors’ Reception to welcome the district’s newest delegation of fifth and sixth-grade students on Feb. 1, at the Dutch Broadway School in Elmont. more

Nearly 50 local residents rallied in Elmont on Jan. 31 against proposed new state Senate district maps that would move a southern portion of Elmont from District 7 to District 9. According to protesters, the maps are meant to disenfranchise voters, not empower them. more