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Legislature passes plan NIFA vowed to reject

The County Legislature on Monday took steps to close a $70 million-plus budget deficit that will all but ensure that the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, the state-appointed board that controls the county’s finances, will reject the spending plan and may step in with its own sweeping cuts. more

By Erik Hawkins | 11/21/16

Third-party candidate choices let voters down

Gary Johnson? Who is this guy, you ask? He is the most prominent of the alternative candidates who will be joining Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton . . . more

6/9/16

Kathleen Clancy McDonough won a seat on the Island Park School Board.

Island Park budgets pass and unopposed candidates are elected

The Island Park School and Library budget passed, Kathleen Clancy McDonough was elected to the school board and Tom McCreight was elected to the library board. The school budget passed by a 300 to … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 5/17/16

Say ‘yes’ to I.P. school budget

The proposed Island Park $38.78 million spending plan is actually $120,198 smaller than this year’s — a .31 percent decrease. The proposed $31.82 million tax levy, as well, is .18 percent smaller … more

5/11/16

Oceanside, Island Park Libraries face small tax increases in new budgets

Both the Oceanside and Island Park Libraries have record low tax increases in their budgets for the 16-17 year due to the state tax levy. In Oceanside, the tax levy is going to be $4.65 million. … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 5/11/16

Island Park budget saves $10

The Island Park Village Board adopted its budget for 2016-17, which Mayor Michael McGinty said would result in a tax savings of approximately $10 per household. The Mayor said the savings comes even … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 5/4/16

Call for contract watchdog is mostly about politics

The Herald ran an editorial in the March 31-April 6 issue about Nassau County’s contracting process, “Nassau needs an independent watchdog.” While it properly brought attention to this important issue . . . more

4/28/16

The change in Island Park’s school budget after the addition of $87,922 from New York State.

Island Park will use state funds to save money

Island Park schools will use fewer reserve funds in next year’s budget thanks to extra money from the state. The district announced the change to its budget at a board of education meeting on … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 4/27/16

Budget should have addressed corruption

As budget talks wrapped in Albany last week, Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, who’s running to fill Dean Skelos’s vacant seat, criticized Senate Republicans for not supporting ethics reform in the … more

By Alex Costello | 4/6/16

Protestors rallied outside of Gate 3 at Belmont Park on March 26 to urge state lawmkers to support two bils banning VLTs on Long Island.

Deal brokered ending VLTs at Belmont

A deal has been struck leasing Nassau OTB’s 1,000 video lottery terminals to Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct racetrack in exchange for annual payments totally $43 million over the first three … more

By Steve Smirti | 3/31/16

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