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County Executive Edward Mangano, center, along with representatives from every county department and FEMA, addressed the public earlier today from the county's Office of Emergency Management in Bethpage.

Mangano updates county in aftermath of Sandy

This afternoon, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano held a pres conference to update residents on the state of the county. Speaking from within the Office of Emergency Management in Bethpage, … more

By Alex Costello | 10/30/12

Man convicted of violent Long Beach rape

A jury in Nassau County Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted Alphonso Barnes of raping a woman in Long Beach in 2009. more

By Alex Costello | 8/1/12

An unidentified man was struck at one of the Island Park Long Island Rail Road crossings. He survived, but trains are being delayed.

Man struck by train in Island Park

A man in a motorized scooter crossing the tracks on Long Beach Road in Island Park was struck by a westbound Long Island Rail Road train this afternoon. The unidentified man was hit by the 4:29 … more

By Alex Costello | 6/8/12

The NCLB was passed in 2001 with the intention of increasing student performacne. the state will now have more flexibility to close achievement gaps and set its own goals.

New York earns No Child Left Behind waiver

Last week, the federal government granted New York a waiver to provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act that will allow it to set new standards for students and not be held to the 2014 deadline of … more

By Alex Costello | 6/6/12

Ribeye Bros. call Island Park home

Long before Long Beach resident Damian Walsh Jr. opened up his cheesesteak restaurant in Island Park, he and his friends used to frequent Mr. Philly in Oceanside. When Mr. Philly closed, Walsh and … more

By Alex Costello | 5/9/12

Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled his 2012-13 budget proposal last week.

Cuomo reveals 2012-13 budget plan

Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled his 2012-13 Executive Budget and Reform Plan, which he says will close the $2 billion budget gap and increase state aid to schools and municipalities. … more

Alex Costello | 1/25/12

A Long Island Index survey found that resident's are increasingly dissatisfied with the direction of Nassau and Suffolk.

Long Island Index issues a challenge

Long Island has incredible potential. It can either become a modern, innovation-spurring suburban area with high-paying jobs, or it can wallow and fade away into obscurity. That was the general … more

Alex Costello | 1/25/12

Long Island Index builds a better website

Coming from the ideas that it received last year from its Build a Better Burb Contest, the Long Island Index launched a new website last week that aims to give the information needed for effective … more

Alex Costello | 12/14/11

Supervisor Kate Murray proposed a budget with no tax increases for Hempstead Town residents.

Murray unveils 2012 Town of Hempstead budget

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray announced the town’s proposed 2012 budget last Friday, heralding it as a spending plan that would freeze taxes at 2011 levels without making cuts in … more

Alex Costello | 10/5/11

America 2.0

Every day, it seems like our country is going further and further down the toilet. Violence, hatred, greed, partisanship tearing us apart: where did we go wrong? I was thinking it over, and I … more

Alex Costello | 9/28/11

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