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Every day, nearly 50,000 vehicles illegally pass stopped school buses in New York state. According to the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee 2009 report, 69 students were injured between 2002 and 2004 by motorists illegally passing buses. One student was killed.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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5/24/12
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School spending plans passed at a high rate on Long Island and throughout New York state last week, ending the first budget season in which districts were limited by the state’s new tax levy cap.
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5/24/12
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In an effort to continue environmental studies of the polluted Western Bays, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach) recently secured $300,000 in funding under the Environmental Protection …
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Anthony Rifilato
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4/25/12
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South Shore residents accustomed to jumping in their boats and heading out for a day of clamming in Hempstead Bay will have to travel farther this spring and summer. At the recommendation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Town of Hempstead’s shellfishing areas west of the Wantagh Parkway were closed in February, with additional areas closed on April 1. Affected areas include the waters south of Bellmore, Merrick and Freeport.
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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4/19/12
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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican of Merrick, will be honored at Vision Long Island’s 11th annual Smart Growth Awards at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury in June for his role in authoring the state’s “Complete Streets” law.
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4/13/12
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New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is launching an audit of Long Beach’s finances next month, as the city grapples with a $10.25 million deficit and a credit-rating downgrade by Moody’s …
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Anthony Rifilato
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3/22/12
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On Feb. 22, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, “There must be pension reform in the budget.” I couldn’t agree more, budget or otherwise, as I wrote in my last column, “Cuomo mandates reform of $140 billion state pension system.”
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Hal Peterson
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3/14/12
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Embattled Democratic City Councilman Mike Fagen pleaded not guilty to charges that he illegally collected more than $14,000 in unemployment benefits at his arraignment in Nassau County Court last …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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2/29/12
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A Long Beach woman was arrested and charged with DWI on Feb. 23 following an investigation of a two-car accident on the Loop Parkway.
According to New York State Police, at 9:15 p.m., a …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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2/24/12
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On Jan. 14, the New York Times reported that “President Obama on Friday announced an aggressive campaign to shrink the size of the federal government, a proposal less notable for its goal — the fight against bloat that has been embraced by every modern-day president — than for the political challenge it poses to a hostile Congress.”
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Hal Peterson
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2/1/12
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