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Dunia Sibomana became Long Beach High School's 17th New York State wrestling champion on Saturday evening in Albany.
Long Beach's Sibomana wins state wrestling title
Only 14 years old, Dunia Sibomana has already experienced a life’s worth of tragedy and triumph. On Saturday evening at Albany’s MVP Arena, the eighth-grader from Long Beach etched … more
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Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips said she will begin her independent audit of the Department of Assessment and the tax reassessment done under the Laura Curran administration on Feb. 15.
Phillips announces audit of tax reassessment
Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips said she will begin an audit of the Department of Assessment on Feb. 15. Joined by County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who campaigned on transparency and change for the reassessment, Phillips reiterated her own promise to independently investigate the reassessment process and how to improve it. more
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Long Beach eighth-grader Dunia Sibomana captured the Nassau County Division ! wrestling championship in the 102-pound weight class on Sunday afternoon.
From family tragedy to wrestling triumph
Eight years ago, Dunia Sibomana was clinging to life after several wild chimpanzees attacked him and two family members as they played near Virunga National Park in the Congo, in Central … more
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An inauguration like no other
I have been blessed to raise my hand and pledge to serve my community as an elected official many times over the past 16 years. However, last Monday was the first — and hopefully, last — time that I will take the oath of office in my living room. more
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Bail reform law needs still more tweaking
Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder convened a news conference on Jan. 13 to make a point: The state’s bail reform law, enacted in January 2020, needs further reform . . . more
New Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, speaking at his inauguration Monday, said once again that he would not enforce New York state's mask mandate for public spaces.
Nassau should enforce state’s mask mandate
Bruce Blakeman’s first public act as Nassau County executive-elect, in the second week of December, was one of rebellion. more
LIRR, NICE Bus move toward greener future
The Long Island Rail Road and Nassau Inter-County Express Bus are making significant strides to reduce their carbon footprints, with the LIRR testing battery-powered trains . . . more
Sticks and stones — words can never harm me
You cannot burn a book in 2021. You can burn the paper and the ink and the cardboard, but in our world of e-books, you cannot ever kill the words and ideas that an author created. more
Town of Hempstead Councilman Bruce Blakeman will be the next Nassau county executive after defeating Laura Curran for the four-year term.
Blakeman wins county executive's seat after absentee count
Town of Hempstead Councilman Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, retained his Election Night lead over Democratic Nassau County Executive Laura Curran after all absentee ballots were counted on Nov. 15, finishing with a 2,150-vote lead. more
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Setting the record straight on county policing
Four years ago, as the race for Nassau County executive between then Legislator Laura Curran, a Democrat, and then State Sen. Jack Martins, a Republican, was heating up . . . more
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