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How do we keep young people on Long Island?
We are at a turning point on Long Island. The lasting impacts of the Great Recession and the student debt crisis are exacerbating the trend of young people struggling here and ultimately fleeing the area. more
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Stop arguing and fix the assessment system
The Nassau County Department of Assessment continued to be an object of political brinkmanship last week, as Democratic County Executive Laura Curran vetoed the Republican-controlled Legislature’s proposal to make the assessor post elective. more
The Pyramid of Hate shows biased behaviors growing in complexity from the bottom up, according to Congregation Shaaray Shalom.
West Hempstead synagogue holds Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony
Anti-Semitic assaults in the United States more than doubled last year, according to a recent report by the Anti-Defamation League. Incidents such as the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh … more
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Freeport’s County Legislator, Debra Mulé, is seeking a 5-cent fee on all paper shopping bags, but Republicans have said they would block such a measure.
Legislator calls for paper-bag fee
County Legislator Debra Mulé, a Democrat from Freeport, said on April 5 that she was disappointed that the Legislature’s Republican majority would not institute a 5-cent fee on paper bags, a move … more
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Nassau Commissioner of Shared Services, Melissa Gallucci, on the lectern, spoke on the joint bid for law enforcement vehicles with County Executive George Latimer of Westchester, left, and County Executive Steve Bellone of Suffolk, right.  
Three counties, big savings for new police vehicles
The Shared Services initiative, across the three counties, allows for the counties’ towns and villages to cooperatively purchase police vehicles at a discounted rate. more
Is Nassau learning from the guilty verdicts?
The conviction last Friday of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano was yet another domino falling in the county’s GOP political machine, with possibly more to come. more
Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, left, presented a citation to McDonald and proclaimed March 6 Patti Ann McDonald Day.
Outgoing Malverne mayor honored by current, former elected officials for years of service
In the midst of Malverne’s village election campaign, politics was put aside at the March 6 board meeting as attendees honored outgoing Mayor Patti Ann McDonald, who announced in January that she … more
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U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, left, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran introduced a program to streamline job training and apprenticeship resources on Long Island.
Laura Curran, Tom Suozzi introduce task force for workers on Long Island
“We’re here today to talk about the future of Long Island,” said U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove, at the Composite Prototyping Center in Plainview on Feb. 21. Standing alongside … more
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Let’s slow down and get legal marijuana right
While state leaders have been slow to provide specifics or act on the likely legalization of recreational marijuana, officials in the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County are addressing the matter promptly and properly. On Feb. 26 . . . more
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran spoke before the Long Island Association in Woodbury last Friday, saying that she envisions a high-tech future for Long Island, including construction of a Northwell Health Innovation Center at the Hub.
At Long Island Association meeting, county executives lay out visions to build a high-tech corridor
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Suffolk Executive Steve Bellone envision a science and medical research “corridor” stretching 50 miles across the middle of Long Island, from the NYCB … more
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