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20th Assembly District endorsement — Weisenberg

Harvey Weisenberg has served in the State Assembly since 1989, and during that time he has worked to pass more than 300 bills. more

11/2/12

Many good eggs among state government's bad apples

The summer of 2012 hasn’t been a very good one for some present and former state legislators. more

9/6/12

Supporters rallied on Sept. 12, 2010, to have Paul Brady’s name added to the Fallen Firefighters Memorial Wall in Albany. Governor Cuomo signed a new version of the Brady Bill last week.

Governor signs Brady Bill

A month after the State Senate passed a new version of a bill ordering that the name of late Malverne firefighter Paul Brady be added to a memorial wall in Albany, Governor Cuomo signed the … more

By Chris Engelhardt | 7/17/12

A crowd of supporters rallied on Sept. 12, 2010, to have Paul Brady’s name added to the Fallen Firefighters Memorial Wall in Albany. The Malverne Fire Department announced last week that Brady’s name will finally be inscribed.

Firefighter’s name to be added to state memorial

After a nearly six-year-long battle to add late Malverne firefighter Paul Brady’s name to the New York State Fallen Firefighters Memorial Wall in Albany, the Malverne Fire Department announced last … more

By Chris Engelhardt | 7/2/12

Supporters rallied on Sept. 12, 2010, to have Paul Brady’s name added to a fallen firefighters memorial in Albany. With the Senate having approved a second version of the Brady Bill on June 12, it is up to Gov. Andrew Cuomo to either sign or veto the legislation.

State Senate approves second version of Brady Bill

Nearly two weeks after the State Assembly passed a new version of a bill that would include the name of fallen Malverne firefighter Paul Brady on a memorial wall in Albany, the State Senate has … more

By Chris Engelhardt | 6/26/12

A crowd of supporters who rallied on Sept. 12, 2010, to have Paul Brady’s name added to a fallen firefighters memorial wall in Albany. Brady’s name may soon be inscribed on the memorial if legislation is signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Assembly OKs second version of Brady Bill

Almost five months after Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill that would have ended a five-year battle to include the name of fallen Malverne firefighter Paul Brady on a memorial wall in Albany, the State … more

By Chris Engelhardt | 6/12/12

For four decades, civic and environmental activist Morris Kramer has fought to preserve the Long Beach barrier island’s beaches and bays. Here, Kramer on a jetty in Atlantic Beach, near his home.

Morris Kramer: Friend of the environment

Second of two parts. From the early 1970s to the 1990s, civic and environmental activist Morris Kramer scoured the sands of Atlantic Beach and Long Beach in search of hypodermic needles and balls of sewage sludge that had congealed on disposable pens and bottle caps. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/2/12

Morris Kramer, pictured above at the Starbucks in Long Beach, a civic and environmental activist from Atlantic Beach, scored a historic Supreme Court victory in June 1969 that overturned restrictive voting practices across the U.S.

Voice of the people –– Morris Kramer

First of two parts. In 1965, Morris Kramer, a 30-year-old bachelor who lived in Atlantic Beach with his mother, claimed that the Lawrence Public School District and the State of New York were discriminating against him. Kramer owned no property and had no children in the schools, so, by state law at the time, he couldn’t vote in a school district election. That, he said, violated his constitutional rights. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 4/18/12

Cuomo vetoes Brady Bill

“Saddened,” “upset” and “disappointed” were among the many dispirited words people used to describe Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to veto a bill that would … more

Lee Landor | 1/11/12

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law earlier this week banning smoking from LIRR platforms.

Smoking banned from LIRR platforms

Smoking is now officially prohibited on Long Island Rail Road platforms. Citing the dangers of secondhand smoke, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law on Monday that forbids commuters from smoking on … more

Lee Landor | 8/17/11

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