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It’s marketed as herbal incense at gas stations and convenience stores across the country, but what’s sold under brand names like Spice and K2 is really a combination of herbs and chemicals that mimic THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, according to the New York State Department of Health. While smoking the compound, users might suffer heart attacks, respiratory distress or kidney failure.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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5/3/12
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Following a call for greater transparency by several South Shore civic and elected leaders over a proposal by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano to sell or lease three of the county’s sewage …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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3/20/12
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I am writing on a matter of great public urgency, namely the reorganization of the police force proposed by Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Dale, and now under consideration by the County …
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Howard J. Kopel
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2/24/12
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At a Village Board meeting last week, Island Park Mayor James Ruzicka announced that the village had received a $70,000 grant from Nassau County to purchase an emergency generator for the fire …
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Alex Costello
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2/22/12
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg will present a program about the college athletic recruiting process, “Does Your Child Dream of Playing Sports in College?” The event will take place on Thursday, Jan. 26, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Brookside School, 1260 Meadowbrook Road in North Merrick.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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1/17/12
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“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 …
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Lee Landor
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1/11/12
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A ceremony was held on Jan. 2 at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola for the inauguration of newly elected and re-elected representatives of the county's 19 districts. Two new legislators were inducted into the County Legislature: Democrats Carrié Solages and Delia DeRiggi-Whitton.
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By Jackie Nash and David Weingrad, jnash@liherald.com
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1/2/12
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Some have the Super Bowl. Me? I have Election Day.
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11/17/11
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Updated results Nov. 9 at 2:55 p.m.
Incumbent County Legislator Howard Kopel (R-Lawrence) defeated Democrat Adam Moser of Hewlett in the race for the 7th Legislative District seat on Tuesday. The unofficial vote count was 6,229 to 4,205.
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JEFF BESSEN and Ann E. FRIEDMAN
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11/9/11
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10/21/11
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