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The Nassau Legislature's hearing on its 2011 budget became heated on Monday over a proposal to nix the county's longstanding guarantee to pay for property owners' challenges to its tax assessments. If passed, the plan would effectively shift that burden to school districts and towns.
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David Weingrad and Scott Brinton
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10/18/10
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Dozens of protesters from throughout Nassau County converged on the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on Monday morning to see whether the county Legislature would vote on a proposal to nix the county’s guarantee that it will pay for challenges to property owners’ assessments.
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David Weingrad
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10/18/10
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When firefighters wash down their trucks after making on a run, they may have to pay a fee on that water. Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, has proposed a water use fee in the county’s 2011 budget. At a news conference in front of the North Merrick firehouse on Friday, Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg said the fee is really a tax.
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Deirdre Krasula
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10/15/10
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“Would you know if your child was using heroin?” Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice asks at the end of a new public service announcement. The PSA, along with an educational website, is the latest joint effort by the district attorney and Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano to alert parents to the growing heroin problem on Long Island.
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Deirdre Krasula
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10/13/10
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Updated: 2:30 p.m.Nassau County Police and the U.S. Marshals Service cordoned off the Bellmore Post Office and surrounding streets at around 11 a.m. today, shutting down Merrick Road for several blocks to the east and west. According to police, a woman who U.S. marshals were tracking turned up at the mail facility with a bottle marked "sodium cyanide."
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Scott Brinton and Deirdre Krasula
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10/1/10
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State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, will be collecting non-perishable food items at his booth the Bellmore Family Street Festival this weekend, for donation to Long Island veterans.
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9/30/10
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Bellmore got a taste of Hollywood glamour recently when scenes of the independent movie "Jesse" were filmed at KJ Farrell's Bar and Grill on Pettit Avenue.
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Deidre Krasula
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9/29/10
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Thomas Crotty stood and stared for a moment on Friday at the twisted, rusted, 1,600-pound steel girder in front of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s Brookside School in North Merrick. “It was very thoughtful of the community and the young people to do this so the day and the people will not be forgotten,” Crotty remarked.
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Scott Brinton
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9/24/10
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At a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday morning, the Town of Hempstead passed legislation that regulates where cell antennas and other wireless telecommunications equipment may be placed within the township.
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David Weingrad
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9/21/10
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The ongoing saga of cell-tower installations in the Town of Hempstead will take an important turn tomorrow.
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David Weingrad
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9/20/10
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