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The voters spoke: They want an end to corruption

Only 20 percent of Long Islanders voted in last week’s election, but they made sure their voices were heard loud and clear: They were sick of the corruption that has plagued politics at all levels of government. more

11/12/15

Skelos trial: what you need to know

The trial of Sen. Dean Skelos and his son Adam is set to begin on Nov. 16. Here’s everything that you need to know to be informed when the trial begins. Background In July 2013, Gov. … more

By Alex Costello | 11/11/15

Village still weighing pool decision

Plans for a Rockville Centre pool are still waiting on some information from the village. Although the Aquatic Center Evaluation Committee has narrowed down its picks for the location of a pool, … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 10/28/15

Accusations are mounting against Dean Skelos, second from right, and his son Adam, left, seen here at Skelos’s state senate swearing-in in January along with his wife, Gail, and brother, Peter.

Accusations mount against Skelos and son

In documents filed in federal court on Oct. 23, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara claims that former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, tried to extort business from a diner owner … more

By Alex Costello | 10/28/15

The Rec Center is being considered as a possible site for a pool, if the village decides to build one.

Finding a home for a pool

Rockville Centre’s pool site possibilities have been narrowed down. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 7/29/15

The legal defense fund is being run anonymously. Donations are being directed to a Rockville Centre P.O. box.

Anonymous fund created to help Skelos

A recently created website has begun to anonymously solicit donations to cover the legal expenses of State Sen. Dean Skelos and his son, Adam. more

By Alex Costello | 7/22/15

Adam Skelos, left, and his father, Senator Dean Skelos, second from right, are facing additional charges from U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara stemming from a job that Dean allegedly helped secure for Adam but for which Adam did no work. The two are pictured here at Skelos’s swearing-in ceremony in January with his wife, Gail, and brother, Peter.

More charges added against Senator Skelos and son

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara added more charges to the indictment against Senator Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, late in the day on Tuesday, July 21. Skelos, 67, and his son Adam, 32, were already charged with six counts stemming from what Bharara said was a scheme in which Skelos was trading favors with businesses in exchange for payments made to his son. more

By Alex Costello | 7/21/15

Judge Peter Skelos announced he will be retiring in order to return to private practice.

Peter Skelos to retire as judge

Justice Peter Skelos, a Rockville Centre resident and brother of state senator Dean Skelos, announced last week that he would be retiring from his seat on the bench as of Aug. 1. more

By Alex Costello | 7/8/15

Courtesy Dean Skelos’s Office Dean Seklos, center, with check, presented the $500,000 to, from left, former Rockville Centre Little League Board Member Tom Alexanderson, RVCLL Baord Member Gene Kirley, Lions Club member Robin Webb, RVCLL Board Member Scott Albarelle, Rockville Centre Deputy Mayor Nancy Howard, RVCLL President Tom Bucaria, Mayor Francis X. Murray, Village Administrator Keith Spadaro, Deputy Village Administrator Kathleen Murray, former Lions Club President Ed Asip and Youth Council member Beth Hammerman.

Skelos secures $500k for playground

On June 29, Senator Dean Skelos presented village officials with a check for $500,000 for the construction of a special-needs-accessible playground at Hickey Field. more

By Alex Costello | 7/1/15

Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, spoke in support of a stricter state law for registered sex offenders on May 27 at the North and Central Merrick Civic Association’s meeting at the North Merrick Public Library.

Singas: Stricter sex offender law needed

Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, continued her push for greater restrictions for registered sex offenders last week at a North Merrick civic group meeting. The setting was significant. Weeks earlier, police arrested a North Merrick man ... more

By Brian Racow | 6/3/15

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