New York state lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned about President Donald Trump’s plans to cut funding for the federal Superfund Program, which provides billions of dollars in funding to …
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By Nadya Nataly
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6/1/17
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Senator John Brooks announced on May 4th his plans to increase transparency between utility companies and their costumers regarding rate changes.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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5/18/17
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State Sen. John Brooks hosted a job fair May 11 at the Freeport Recreation Center, and the room buzzed with recruiters and employers interviewing potential employees.
It was the first time that …
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Lissel Devetori
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5/18/17
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The step of waiting for a manager of a company to call back to set up a job interview can be skipped next, Thursday, May 11 when the office of New York State Senator, John Brooks hosts a job fair in …
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By Nadya Nataly
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5/5/17
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The governor’s recently passed 2017-2018 budget includes a healthy increase in state aid for the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District.
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By Erik Hawkins
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4/13/17
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Joined, in front of the North Merrick Fire Department, by several local firefighters, as well as Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, 8th District Senator John Brooks called on Sunday for the state to look into making the Southern State Parkway safer.
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By Erik Hawkins
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3/27/17
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A group of Democratic state senators announced comprehensive legislation last week aimed at protecting the quality of New York’s water following a report that concluded that water supplies on …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/23/17
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Marla Kilfoyle, of Bellmore, recited a series of numbers: 42, 59, 44, 37, 56, 54, 60, 31 to the assembled crowd at South Side High School in Rockville Centre. “These were the scores that my son …
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By Peter Belfiore
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2/15/17
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“We are all immigrants,” Rabbi Arthur Vernon from the Congregation Shaaray Shalom in West Hempstead said. “If not directly, we are all descendants of immigrants.”
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By Stephany Reyes
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2/1/17
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Democrats may have won a numerical majority of 32 in the State Senate, with the 8th District victory of John Brooks over incumbent Republican Michael Venditto, but they will still not be the ones in power.
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By Melissa Koenig
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1/19/17
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