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The governor, the lawmakers and the budget

June will go down in history as the month in which Governor Paterson divorced himself from his uneasy relationship with the state Legislature and took over all of its powers and duties in order to … more

Jerry Kremer | 7/14/10

A group of Assemblymen, David McDonough, Cliff Crouch, Tom McKevitt and Michael Montesano, met with firefighters and emergency response officials to discuss ways to improve fire services and recruitment during a forum on Monday at the East Meadow Fire Department.

Forum aims to improve LI fire services, recruitment

The East Meadow Fire Department played host to a roundtable discussion on Monday that focused on how to improve volunteer emergency services on Long Island and across the state. … more

Mike Caputo | 7/14/10

Sen. Fuschillo sponsoring prostate screenings

New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., in conjunction with the Integrated Medical Foundation and Bostwick Laboratories, will be sponsoring a no out-of-pocket cost prostate cancer screening program on Monday, Aug. 9, in Freeport. more

7/9/10

Stiffen penalties for driving while texting

New York state banned the enormously dangerous practice of texting on cell phones while driving last August. Still, we can’t help but notice that loads of drivers are disregarding the law and … more

7/7/10

Elected chair of Long Island Hospital Council

Merrick resident and CEO of Long Beach Medical Center Douglas Melzer was recently named chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council, the association that represents Long Island’s 24 not-for-profit and public hospitals. His two-year term will expire in June 2012. The CEOs from each of the member hospitals comprise the board of directors. more

Sari Zeidler | 6/28/10

Sandra Quinn from Hewitt Elementary School is both an avid skater and ballet and jazz dancer who has been studying since she was two at the Maple Avenue Dance Center. Sandra won the PTA Reflections Award of Excellence for Dance Choreography — the highest award in New York state — and she'll go on to the national competition.

Rockville Centre students rise to the top with beautiful reflections

Sandra Quinn, a Hewitt student in Irma Altman’s third grade class, will go on to the national level in the PTA Reflections Program — a first for the school. She is one of a handful of Rockville Centre students who rose to the top in the national competition that encourages students to creatively express themselves with an original piece from one of six categories: literature, visual arts, photography, dance choreography, film production or music. more

6/16/10

Union members protested in front of Rockville Centre's Village Hall on June 8.

Workers take grievance to Rockville Centre's Village Hall

Those who attended Rockville Centre's village board meeting on June 8 — or drove by Village Hall at around 8:15 p.m. — might have been startled to find union protesters marching around the block carrying coffins. more

Alex Costello | 6/16/10

High debt and high taxes in New York: Shouldn't reform follow?

It was during the 1930s, in the depth of the great Depression, that Robert Moses put public authorities on New York state’s map. Hailed at the time as “the man who can get things done,” Moses gained the consent of beleaguered politicians to create public authorities that would capture federal appropriations to restart the stalled economy. more

Hal Peterson | 6/15/10

The state Department of Transportation plans to make changes to Newbridge Road that are aimed at curtailing speeding issues.

A new look for Newbridge Road?

Plans are in the works to reconfigure Newbridge Road in East Meadow, a stretch known for speeding and high accident rates. In 2009, the state Department of Motor Vehicles reported six … more

Mike Caputo | 6/9/10

A rendering of a proposed 167-unit luxury condo development in Harbor Isle. The developer of the project said banks are asking that some of the units be offered as rentals in order to grant financing.

New Plans for Harbor Isle condos

After years of planning, community opposition and economic setbacks, a proposed $100 million luxury condo development in Harbor Isle is back on the table, with the developer calling for some of … more

Anthony Rifilato | 6/9/10

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