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County Comptroller candidates George Maragos and Howard Weitzman participated in a debate on Oct. 10, and neither candidate pulled any punches in their criticisms. Maragos, the Republican … more

By Alex Costello | 10/16/13

George Maragos, right, and Howard Weitzman will be facing off for the second time for Nassau County comptroller, this time with Maragos as the incumbent.

Maragos, Weitzman face each other — again

In the race for the county comptroller’s seat, Democrat Howard Weitzman is challenging incumbent Republican George Maragos — the opposite of the race four years ago. Weitzman served as … more

By Alex Costello | 10/9/13

Mangano’s 2014 budget: Taxes flat, borrowing up

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano doesn’t plan to raise property taxes in 2014, according to his newly released $2.79 billion county budget. His administration would, however, borrow more than $1.4 billion next year to pay for the county’s projects and expenses. more

By Brian Racow | 9/27/13

By my accounting, Mangano's an unqualified success

For the fourth straight year, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has delivered for the taxpayers of Nassau County by once again releasing a no-property-tax-increase budget. more

9/26/13

Elections are about you. Take them seriously.

For the next six weeks, you will hear Democratic and Republican candidates for county and town office complain about how bad a job members of the other party have done when they were in power, and how bad it would be if they were elected again. more

9/19/13

In the political season, anything goes

Despite the rush to enjoy the waning days of summer, there’s no way to avoid the hints of a political season yet to come. more

8/28/13

Davis (un)Ethical Pharmacy

The former owner of Davis Ethical Pharmacy, William Davis, is under investigation after an audit by the New York State Comptroller’s Office found that he scammed the state out of $235,000. … more

By Alex Costello | 8/21/13

Let's keep Nassau County a great place to live and work

Last week I wrote about the immediate need to repair and modernize the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, which was crippled by Hurricane Sandy. more

8/14/13

Auditors said that for years, that administration enacted budgets that made unrealistic estimates of revenues and expenditures.

State audit confirms Long Beach's fiscal crisis

A multi-year deficit, a depleted reserve fund, large payouts to retirees that the city couldn’t afford, thousands of dollars in cash that is unaccounted for at the beach park, lost or destroyed … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/17/13

According to a state audit, the city cannot account for thousands of dollars in cash collected at the beach park.

Audit finds lack of cash controls at Rec Department

The city cannot account for approximately $86,000 in cash receipts at the Recreation Department and thousands of dollars collected at the city’s beach entrances, according to a state audit released … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/17/13

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