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Lynbrook speaks out: Anger about water hikes overflows

The villages of Lynbrook, Valley Stream and Cedarhurst have formed a Municipal Consortium in Support of Reasonable Water Rates to oppose Long Island American Water’s 19.59 percent rate increase proposal submitted to the New York State Public Service Commission in April, village officials said. more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 9/21/11

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, at the wheel of the “Black Beast,” which was once a terror on the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, announced on Friday that the county is planning to construct a hiking and biking trail along the old parkway. He was joined here by, from left, Denis Byrne, of Long Island Greenways and Healthy Trails; Michael Vitti, of Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists; Brian Schneider, a hydrogeologist with the county Department of Public Works; Howard Kroplick, of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and the Beast’s owner; Shila Shah-Gavnoudias, DPW commissioner; and Lisa and Richard Schary, North Bellmore environmental advocates.

Preserving Nassau’s motoring past

You wouldn’t expect to find a turn-of-the-century roadster ominously dubbed the “Black Beast” at a news conference convened by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, but that’s precisely what took center stage at a media event he held at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on Friday. more

By Scott Brinton | 6/9/11

Preserving Nassau’s motoring past

You wouldn’t expect to find a turn-of-the-century roadster ominously dubbed the “Black Beast” at a news conference convened by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, but that’s precisely what took center stage at a media event he held at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on Friday. more

Scott Brinton | 6/3/11

Nassau Community College’s tuition is expected to rise by $258 next year, for an annual cost of $3,990.

Crossing the T’s of tuition

Nassau Community College, known for its “high quality, low cost” education, is following suit behind a number of nationwide universities that plan to increase tuition because of reduced state aid next year. The board adopted a budget that calls for a spending decrease, but a proposed $258 tuition hike. more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 5/25/11

State Assemblyman David McDonough, left, and Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. spoke with a commuter at the Bellmore train station last week.

Senator: Commuters should fight fare hike

With a proposed rate increase for Long Island Rail Road riders looming, state Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. announced a petition drive last week to fight it. more

Deirdre Krasula | 9/9/10

MTA may cut LI Bus funding

Long Islanders, get some boots that are made for walking. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering pulling all funding from Long Island Bus, a move that could wipe out Nassau County’s public bus system. The news comes as the agency reviews money-saving proposals for next year’s budget. more

Lee Landor | 7/28/10

Village of Rockville Centre to propose 10.53% tax rate hike

In advance of its March 25 budget meeting, the Village of Rockville Centre posted its tentative 2010-11 budget on its Web site over the weekend. The proposal contains a 10.53 percent tax rate increase. more

Alex Costello | 3/24/10

Weekend

On Stage Yellow Labyrinths: The Many Worlds of BorgesExperience the works of acclaimed writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), in an original show, conceived and performed by Bob Spiotto. Get ready … more

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