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Rockville Centre officials have submitted a petition to the New York State Public Service Commission for an electricity rate increase of nearly 17 percent, which, if approved, would be the first increase in eight years, according to Village Comptroller Michael Schussheim. more
The one member of the state Public Service Commission who attended a hearing on a proposed water rate hike last week got an earful from unhappy customers of Long Island American Water. James … more
The West Hempstead Fire District was among nearly 500 fire departments throughout New York state that failed to file required tax cap data with the Office of the State Comptroller — but its … more
Rockville Centre residents could face a 10 to 15 percent rise in their electrical rates within the next year, Mayor Francis Murray said at the Oct. 17 village board meeting. more
If you want clean, clear water, you’re going to have to pay for it. That’s the message Long Island American Water President William Varley delivered to area residents last week when he … more
Following months of work, the West Hempstead Public Library and its Board of Trustees proposed a 2011-12 budget that would essentially require the average homeowner to pay an additional $12 dollars a … more
South Nassau Communities Hospital, like business and residents all over the South Shore, is having to take measures to deal with the rising costs of fuel, food and other commodities. Mark Bogen, … more
Salaries and benefits make up close to 90 percent of the increase in Malverne’s school budget for 2011-12. That leaves $250,000 of the nearly $1.8 million increase to spend on everything else: … more
As he has at recent Board of Education meetings, Calhoun High School parent Eric Strezenec called on the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education on Feb. 3 to release figures … more
Recently, Nassau County superintendents of schools received literature from County Executive Ed Mangano regarding his 2011 “No Property Tax Increase Budget.” As part of this proposed budget, county legislators voted, strictly along party lines, to shift the financial expense of paying county assessment errors from Nassau County to the local school districts. We certainly agree that the assessment system is broken; however, shifting the responsibility to the school districts will not help fix it. more
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