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Reclaim New York Executive Director Brandon Muir and attorney Dennis J. Saffran of Reclaim New York discussed the New York Transparency Project on Tuesday in Mineola.
Group cites District 13 for rejecting info request
A nonprofit group named District 13 one of 57 governing bodies on Long Island that did not comply with a Freedom of Information Law, or FOIL, request submitted as part of a project by the group, … more
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The Singas election campaign took the Town of Hempstead to the Supreme Court in order to obtain copies of financial disclosure documents requested under the Freedom of Information Law.
Supreme Court directs town to turn over documents
A State Supreme Court ruled in mid-November that the Town of Hempstead must provide copies of the financial disclosure statements filed by former Town Supervisor Kate Murray and other town officials that were requested under the Freedom of Information Law. The FOIL was filed by the Madeline Singas election campaign, which received permission to view the financial disclosure documents, but not to copy them. more
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Merokean charged in ‘massive’ Medicare/insurance fraud
A pharmacist from Merrick, a doctor and an accountant are all charged in a “massive” fraud scheme dating back to 2012 that involved fake prescriptions for the pain medication oxycodone, according … more
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Henry Boitel wants easy, inexpensive access to the Town of Hempstead’s board meeting minutes.
The frustrating task of acquiring town meeting minutes
Henry Boitel wasn’t asking for anything complicated. He just wanted to know what’s going on at the Town of Hempstead board meetings when he wasn’t able to attend. “The public doesn’t have any idea of what’s going on at those meetings,” said Boitel, “unless they read something in the newspaper.” more
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Regina Feeney points to one of the maps on display at the Freeport Memorial Library this month.
A history of Long Island through maps
Old maps are a treasure trove of information that provide historians as well as laymen snapshots of a community’s physical and cultural features. This month the Freeport Memorial Library is … more
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NY Rising extends elevation deadline
For those Sandy victims that are working with New York Rising and trying to get their elevation plans submitted by June 12, take heart, the program has extended the deadline. You are now required to … more
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village hall has been inundated with Freedom of Information Law requests.
Opposition Research?
Rumors have been circulating for the past two months that Malverne Mayor Patricia McDonald has been urged to run for higher office — Town of Hempstead supervisor, the town council or the Nassau County Legislature’s 6th District seat. McDonald, who has confirmed to the Herald that the rumors are true, has not said whether she would run for any of these positions, all of which are up for election in November. more
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Partly Cloudy Week is nothing to celebrate
Hillary Clinton and Andrew Cuomo could not have picked a better time to reveal their views on work-related emails. Last week was the 10th anniversary of Sunshine Week . . . more
Do you know New York state's Open Meetings Law?
With the gridlock in Washington, and the latest scandal involving Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s alleged meddling in the work of the commission he created to help root out corruption in Albany, it’s too easy to think that “government” — and government shenanigans — are something far away, either up the Hudson or down I-95. more
A welcome move to open county government
The Nassau County Legislature has decided to post transcripts of its public hearings dating back to 2005 online, along with videos of sessions going forward. We can only say thank you, hallelujah –– and it’s about time. more
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