The Long Beach Board of Education voted unanimously on April 11 to adopt a $142 million budget for the 2019-20 school year that is about $2.5 million larger than the current spending plan, and …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/18/19
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Every year at this time, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature wrestle with the state budget, facing an April 1 deadline to get it done. This year . . .
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3/22/19
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With a host of Long Island Democratic politicos and two busloads of older adults from Rockville Centre’s Sandel Senior Center seated before him, Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared at SUNY Old Westbury on …
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By Scott Brinton
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3/1/19
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It’s school budget season, and as districts begin laying out their 2019-20 spending plans, it’s a critical time for residents to attend Board of Education meetings.
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2/7/19
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The government-implemented deadline for Glen Cove to get its ferry service up and running passed on Jan. 1, creating some concerns about what might happen next. According to Mayor Tim Tenke, there is …
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By Mike Conn
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1/31/19
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As we begin a new year, I’d like to share some of my wishes for the next 12 months for our leaders at all levels of government. Let’s start on Long Island.
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1/4/19
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Nassau County is now in the thick of its first property-tax reassessment in nearly a decade. As a result of this arduous process, 200,720 of the county’s 386,000 homes are tentatively slated to pay more in property taxes . . .
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12/20/18
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Recently, I gave the order to post online tax-impact notices using last year’s tax levy and the new assessed market values for property owners across Nassau County. Throughout my first 11 months in office . . .
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By Laura Curran
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12/7/18
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In the wake of a mass shooting in which 11 died at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, hundreds of local residents gathered for a vigil at the Oceanside Veterans Triangle on Long Beach Road on Tuesday.
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By Jeffrey Bessen and Mike Smollins
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11/1/18
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Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, a stepsister of Anne Frank, is visiting Oceanside Middle School on Oct. 24 to share her story.
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By Mike Smollins
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10/18/18
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