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The newly barren banks of Glen Cove Creek lie just down shore from RXR’s Garvies Point project, on what was once a lush stretch of marsh grass and green trees. Now these wetlands have all but …
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5/3/19
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According to Reporters Without Borders, the United States ranks in the top five most lethal countries for members of the press, behind Afghanistan, Syria, Mexico and Yemen. (It tied with India.) Last …
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By Laura Lane
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4/12/19
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The Dream and Promise Act, proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives and cosponsored by Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) and Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) recently, offers a glimmer of hope to Long Island’s immigrant community.
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3/28/19
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The Democratically controlled State Legislature moved on Jan. 29 to protect New Yorkers by enacting common-sense measures to combat gun violence.
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2/7/19
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On Jan. 30, state lawmakers approved the first new gun control laws since the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act passed in 2013.
Gun control advocates cheered the further tightening of New York’s laws, which address bump stocks and recent pushes to arm teachers.
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By Erik Hawkins and Ben Strack
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2/6/19
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Dec. 4 that over $2.5 million in federal grants have been awarded to local government and community groups in New York, Connecticut, …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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12/13/18
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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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Last Saturday, the Sea Cliff Fire Department was recognized for its successful implementation of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program, which provides funding through the …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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11/1/18
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My stomach was churning furiously. The Press Club of Long Island’s first-ever poetry reading on Aug. 23 was to begin in a half-hour at the Huntington Station birthplace of the unparalleled poet and journalist Walt Whitman. Would anyone show? I wondered.
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9/14/18
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We all worry about drinking water — homeowners and business people alike — and why shouldn’t we? Flint, Mich., has become the poster city for water contamination . . .
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By Hilary Baum
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7/21/18
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