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Carrié Solages, third from right, the Democratic challenger in Nassau County’s 3rd Legislative District, held a press conference on Oct. 26 to announce a new anti-intimidation task force for the district.

Solages: task force will monitor 3rd L.D. voting

Carrié Solages, a Democrat who is challenging John Ciotti for Nassau County’s 3rd Legislative District seat, announced a new community-based task force on Oct. 26 to protect voters from intimidation and fraud at the district’s polls. more

By Jackie Nash | 11/1/11

Sturgeon, which spawn in the Hudson River, have been around more than 200 million years — since before the dinosaurs.

There's something in the water, part III

While many Long Islanders may think they need to dive deep in the ocean to find marine life, the truth is that they can see a wide variety of sea creatures in the waters closer to … more

By David Weingrad | 7/20/11

Taxpayers, whose side are you on?

It’s not even February yet, but so far it looks like 2011 will finally be the year New York gets moving in the right direction. more

by Al D'Amato | 1/27/11

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said on Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency is releasing $11 million to repair the aging Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway, among other projects.

Schumer: EPA releasing $11M in sewer-repair funds

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced on Dec. 21 that the Environmental Protection Agency plans to release $11 million in grant money awarded to Nassau County in the mid-1980s as a reimbursement for $20 million in upgrade work done at the Bay Park and Cedar Creek sewage treatment plants at the time. more

by Scott Brinton | 12/21/10

Police: Woman hit child with belt in Valley Stream

A Rockland County woman is accused of beating her girlfriend's son with a leather belt, at the child's home in Valley Stream Monday evening. more

12/15/10

Senator calls on EPA for bay fix

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to reimburse Nassau County for more than $20 million in federal sewer construction funds so the county can end the … more

Chris Engelhardt | 12/8/10

State assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, center, a Democrat from Long Beach and a primary sponsor of Leandra’s Law, was joined by Lenny Rosado, left, who lost his daughter Leandra in a recent drunken driving accident, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver at a press conference to announce the passage of the bill.

DWI with a child is now a felony

Most of us cannot understand what possesses a person to drive drunk. This paper’s position has long been that drinking and driving is potentially deadly behavior that can have the same result as opening fire with a gun in a crowded mall. DWI requires stiff penalties. more

11/26/09

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