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The entire Nassau County fleet of buses was required to undergo extensive safety inspections while the municipal Long Island Bus system was being privatized in December, becoming NICE Bus. While the buses were being inspected to meet New York State Department of Transportation standards, service continued, for the most part, as usual.
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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1/13/12
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A CBS news poll found that almost 70 percent of Americans described 2011 as a “bad year.”
Friends, I’m optimistic, and I predict that 2012 will be a better year.
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1/5/12
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Some residents were shocked when 16-year Nassau County Legislator John Ciotti (R-North Valley Stream) voted out of the County Legislature’s 3rd District seat in November; beaten by Democrat challenger Carrié Solages. Some even felt badly for the politician, fearing that his career could be over. However, as residents recently learned, Ciotti is faring pretty well.
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By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com
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1/4/12
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A ceremony was held on Jan. 2 at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola for the inauguration of newly elected and re-elected representatives of the county's 19 districts. Two new legislators were inducted into the County Legislature: Democrats Carrié Solages and Delia DeRiggi-Whitton.
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By Jackie Nash and David Weingrad, jnash@liherald.com
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1/2/12
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The Nassau County Legislature voted Monday night to approve about 380 layoffs of county employees. The layoffs could take place before the end of the month. According to Dave Denenberg, a Democrat from Merrick who represents the 19th District, the layoff plan was approved along party lines, with 11 Republicans voting for it and six Democrats against it. Two Democratic legislators were absent for the vote.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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12/21/11
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In a late-night session Monday evening, the Nassau County Legislature unanimously approved a contract with Veolia Transportation Inc. to take over operation of Long Island Bus. The decision came after hundreds voiced their concerns about the contract at a Dec. 5 public hearing.
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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12/13/11
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Long Island Bus riders and workers said they got angry when they were forced to wait more than two hours on Monday for a public hearing on a contract with Veolia Transportation, Inc. that would privatize Nassau’s public bus system. The crowd that convened at the county Legislature building catcalled at legislators to get under way and booed at County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, when he addressed the Legislature.
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Deirdre Krasula
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12/7/11
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Races for the Nassau County Legislature were as tight as ever this year, and in the end, control of the Legislature boiled down to the two most hotly contested matches –– in the 14th and 18th districts.
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12/1/11
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Kevan Abrahams was recently elected by the Nassau County Democratic Committee to represent the County Legislature as the leader of the Democratic Caucus. Abrahams, 37, has been the legislator of the …
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David Weingrad
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11/30/11
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When the dust settled at the end of Election Day on Nov. 8 and all of the electronic votes were tallied, the control of the Nassau County Legislature still hung in the balance, as the races in the …
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David Weingrad
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11/30/11
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