Only a year ago, the New York State Legislature was wrangling behind closed doors over a deal to bail out the fiscally troubled Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The agreement, which imposed a commuter payroll tax on counties served by the MTA, including Nassau County, was supposed to put the authority on a sound financial footing.
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3/26/10
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The sound started as a slow creaking, which quickly became a wrenching noise, as if sheet metal were being folded back and forth violently.
Then, snap!
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Scott Brinton
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3/26/10
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Baldwin resident Kate Anne McNeil was laid to rest on March 22, five days after she was struck and killed crossing Sunrise Highway near the Baldwin train station. She was 20.
"Katie," as she was …
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Mike Russo
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3/26/10
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St. Christopher’s School students took part in the Ogympics and also a science fair last week.
Ogympics is modeled after Sportsnite, with
students competing in a variety of sports and …
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3/26/10
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In January, Baldwin resident Vincent Kish expressed his frustration to the Herald that Grand Avenue was slowly dying, as government promises of downtown revitalization seemed further off with each …
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Vincent Kish
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3/26/10
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Though raising classes at elementary schools and eliminating high school late-running buses seemed almost a sure thing at last week's Budget Workshop Session, the Baldwin school board announced last …
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Mike Russo
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3/25/10
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'On Broadway' — on Long Island
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The Island Park Theatre Group, in conjunction with the Island Park Union Free School Recreation Department, presented “On Broadway - A Musical Revue” last weekend. A cast of 70 locals actors, dancers and singers entertained the audience at the Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park - and the IPTG broke records with its ticket sales.
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Mary Malloy
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3/25/10
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As of Wednesday afternoon, Baldwin school board officials were anticipating raising the class size limit at elementary schools and eliminating high school late buses in an effort to keep expenditures …
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Mike Russo
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3/24/10
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The Baldwin Public Library will receive a $100,000 state grant to use toward replacement of its HVAC ventilation system, which, according to library officials, was "hanging on by the skin of its …
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Mike Russo
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3/24/10
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In addition to voting on the Baldwin School District's proposed budget, residents may be looking at Proposition 3, which, if approved, would authorize the board to provide high school busing …
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Mike Russo
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3/24/10
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