When firefighters wash down their trucks after making on a run, they may have to pay a fee on that water. Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, has proposed a water use fee in the county’s 2011 budget. At a news conference in front of the North Merrick firehouse on Friday, Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg said the fee is really a tax.
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Deirdre Krasula
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10/15/10
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To help close the more than $300 million budget deficit that Nassau now faces, County Executive Ed Mangano’s recently proposed budget includes a proposal to end the county’s “guarantee” that it will pay refunds owed when homeowners successfully challenge their tax assessments.
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David Weingrad
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10/15/10
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Opening night at Madison Square Garden was long a ritual among friends for Bellmorite Jason Mayo, but the Rangers’ home opener in October of last year turned out to be much more.
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Deirdre Krasula
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10/15/10
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This year, the choice for the 3rd Congressional District seat is an easy one: Cast your vote for the incumbent, U.S. Rep. Peter King, a Republican from Seaford.
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10/14/10
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The Merrick-Bellmore Community Concert Association opened its 57th season with a performance by America’s Dream Chamber Artists on Sept. 25 at Calhoun High School in Merrick. The ensemble included Arian Ghez on oboe, Adrian Morejon on bassoon, Amy I-Lin Cheng on piano, Eveline Kuhn on flute, Cyrus Beroukhim on violin and Arash Amini on cello.
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Ruth Weissman
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10/13/10
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District recognized its National Merit semifinalists at Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting.
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10/8/10
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District honored its All-State musicians during Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting.
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10/8/10
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These days almost everybody has a complaint about the government. In Washington it’s about health care, taxes, over-regulation and bailouts. Here at home the complaints deal with the economy and real estate taxes, but mostly taxes.
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Jerry Kremer
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10/7/10
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At a public meeting that turned raucous at times, the Bellmore-Merrick Central District Board of Education voted on Wednesday to allow the Police Activity League’s lacrosse program to use one middle school football field each year.
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10/7/10
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A Queens contractor who makes his home in Bellmore was arrested and charged last week with cheating his employees out of legal wages. Maurizio Randazzo, principal of Queens-based ANR Electrical Contracting, Inc. and Grand Electric, Inc., allegedly stole more than $26,000 from the New York City Department of Education, according to State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
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Deirdre Krasula
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10/4/10
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