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After losing an estimated $30 million in sales tax during the first two weeks following Hurricane Sandy, Nassau County is expected to make a full recovery by the end of the first quarter in 2013, said Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos.
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By Aaron Axelson
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2/6/13
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Editor’s note: Bornstein is a former Kennedy High School Herald student columnist who is now studying at Dartmouth College. He is from Merrick.
KANIFING, The Gambia—The other day on Al Jazeera a movie director was talking about why he left his luxurious California home for a much simpler lifestyle. Convinced of the limits of using his wealth to value his self-worth, he has now sought personal contentment in building relationships with other people.
“I feel richer now,” he remarked.
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By Daniel Bornstein
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2/1/13
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In the coming years, the Long Island Rail Road could help reshape Long Island and turn it into an economic powerhouse.
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By Alex Costello
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1/30/13
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State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. joined other members of the New York State Senate’s bipartisan Task Force on Hurricane Sandy Recovery at a roundtable meeting recently to speak with local officials, business leaders and residents about progress –– or the lack thereof –– in rebuilding Long Island after the storm.
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/17/13
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Dissatisfied with a pair of plans that would redraw Nassau County’s 19 Legislative districts, a group of good-government organizations has created its own map, which was presented to the County Legislature on Jan. 14.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/16/13
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Nassau County’s 19 Legislative districts will be changing later this year, but no one knows yet how dramatic those adjustments are going to be.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/9/13
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Polls in New York State closed at 9 p.m, but it wasn't until just after 2 a.m. that the final results of ballots cast in voting machines in Nassau County were available.
Nassau incumbents held …
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By Alex Costello
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11/7/12
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While Long Islanders are still coping with the effects of one of largest storms to ever hit the region last week, the region is not out of the woods yet as a Nor’easter is predicted to hit the South Shore of Nassau County Wednesday afternoon.
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By Brian Croce
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11/6/12
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an Executive Order on Monday, Nov. 5 which provides for any voter in Nassau County who was displaced by Hurricane Sandy to vote by affidavit ballot at any poll site in New …
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By Alex Costello
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11/5/12
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There is a three-way race for the 4th Congressional District, which covers much of Nassau County’s south shore. Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy has represented the district since 1997 and is seeking her ninth term.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/24/12
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