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Malverne Deputy Mayor James Callahan III died last week after a brief illness. He was 42.
The father of four, who served as deputy mayor for the last eight years and was ...
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By Lee Landor
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5/26/11
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The New York State Senate passed legislation last week sponsored by Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. that would close a loophole allowing someone arrested for driving under the influence with a conditional …
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5/25/11
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The New York State Senate recently passed legislation that would, if passed by the Assembly and signed by the governor, require people to indicate on their driver’s license applications whether they wish to become organ donors.
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By David Weingrad
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5/19/11
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Democrats welcomed news last Thursday that a State Supreme Court justice had issued a temporary restraining order barring the Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature from moving ahead with a plan to redraw the Legislature’s lines.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/13/11
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Nassau County unveiled a method of redrawing legislative districts last week — a Republican-led plan that would figuratively uproot many voters and replant them in politically unfamiliar territory.
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Chris Connolly
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5/5/11
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To the ire of local civic leaders, a casino at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum property remains a realistic option for County Executive Ed Mangano, who recently reiterated his desire to …
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By Mike Caputo
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4/27/11
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Twenty-six-year East Rockaway resident and Army veteran Richard Gogarty, 54, has been appointed by the village board as the trustee to fill Irene Villacci’s seat. Villacci resigned from the position last week.
“Because I’ve served 20 years on active duty in the Army, I’ve had an opportunity to see cities and towns over the United States and the world,” Gogarty said. “After seeing all that, I moved to East Rockaway. This is my dream place — a small village in the middle of millions of people. … East Rockaway maintains the independent spirit and closeness found only in a small village.”
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By Mary Malloy
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4/13/11
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The New York State Senate has passed legislation to create felony charges for wrong-way and other reckless drivers, according to Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick who sponsored …
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David Weingrad and Chris Engelhardt
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4/6/11
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Kevin Dugan, a 12th grader from East Rockaway High School, has been chosen to attend this year’s Students Inside Albany program sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New York State Education Foundation, Inc.
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By Mary Malloy
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4/6/11
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It was standing room only on Monday in East Rockaway’s Village Hall as the village held its annual reorganization meeting. Francis T. Lenahan was sworn in as mayor and named Trustee Bruno Romano his deputy mayor. Newly elected Trustees Stanley Lombardo and Ed Corrado sat on the dais for the first time.
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Mary Malloy
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4/6/11
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