On Feb. 1, Governor Cuomo delivered his first budget address. It was a no-holds-barred speech in which he admitted that years of dysfunction and mismanagement has driven our state into “functional bankruptcy.”
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by Al D'Amato
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2/11/11
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A passerby found the body of a badly burned man in Lawrence at around 2 a.m. last Wednesday morning. According to the latest reports, the victim was a homeless man who had tried to stay warm through the freezing night by lighting a fire in a cooking can.
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by John C. O'Connell
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2/11/11
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We are entering one of the most interesting times of the year: budget season.
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2/11/11
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Nassau County Police Department Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey released a statement on Thursday, Feb. 3, announcing his plan to retire by April 1. Mulvey said he shared his plan to retire with County Executive Ed Mangano and key members of his staff in September.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/9/11
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Exhibits and more...
African American DollsA selection of African American dolls from the collection of Freeport artist April Marius are on view, commemorating Black History Month. Through April …
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2/9/11
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A group of local dentists volunteered last week to help get kids on their way to building healthy teeth.
Seventy-five dentists from the Nassau County Dental Society, with the help of …
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by Mike Caputo
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2/9/11
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I was disappointed by the decision of the state’s financial oversight board, the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority, to take over Nassau County’s finances.
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by Al D'Amato
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2/4/11
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The coming birthday of George Washington brings to mind his pledge to always tell the truth. Washington, as you will recall, once confessed to cutting down the family cherry tree. In those days there was no Facebook or Twitter to spread the message about honesty, so it didn’t get very far.
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By Jerry Kremer
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2/4/11
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Exhibits and more...
Artists Choose ArtistsAn exhibition based on a mentoring relationship between established artists and young artists in Nassau County. Works by Charles Winslow, Doris Campbell, …
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2/2/11
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Valley Stream North rallied from a nine-point deficit to squeeze out a 51-50 overtime victory over visiting Roosevelt in a Nassau Conference A-IV boys’ basketball game last Friday night.
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Tony Bellissimo
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2/2/11
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