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Mary Bellissimo-DeGregorio of North Bellmore grew up in Seaford, not far from Nassau County’s Tackapausha Museum and Preserve on Washington Avenue. The mother of a 24-year-old and a 6-year-old said that admission to the museum cost 25 cents when she was a child.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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2/17/12
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In early January, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy voted against the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act because it did not include a formal environmental review to study the impact …
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Ann Friedman
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2/15/12
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Local residents attended a rally on Feb. 11, at the 5th Precinct building in Elmont, against Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano’s Police Precinct Efficiency Initiative, which would transform the 5th Precinct building into a “community policing center,” along with the 1st Precinct, in Baldwin; the 6th, in Manhasset; and the 8th, in Levittown.
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By Jackie Nash and David Weingrad
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2/14/12
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According to the Nassau County district attorney's office, a jury will likely be selected on Feb. 13 for the trial of former Nassau County legislators Roger Corbin and Patrick Williams, who were indicted by the D.A.'s office in July 2010 on corruption, larceny and bribery charges for their alleged involvement in multiple bid-rigging and bribery schemes in the New Cassel Redevelopment Project.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/8/12
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In his budget address, Governor Andrew Cuomo highlighted his two key initiatives for New York State — reducing public-sector pension costs, and implementing an evaluation system for schoolteachers. Gov. Cuomo is the state’s top executive, elected by the people, so who’s supporting his plans? It’s the state’s public workers unions and the teachers’ union — they are suing the governor in court. Did anyone elect the unions to be in charge of the state’s pension and school systems?
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By George Rand
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2/7/12
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Nearly 100 local residents rallied on Feb. 2 at the Village of Floral Park Recreational Center to show their opposition to plans for a casino at Belmont Park, which were recently proposed by the Shinnecock Indian Nation, who recently partnered with Detroit developer Michael Malik on the potential development project.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/2/12
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Nearly 50 local residents rallied in Elmont on Jan. 31 against proposed new state Senate district maps that would move a southern portion of Elmont from District 7 to District 9. According to protesters, the maps are meant to disenfranchise voters, not empower them.
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By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com
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1/31/12
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Proposed new State Assembly district maps could drastically alter representation in western Nassau County — and put Elmont in an entirely new district — if the maps become law.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/31/12
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Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled his 2012-13 Executive Budget and Reform Plan, which he says will close the $2 billion budget gap and increase state aid to schools and municipalities.
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Alex Costello
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1/25/12
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The Nassau County Village Officials Association (NCVOA) hosted a seminar in Williston Park on Jan. 10 — and the state’s new tax levy cap law that went into effect in January was a hot …
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By Brian Croce
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1/18/12
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