After months of political wrangling and desperate calls from city and state officials to release much-needed federal aid, Congress passed a $50.5 billion Hurricane Sandy aid package on Monday, a …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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1/30/13
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Eisenhower Park will soon be home to an 85,000-square-foot sports and recreation center, highlighted by two National Hockey League-sized ice rinks and one outdoor recreational rink. The privately financed complex will cost an estimated $15 million to construct, and will be funded by a company called Twin Rinks at Eisenhower Park LLC.
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By David Weingrad
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1/24/13
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Last year, Nassau County created the Temporary Districting Advisory Commission to draft new legislative maps for the next decade.
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1/10/13
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While celebrations amassed throughout Long Island at midnight on Dec. 31, officially marking the beginning of 2013, a couple hundred residents welcomed the new year in a different way — a 5k dash.
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By David Weingrad
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1/9/13
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Although planning is still in the preliminary stages, funding for Nassau County’s redevelopment of the Hub area surrounding the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, was given a leg up in December when the New York State Regional Development Council Initiative awarded $500,000 to the county for the project.
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By Brian Croce
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1/9/13
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Although planning is still in the preliminary stages, funding for Nassau County’s redevelopment of the Hub area surrounding the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, was given a leg up …
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By Brian Croce
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1/8/13
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To combat drunk driving as New Year’s approaches, Nassau County police will be out in force this weekend, stepping up its enforcement of DWI (driving while intoxicated) laws with the “STOP-DWI” program.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/27/12
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For years, plans to replace or refurbish the 40-year-old Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and develop the land around it have come and gone.
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12/6/12
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On Nov. 19, County Executive Ed Mangano announced that he was establishing the Nassau Hurricane Recovery Fund Committee.
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11/29/12
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Storms of epic proportions are a challenge to everyone near or directly affected by them.
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11/29/12
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