The Board of Education voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt the district’s $122.1 million 2012-13 budget, which maintains all existing programs, though board members and parents raised concerns …
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Anthony Rifilato
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4/18/12
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On March 19, a panel of federal judges finally ended the bitter fight between the state’s Democratic and Republican leaders over new congressional lines.
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3/29/12
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Three top Nassau County Police Department commanding officers were indicted on March 1 for misconduct and conspiracy after they attempted to cover up a crime allegedly committed by the son of an influential South Shore accountant with deep ties to the department, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said last Thursday.
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By AARON AXELSON, SCOTT BRINTON
and DEIRDRE KRASULA, aaxelson@liherald.com
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3/1/12
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Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice was expected to indict three top-ranking Nassau County Police Department officers on Thursday stemming from the alleged mishandling of a burglary investigation at Kennedy High School in Bellmore in 2009.
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3/1/12
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Twelve local bowlers are set to compete at the state bowling competition in Elmira, scheduled for March 4, following the Nassau County High School Singles Tournament, hosted by Garden City Bowl on Feb. 11.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/23/12
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Shortly after City Councilman Mike Fagen was indicted on charges that he illegally collected more than $14,000 in unemployment benefits, all three of his fellow Council Democrats asked him to step …
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2/22/12
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Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s athletic director, learned recently that Butch Yamali, a Merrick Board of Education trustee and restaurateur, bought the Sands in Lido Beach and the Coral House in Baldwin. Therein, Lerner saw an opportunity to help feed the poor.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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2/14/12
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Looking at the current New York state government, you could almost forget that until recently it was an ineffective embarrassment, a decidedly non-functional democracy.
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2/9/12
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Nearly eight months after he was arrested and pleaded not guilty in County Court to stealing thousands of dollars' worth of unemployment benefits, embattled City Councilman Michael Fagen was indicted …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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2/8/12
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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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