In his State of the County speech Wednesday night in East Meadow, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano painted a bright picture of Nassau’s present and future, touting his administration’s efforts to attract young people and families to the county, spur growth in the private sector, downsize government and hold down taxes.
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By Brian Racow
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3/13/15
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The Oceanside School District’s second budget workshop ran into uncertainty as the state’s silence on school aid forced district officials to tentatively cut four assistant coaches from its sports program. The March 3 meeting focused on special education, technology and athletics.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/11/15
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The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) announced the first two projects, for Island Park and Oceanside, totaling over $20 million, to be implemented through the New York Rising Community Reconstruction (NYRCR) Program — a grassroots undertaking that empowers localities to increase their physical, social and economic resilience following impacts from Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/11/15
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Four U.S. senators are calling for hearings in Washington, lawyers have descended on New York and a panel of federal judges is looking into allegations that insurance companies defrauded Hurricane Sandy victims out of insurance settlements.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/4/15
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The Oceanside school district presented the first draft of its allergy policy — mainly those to food — at the Jan. 20 Board of Education meeting. Parents had many questions about the policy and suggestions to improve it.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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1/28/15
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Tax relief is coming to some homeowners affected by Superstorm Sandy. Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos announced that 6,700 refund checks would be mailed by mid January, to compensate homeowners whose tax assessments were not adjusted lower for tax years 2012-13 and 2013-14 to reflect the damage from Sandy.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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1/7/15
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Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos announced that 6,700 refund checks will be mailed, beginning late December through early January, to compensate homeowners whose tax assessments were not …
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1/7/15
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As we ring in the New Year, let’s reflect on the important issues and challenges our state and county faced in 2014. I believe 2015 will be a good year . . .
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12/24/14
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Once upon a time, the coming of Hanukkah and Christmas meant that friends and family would send me lots of gifts, and I would reciprocate.
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12/24/14
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We had never seen a tempest the likes of Hurricane Sandy before, one so mammoth, so fierce, that it wiped out whole shoreline communities while leaving much of the rest of the Northeast in tatters, …
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10/30/14
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