Last week, Governor Cuomo unveiled his 2013-14 budget. He proposed to increase school aid statewide by 3 percent while keeping overall state spending growth under 2 percent.
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1/31/13
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The effort to rebuild our communities after Hurricane Sandy’s devastation has not been without a sense of urgency, especially when it comes to reconstructing homes and critical infrastructure “stronger, smarter and safer.”
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1/31/13
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President Obama was officially sworn in for his second term on Sunday, and the inauguration festivities got under way early on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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The eight students and one teacher shuffled into the center of what was left of the dining room of a red-brick ranch home on a canal in Long Beach’s East End last Friday.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/20/12
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The holidays are in full swing, the stores are bustling with holiday shoppers, moms are baking their traditional Christmas butter cookies, but not all seems right with the world — not in our …
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By Mary Malloy
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12/19/12
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Some doctors tell us that us “time heals all wounds,” but for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, a great deal remains to be done, and the public has to be reminded of it as often as possible.
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12/13/12
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Bristal Assisted Living will donate $25,000 worth of tickets towards comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s benefit performance on Dec. 19 at NYCB Theater in Westbury, …
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By Mary Malloy
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12/13/12
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Hurricane Sandy attacked without mercy, leaving more than a million Long Islanders without power and wrecking tens of thousands of homes near the shoreline. Then a second disaster struck.
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12/13/12
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Superstorm Sandy left your home, your possessions, even your livelihood damaged. You’ve contacted your insurance company. Now what?
Dealing with the aftermath of such a disaster is, to say the …
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Late last month, Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony Santino held a Town Hall meeting that gave residents the chance to speak to town officials in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
In addition to …
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By Alex Costello
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12/13/12
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