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Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... CurrentsAn exhibit highlighting three exciting artists working today: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Benjamin Edwards and Tom Sanford. All three artists have been shown widely in … more

8/11/10

The good, bad and ugly of a property-tax cap

Gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo, the current Democratic state attorney general, recently swung by the Jewel Quinn Senior Center in North Merrick to tout a 2 percent property-tax cap for all municipalities and school districts in New York. more

8/5/10

County, claiming payroll tax is unconstitutional, sues MTA

Nassau County filed suit against the region's transit agency last week after it threatened to pull funding from Long Island Bus — a move that could leave the county without a public bus system. more

Lee Landor | 8/4/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... CurrentsAn exhibit highlighting three exciting artists working today: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Benjamin Edwards and Tom Sanford. All three artists have been shown widely in … more

8/4/10

Long Island Bus must be saved

Economists tell us that the Great Recession of recent years is over. The economy is growing again, albeit ever so slowly. Long Island’s jobless rate has dropped to below 7 percent. Housing prices in a number of area neighborhoods are starting — mind you, starting — to creep up. And we hear anecdotal evidence that people are beginning to spend again. more

7/30/10

The Long Island Gaels U-14 squad took on Team Toronto on Friday morning at Eisenhower Park.

Gaelic games take over East Meadow

Players from England, Ireland, Canada and from across the United States are in East Meadow this weekend to compete in youth Gaelic football and hurling tournaments. more

Mike Caputo | 7/30/10

Collaborations, grants set stage for Youth Council's busy fall

A partnership with the Nassau County Police Department, grant proposals, and an exciting collaboration with a new local business are at the forefront of the Rockville Centre Youth Council’s agenda for this upcoming fall. After the successful open house on June 7 at the Rec Center to spotlight the mission of the council and its upcoming activities, the recognized non-profit has been making headway on many of its goals. more

Katherine Kollitides | 7/28/10

MTA may cut LI Bus funding

Long Islanders, get some boots that are made for walking. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering pulling all funding from Long Island Bus, a move that could wipe out Nassau County’s public bus system. The news comes as the agency reviews money-saving proposals for next year’s budget. more

Lee Landor | 7/28/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... CurrentsAn exhibit highlighting three exciting artists working today: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Benjamin Edwards and Tom Sanford. All three artists have been shown widely in … more

7/28/10

Gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo, with his daughter Michaela, proposed a 2 percent property-tax cap during a news conference at the Jewel Quinn Senior Center in North Merrick on Tuesday.

At N. Merrick senior center, Cuomo calls for tax cap

New York State Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, stopped off at the Jewel Quinn Senior Center in North Merrick on July 27 with Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican, to tout a statewide property-tax cap. more

Sari Zeidler | 7/27/10