The Nassau County Department of Assessment continued to be an object of political brinkmanship last week, as Democratic County Executive Laura Curran vetoed the Republican-controlled Legislature’s proposal to make the assessor post elective.
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5/31/19
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Town of Hempstead officials voted 6 to 1 on May 7 to approve the site plan for a $60 million, 230-unit Rockaway Avenue apartment complex. The project has met with strong opposition from many residents.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/16/19
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Vincent Persaud, 31, an off-duty New York City police officer was killed in a two-car crash in Lynbrook while heading to work early Wednesday morning, according to Lynbrook police.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/1/19
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County officials and veterans alike appeared before the Nassau County Legislature in Mineola on April 4 as Legislator Josh Lafazan, an independent from Woodbury, introduced two new bills aimed at …
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By Mike Conn
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4/18/19
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County Legislator Debra Mulé, a Democrat from Freeport, said on April 5 that she was disappointed that the Legislature’s Republican majority would not institute a 5-cent fee on paper bags, a move …
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By Anthony O'Reilly
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4/11/19
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Nearly 100 seniors from all over Nassau County gathered at the Franklin Square Senior Center on March 19 for the first in a series of public forums seeking to educate senior citizens about the rising …
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By Ronny Reyes and Mike Conn
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4/4/19
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The Shared Services initiative, across the three counties, allows for the counties’ towns and villages to cooperatively purchase police vehicles at a discounted rate.
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3/28/19
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The conviction last Friday of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano was yet another domino falling in the county’s GOP political machine, with possibly more to come.
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3/14/19
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The storefront landscape along Broadway in Hewlett and Woodmere has undergone a transformation recently. In less than two months, five new businesses have held grand opening ribbon-cuttings.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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3/14/19
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Local parks will undergo makeovers, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced on March 5, as she unveiled a comprehensive revitalization plan in Wantagh.
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By Alexandra Dieckmann
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3/14/19
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