Standing in front of a home in Island Park on Feb. 26, State Attorney General Letitia James announced $8 million in new funding that is available to create and expand below-market housing for first-time buyers in eight New York counties, including Nassau. In Island Park, similar funds have been used to rebuild zombie homes in an ongoing effort by village officials to combat the issue.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/7/19
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“We’re here today to talk about the future of Long Island,” U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove, said at the Composite Prototyping Center in Plainview on Feb. 21. Standing alongside …
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By Mike Conn
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2/28/19
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While state leaders have been slow to provide specifics or act on the likely legalization of recreational marijuana, officials in the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County are addressing the matter promptly and properly. On Feb. 26 . . .
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2/14/19
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Local residents, Rockville Centre Coalition for Youth call upon Nassau County to ban marijuana sales
Nassau County residents urged legislators to ban marijuana sales if it is legalized on the state level at a public hearing on Feb. 6.
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By Briana Bonfiglio and Anthony O'Reilly
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2/14/19
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran rescinded her decision to have officials from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency who are stationed at the Nassau County Correctional Center moved …
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By Brian Stieglitz
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2/7/19
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Nearly a dozen residents appeared at the Town of Hempstead Board of Zoning appeals meeting on Jan. 30 to voice their concerns about the impact that the driveway of a new 7-Eleven, being built at 4535 Austin Blvd., would have on traffic and safety.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/7/19
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Officials from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency must leave a trailer stationed at the Nassau County Correctional Center in East Meadow by Jan. 31, said County Executive Laura Curran on Jan. 15.
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By Brian Stieglitz and Nadya Nataly
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1/24/19
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After nearly a decade of grappling with a broken property-assessment system that left Nassau County vulnerable to property-tax challenges by residents and their attorneys, the administration of …
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By Peter Belfiore
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1/18/19
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Here are the latest letters to the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Editor.
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1/16/19
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Suffolk Executive Steve Bellone envision a science and medical research “corridor” stretching 50 miles across the middle of Long Island, from the NYCB …
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By Scott Brinton
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1/15/19
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