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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Last year, Nassau County created the Temporary Districting Advisory Commission to draft new legislative maps for the next decade.
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1/10/13
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Bellmore-Merrick’s elected officials on the county and state levels agreed that their duties would go beyond work in legislative session in the new year. All said that helping district residents recover from the lingering effects of Hurricane Sandy would be a priority in 2013.
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/8/13
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Before I get into the goings-on in Washington and Albany, I think it is more important to touch on the heartbreaking tragedy that took place last Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., not far across the Sound from all of us.
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12/20/12
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More than 100 residents of five neighboring communities came together with representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Grid and the Town of Hempstead to discuss the effects of Hurricane Sandy in their neighborhoods at a community forum in Bellmore last week.
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/28/12
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, with trees and power lines littering the ground, many kids didn’t get the opportunity to go out trick-or-treating on Halloween.
To help give kids a slice …
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By Alex Costello
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11/12/12
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In 2011, the median property tax bill in Nassau County was $8,478, putting Nassau a close second to Westchester County for the highest property taxes in the country.
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10/24/12
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Residents of Long Beach and nearby municipalities sent a clear message to the county’s Temporary Districting Advisory Commission this week: Keep the 4th Legislative District intact, and add the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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10/17/12
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Peter Schmitt died on the job. The Nassau Legislature’s presiding officer was in the county executive’s office last Wednesday morning, working on next year’s budget, when he suffered a massive heart attack.
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10/11/12
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A special election to replace Nassau County Legislator Peter Schmitt will be held on Election Day, Nov. 6. Schmitt, the Legislature’s majority leader and presiding officer, who represented the 12th District since 1995, died suddenly of a heart attack on Oct. 3. He was 62.
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By David Weingrad
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10/11/12
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