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New York state is considering an initiative at 10 of its state prisons to give prisoners a college education. The program would bring college professors into the prisons . . .
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2/27/14
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A decade ago, Susan Infield never imagined herself being a dog owner. But at the insistence of her children, she relented, and it became a life-changing experience.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/27/14
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey told a gathering of the Town-Village Aircraft Safety and Noise Abatement Committee (TVASNAC) that it will delay beginning its aircraft noise study until after March 24 because it hasn’t yet presented the requirements to the public for starting the study.
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By Vanessa Parker
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2/26/14
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After a dozen members of Congress from New York urged the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to reconsider its contractual demands for a three-year wage freeze on Long Island Rail Road workers, …
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By Emily Webb
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2/25/14
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The Long Island Rail Road announced that it will activate new train schedules on Monday, Feb. 24, including the restoration of two eastbound trains during evening rush on the Babylon branch, which …
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By Emily Webb
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2/24/14
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Bruce Blakeman, a former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, on Thursday became the first prominent Long Island Republican to throw his hat into the ring in this year’s election contest to succeed Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola) in Congress.
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By Brian Racow
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2/20/14
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A dozen members of Congress from New York, three from Long Island, have urged the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to reconsider its contractual demands for a three-year wage freeze or …
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By Emily Webb
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2/19/14
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State Assemblyman Brian Curran hosted a forum at the Rockville Centre Library on Jan. 30, addressing local concerns about the Long Island Rail Road — primarily the lack of weekend service on …
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By Emily Webb
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2/4/14
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When the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority imposed a wage freeze for Nassau County employees in March 2011, and renewed it in March 2012 and 2013, it explicitly applied the freeze to the wages of union workers subject to collective bargaining agreements. But NIFA meant the wage freeze to apply to all county employees, its current chairman, Jon Kaiman, recently contended.
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By Brian Racow
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1/20/14
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Friends, the state of our county is good. Our unemployment rate is at 5.1 percent, the lowest in the state. Thanks to the combined efforts of the governor, our county executive and local officials . . .
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1/16/14
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