A state legislator hosted a rally on Nov. 21 to urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill that would expand insurance coverage for donor breast milk, making it more affordable for women who are on a fixed income and cannot provide breast milk themselves.
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By Nick Ciccone
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12/7/16
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A Nassau County lawmaker on Monday called for the county assessor to immediately restore the Green Acres Mall to the tax rolls, and for his colleagues in the County Legislature to vote to amend the …
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By Nick Ciccone
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11/9/16
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The race between Inwood native and Hewlett resident Chris McGrath and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) on Tuesday was as close as it was in April’s special election, but Kaminsky prevailed over his Republican rival. Green Party candidate Laurence S. Hirsh of North Woodmere garnered 1 percent of the vote.
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By Herald Staff
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11/9/16
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Elections in the 22nd Assembly District, in western Nassau County, tend to attract young political newcomers, and this year is no different. Valley Stream resident Robert Bogle, 24, was nominated by the Nassau County Republican Party in May to challenge incumbent Democrat Michaelle Solages for the seat.
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11/3/16
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Two state lawmakers announced on Oct. 10 that they would fight to overturn a tax break for the Green Acres Mall alongside area residents who would have to shoulder the financial burden.
State Sen. …
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By Nick Ciccone
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10/12/16
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On the 15-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the Elmont Public Library held a ceremony in its parking lot to pay tribute to those who lost their lives that day. The library unveiled a steel …
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By Nakeem Grant
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9/14/16
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About 60 people attended a forum at the Elmont Public Library on Aug. 25 to meet New York’s newly-appointed Consulate-General of Haiti Peter Helder Bernard and discuss issues Haitian-Americans face …
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By Mike Smollins
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9/7/16
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Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran (D-Baldwin) held a press conference at the Theodore Roosevelt Nassau County Legislative & Executive Building in Mineola on Aug. 23 in hopes of putting an end to …
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By Nakeem Grant
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8/31/16
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About a dozen people blocked Huntley Road on July 16, adjacent to the south parking lot of Belmont Park, to protest a proposal by the New York Cosmos to build a new soccer stadium at the …
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By Steve Smirti
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7/19/16
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A small group of educators and residents of the 22nd Assembly District crowded a room at Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages’s district office on North Central Avenue on June 25 to discuss the benefits of pursuing a college degree in science, technology, engineering and math.
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7/13/16
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