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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Nassau County Legislature presiding officer Howard Kopel, said they were compelling Hofstra University president Susan Poser to appear before the legislature next week. But a court has since delayed any such appearance until at least February, after the school successfully petitioned the same court that ruled against the county in its negotiations with the Las Vegas Sands to redevelop the Nassau Coliseum last year.
Poser says she won’t visit county legislature Monday in casino probe
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman ordered Hofstra University president Susan Poser to appear in front of the county legislature next week. But it seems Blakeman and others will have to wait until at least February. more
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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Nassau County Legislature presiding officer Howard Kopel, say they are compelling Hofstra University president Susan Poser to appear before the legislature next week. Blakeman accuses Poser of colluding with a Sands competitor in an effort to thwart casino plans in Uniondale — something both Poser and Hard Rock International deny.
Blakeman subpoenas Hofstra prez over casino claim
The battle between Nassau County and Hofstra University appears to be heating up beyond the legal action between the two. County Executive Bruce Blakeman says he has subpoenaed Hofstra president Susan Poser, accusing her of colluding with a competing casino organization in an effort to derail plans by Las Vegas Sands to redevelop the Nassau Coliseum. more
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Uniondale senior Zahni Duncan posted a double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) in Tuesday night’s 52-41 victory at Freeport.
Defense leads Uniondale over Freeport
With a pair of eighth-graders among its starting five, Uniondale boys’ basketball head coach Jaaz Styles expected some growing pains from the Knights and he’s hopeful Tuesday … more
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Proponents of both sides of the Sands casino issue making their cases heard at the initial Nassau County Legislature vote back in June, which approved the lease transfer at the time.
Hempstead's first public hearing on casino next week
The first public hearing regarding the proposed Uniondale casino since the New York State Supreme Court ruled last November the signed lease transfer for the Nassau Coliseum site between the Las Vegas Sands group and Nassau County was not valid and would have to start again is taking place Jan. 18. more
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Members of Uniondale’s show choir, Rhythm of the Knight, performing at this year’s Christmas tree lighting at the Nassau Hub back in December.
44 Uniondale scholars selected for All-County music festival
Uniondale is home to some of the most talented people from across the entire Island, being home to celebrities like Busta Rhymes and Sheryl Lee Ralph, alumni like Donya Taylor — who appeared on … more
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Martin Luther King Jr. left a profound and lasting impact on this country, especially for communities like Uniondale, where residents express what this day means to them
Community shares what MLK Day means to them
As Martin Luther King Jr. Day arrives on Monday, it serves as more than just another mark on the calendars for this community — it carries echoes of remembrance, reflection, and a collective … more
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Uniondale students take yearly standardized tests administered by New York state. Their scores, Superintendent Monique Darrisaw-Akil said, are used not as a summation of achievement, but as one more assessment along their educational journey.
Uniondale school superintendent responds to release of state test scores
Every spring, third- through eighth-grade students in New York sit for a series of state-generated exams in English Language Arts and math. Every student in each grade answers the same questions … more
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Rosita Orellana, far left, Addie Blanco-Harvey, Juana Hernandez, Monica Linares, Iris Granados, and Estrella Olivares-Orellana all put hands and hearts to work making pupusas at a meeting of the Latina Mentoring Initiative in Uniondale last Saturday.
Pupusas, tradition, pride, and giving
In the brightly lit Yellow Room cafeteria at Uniondale High School, a cluster of women and teen girls watched Juana Hernandez’s swift hands knead warm water into fine cornmeal, creating a thick … more
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We must impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
The United States is at a crossroads. For too long, leaders at all levels of government have turned a blind eye to the crisis unfolding on our southern border. Indeed, that porous border has fueled both a national drug crisis and a migrant crisis, which threaten to undermine the safety of Americans in communities across the country. more
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Trickle of funding reveals Blakeman’s skewed priorities
To date, Nassau County has received approximately $385 million in coronavirus relief money through the federal American Rescue Plan Act, and $85.2 million more in settlements from opioid manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Of that combined sum of approximately $470 million, Nassau County has to date only committed roughly $86 million and dispersed $7 million. more
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