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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican of Merrick, will be honored at Vision Long Island’s 11th annual Smart Growth Awards at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury in June for his role in authoring the state’s “Complete Streets” law.
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4/13/12
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Spring, which seems to have been teasing us since last December, has finally arrived.
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4/12/12
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With everything that has been going on in New York lately, it’s almost hard to remember that, just 24 months ago, we were the laughingstock of the country.
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4/5/12
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According to new maps released by a redistricting task force and recently approved by the State Assembly and Senate, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Elmont and Franklin Square will become part of the new 22nd Assembly District, an area currently represented by Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square), Brian Curran (R-Lynbrook) and Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach).
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By Jackie Nash
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3/27/12
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County Executive Ed Mangano delivered his third State of the County address to a crowd of more than 100 at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City on March 14. In the hour-long speech, Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, emphasized his pledge to cut property taxes by reducing the size of government, seeking more partnerships with the private sector and fixing the county’s broken property tax assessment system.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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3/22/12
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As it stands now, Valley Stream has three representatives in the State Assembly. Brian Curran represents the village; Ed Ra, North Valley Stream; and Harvey Weisenberg, South Valley Stream.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/21/12
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Make it six in a row. The Valley Stream Central High School District’s Rifle Team continued its domination with another New York state championship, capturing the most points in both the air rifle and .22 small bore competitions at West Point on March 4.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/15/12
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On Feb. 22, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, “There must be pension reform in the budget.” I couldn’t agree more, budget or otherwise, as I wrote in my last column, “Cuomo mandates reform of $140 billion state pension system.”
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Hal Peterson
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3/14/12
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For the fourth consecutive year, the 16-mile stretch of Hempstead Turnpike in Nassau County was named the deadliest road for pedestrians in the tristate area by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. The 2012 report, “Most Dangerous Roads for Walking,” was released on March 7.
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By Jackie Nash
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3/12/12
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A 72-year-old man from Jamaica, Queens, was struck and killed by a sport utility vehicle while crossing Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont on Feb. 14 at 8:12 p.m.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/23/12
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