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More than 100 people turned out to the American Legion Hall in Valley Stream on Wednesday night with questions and comments about the plans to turn the Nassau County Police Department's 5th Precinct into a community policing center.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/23/12
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Mary Bellissimo-DeGregorio of North Bellmore grew up in Seaford, not far from Nassau County’s Tackapausha Museum and Preserve on Washington Avenue. The mother of a 24-year-old and a 6-year-old said that admission to the museum cost 25 cents when she was a child.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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2/17/12
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In early January, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy voted against the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act because it did not include a formal environmental review to study the impact …
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Ann Friedman
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2/15/12
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Valley Stream Trustees John Tufarelli and Virginia Clavin-Higgins are all but guaranteed victory in this year’s village election, as they will be the only two candidates appearing on the March 20 ballot.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/15/12
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There will be at least two candidates on the ballot for the coming village trustee election, and their names should be familiar to Valley Stream residents. Incumbents John Tufarelli and Virginia Clavin-Higgins have announced their plans to run for re-election.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/9/12
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According to the Nassau County district attorney's office, a jury will likely be selected on Feb. 13 for the trial of former Nassau County legislators Roger Corbin and Patrick Williams, who were indicted by the D.A.'s office in July 2010 on corruption, larceny and bribery charges for their alleged involvement in multiple bid-rigging and bribery schemes in the New Cassel Redevelopment Project.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/8/12
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In his budget address, Governor Andrew Cuomo highlighted his two key initiatives for New York State — reducing public-sector pension costs, and implementing an evaluation system for schoolteachers. Gov. Cuomo is the state’s top executive, elected by the people, so who’s supporting his plans? It’s the state’s public workers unions and the teachers’ union — they are suing the governor in court. Did anyone elect the unions to be in charge of the state’s pension and school systems?
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By George Rand
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2/7/12
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Proposed new State Assembly district maps could drastically alter representation in western Nassau County — and split Lynbrook virtually in half — if the maps become law. However, it would put virtually every home with a Valley Stream address into the same district.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/1/12
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Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled his 2012-13 Executive Budget and Reform Plan, which he says will close the $2 billion budget gap and increase state aid to schools and municipalities.
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Alex Costello
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1/25/12
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The Nassau County Village Officials Association (NCVOA) hosted a seminar in Williston Park on Jan. 10 — and the state’s new tax levy cap law that went into effect in January was a hot …
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By Brian Croce
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1/18/12
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