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Jury finds Dean Skelos, son guilty in corruption retrial
Former State Senate majority leader used influence to help secure jobs for son
A jury found former State Senate majority leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, guilty on all counts Tuesday in their corruption retrial. The four-week proceeding wrapped up July 13 and the jury had deliberated for nearly three days.
Merrick man charged in alleged $30M elder fraud scheme
A Merrick man was one of three charged in federal court on Wednesday in connection with a scheme to defraud seniors out of millions in fees to collect non-existent cash prizes.
Graff is declared winner in Oceanside sanitation race
Austin Graff has been elected to the Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 board of commissioners, defeating his opponent Joe Cibellis in a hotly contested race for the seat of Ed Scharfberg who did …
Concerns over beach project in Lido
Army Corps not allowed to work at private condo
By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com While the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins to replenish sand as part of a federally funded $230 million beach resiliency project to protect the …
Calls for D.A. to probe Long Beach payouts
Singas: Review with state comptroller has been under way since April
More than 80 residents and elected officials gathered in front of City Hall on July 3 to call on Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas to investigate recent separation payouts to former …
Working
A South Nassau trauma surgeon's daily routine is saving the lives of people on the brink of death
The following is Part One of an occasional series called “Working,” which will examine the lives of people on the job. It was inspired by Studs Terkel’s 1974 book, “Working: …
Beloved Merrick runner dies in upstate mountain race
Nicholas Marshak, of Merrick, was an advocate for social justice and healthful living and an extreme runner who pushed himself toward ever-greater feats. He died on July 1, while running what would be his final mile, in an upstate Wilmington mountain race that was the most challenging Marshak had ever attempted.
Wanted for Cedarhurst burglary on Arbuckle Avenue
The Nassau County Police Department and Crime Stoppers are seeking the public’s help with identifying a man sought in connection with a burglary that occurred in Cedarhurst.
City brings in outside lifeguards to keep beaches open
At a special meeting on Tuesday night, the Glen Cove City Council voted to contract with a lifeguard management service to augment coverage of Glen Cove’s two open beaches, which have been closed …
Army Corps to replenish sand in Long Beach
The Army Corps of Engineers is set to continue work on the $50 million second phase of its federally funded coastal protection project on the beach — the replenishment of sand and dune construction …
Former Bellmore teachers reunite for Theatre Row production
After 47 years of friendship, two former Bellmore teachers will collaborate on an autobiographical play by Donna D. Lipari: “The Medium … the Music … and ME!” will debut in September on Manhattan’s Theatre Row. Her longtime friend Gary Gaccione will direct.
District 24 Board of Ed taps LaRocco as president
The District 24 Board of Education meeting was scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Monday — the agenda for the reorganization meeting, posted on the website earlier that day, confirmed the time. But it was almost 4:20 when the trustees entered the William L. Buck Multipurpose Room.
Editorial
Villages deserve greater share of state sales taxes
Tens of millions of dollars in state sales taxes are generated in Nassau County’s 64 villages each year. The state keeps part of the money, and sends part of it . . .
Randi Kreiss
Recoil at the sight of steamers? We eat ’em by the pound.
They aren’t vegetarian. They aren’t kosher. They aren’t fish and they aren’t fowl. They aren’t even appetizing. In fact, they don’t look edible . . .
Scott Brinton
The first job I ever loved
I can still picture the last day of my fourth and final summer as a Fresh Air Fund counselor at Camp Hayden Marks, on the 2,000-acre Sharpe Reservation in upstate Fishkill, 28 years ago. The campers . . .
Alfonse D'Amato
Europe is making America wait again on NATO and trade
For decades now, the United States has passively stood by as our European partners dragged their feet on military preparedness and trade fairness in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The two issues are . . .