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The Hempstead Town Board tabled Supervisor Laura Gillen’s proposal to audit its Building Department.
Hempstead Town Board tables audit of Building Department
The Hempstead Town Board voted on Feb. 5 to table the hiring of an outside consultant to audit the Town Building Department. The roughly $155,000 measure was intended to offer recommendations on how … more
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State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, left at lectern, and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins announced that a package of tighter gun restrictions was passed by the State Legislature on Jan. 29.
Legislators tighten New York's gun laws
On Jan. 30, state lawmakers approved the first new gun control laws since the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act passed in 2013. Gun control advocates cheered the further tightening … more
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U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, at lectern, was among the elected officials who visited Long Island Cares in Freeport to discuss the long-term effects of the federal government shutdown. She was joined by, from left, Long Island Cares CEO Paule Pachter, State Assemblywoman Taylor Raynor and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran.
U.S. Rep. Rice: Shutdown is ‘dire’ situation
With the shutdown of the federal government reaching Day 33 on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, State Assemblywoman Taylor Raynor and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran visited the Freeport-based Long Island Cares food pantry to shine a light on the hardships that federal workers now face. more
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Four community-minded people — Robert Wilson, of the Freeport INN, far left; Sharon Payne and Hazel Gibbons, of the Stearns Park Civic Association; and Capt. Giovanny Guerrero, of the Freeport Salvation Army — were recognized for their contributions at the village’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at the Freeport Recreation Center on Jan. 19.
‘It takes a village’ in Freeport
The Village of Freeport held its annual celebration to remember the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 19 at the Freeport Recreation Center. This year’s event … more
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Town Supervisor Laura Gillen with Oceanside homeowner Michael Cascio, who was told five years after Hurricane Sandy that he needed to elevate his house because of damage it sustained during the storm.
Gillen seeks audit of town Building Department
Town Supervisor Laura Gillen announced on Jan. 16 that she was seeking to hire an outside consultant to audit the town Building Department and offer recommendations on how to streamline its building … more
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The Freeport Board of Trustees passed the 2019-20 budget on Jan. 7. This budget is the sixth consecutive year with no tax increases.
Sixth year with no tax increases
Freeport village officials unanimously voted to approve a $72.7 million budget for 2019-20 on Jan. 7 at a public meeting led by Mayor Robert Kennedy and the board of trustees. more
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, center, recently created a task force to study the potential impacts legal marijuana might have on the county.
Laura Curran creates legal marijuana task force
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran on Jan. 10 announced the formation of a task force to study the impact legal recreational marijuana might have on the county. Nassau County Police Commissioner … more
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Freeport Police Department officers along with Nassau County Police Department officers were presented with Police Awards during the Village of Freeport Board of Trustees meeting on Jan. 7.
Freeport Police Department honors officers
During the first 2019 Village of Freeport Board of Trustees meeting, the Freeport Police Department honored Freeport police officers and Nassau County Police Department officers for their continued … more
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Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy, center, announced candidates for Board of Trustee, incumbent and Deputy Mayor Jorge A. Martinez, right, and local businessman, Chris Squeri, left, on Oct. 25.
Five Freeporters vying for two Board of Trustee seats
Two Village Trustee seats are up for elections for the March 2019 Village Trustee elections — Deputy Mayor Jorge Martinez’s seat and William White’s seat. White took a seat on the … more
U.S. Rep. Thomas Suozzi was named to the House of Representatives' Committee on Ways and Means on Thursday.
U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi named to Ways and Means Committee
U.S. Rep. Thomas Suozzi, a Glen Cove Democrat, was appointed Thursday to the powerful Committee on Ways and Means, the chief tax-writing committee of the House of Representatives. The … more
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