Nassau County, NY
UNIONDALE, NY - APRIL 05: Bryan Little #18 of the Winnipeg Jets out duels Jay Pandolfo #29 of the New York Islanders on the faceoff at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on April 5, 2012 in Uniondale, New York. The Islanders defeated the Jets 5-4.
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To have a celebrity such as Madonna choose Nassau County, I think it’s great news ... It’s bringing us great publicity. And the people she will be bringing with her I’m sure will be spending a lot of money in our local economy.
We could not be more proud to partner with the Girl Scouts of Nassau County on this very special occasion and continue our support of an organization that builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.
This is a great start for what we anticipate is going to grow into one of the biggest series of races on Long Island ... We are grateful to Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano for his support in making this happen, and were thrilled to welcome County Legislator Rose Marie Walker to OBVR as our Official Starter.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Counties to begin seat belt enforcement drive
drivers and passengers on the road at night are not wearing their seat belts, and it all too often ends in tragedy," Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano said in a news release.Mangano said that New York State Police, in addition to the 16 village and city 12:30 PM Read more »
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Boy arrested in school-lockdown threats
and charged with making a terroristic threat.The boy was not identified because he is being charged as a juvenile, Nassau County police said. The arrest was made in Woodbury at 4:30 p.m.Police said the boy began making the threats to "multiple Jericho High 6:57 AM Read more »
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Levittown man dies in motorcycle crash
27-year-old Levittown man was killed Thursday night after his motorcycle collided with a car near his home, Nassau County police said.Joseph Brill, of 17 Redpoll Lane, died about an hour after the 9:30 p.m. crash at the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and 6:46 AM Read more »
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Shapiro's two-hitter lifts East Meadow
Nicole Pellegrino went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and three runs to lead No. 1 Island Trees (18-2) over No. 4 Clarke in the Nassau Class A semifinals. Alannah Basile threw a three-hitter with seven strikeouts, one walk, and one earned run. Island Trees advances 5/17/12 Read more »
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Nassau Democrats hit GOP plan to cut $41M
, Dave Denenberg of Merrick and Judi Bosworth of Great Neck -- repeated that they would not vote to borrow for tax refunds, the county's largest single source of debt.The minority leader said Mangano's first response to any fiscal problem is "to borrow." He 5/17/12 Read more »
Around the web
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New Yorkers facing foreclosure wise to consider bankruptcy
in Nassau County and beyond have become all too familiar with the foreclosure process. The tough economic times have made it difficult for people to pay their credit card bills, student loans, car loans and mortgage payments. Although mounting debt can be 1:19 PM from FindLaw: Attorney Blog Read more »
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Teen Arrested For Jericho School Bomb Threats
knew who was responsible for the threats. The boy is being charged with making a terroristic threat, falsely reporting an incident and twelve counts of aggravated harassment. He will be arraigned as a juvenile at Nassau County Family Court in Westbury. 9:41 AM from Long Island Press Read more »
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theFarmingdaleObserver.com Calendar
a.m. to noon at John Burns Park (front west parking lot), 4990 Merrick Rd., Massapequa Park. Officials from the Nassau County Traffic Safety Board will be performing free safety seat inspections to make sure that drivers have children’s car seats properly 3:40 AM from Farmingdale Observer Read more »
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Celebration Kicks Off Play Space For All Children In ‘Heart’ Of County
with great praise from those in attendance at the Friday, May 4 ribbon cutting ceremony. Some of the local officials included Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, Adam Weingarten, Michael Alon, chairman and founder of LATCP; David Weingarten, vice chairman 3:40 AM from Farmingdale Observer Read more »
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Garden City Baseball Knocked Out of Playoffs
to an end Thursday, when they suffered their second straight loss to Rockville Centre's red-hot South Side High School in the Nassau A quarterfinals. Garden City's Trojans had moved into the second round after a thrilling walk-off victory over Lynbrook, but 3:20 AM from Garden City Patch Read more »
