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Nassau: Private company to run LI Bus

A passenger exits the N50 bus, one that

Photo credit: Newsday File / Thomas A. Ferrara | A passenger exits the N50 bus, one that is slated to be eliminated by the MTA, as it pulls away from a stop in Bellmore. (March 1, 2011)

Nassau County officials say they will turn over Long Island Bus to a private operator and end their relationship with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which has run the financially beleaguered county bus system for nearly four decades.

The announcement came as County Executive Edward Mangano Wednesday outlined cost-cutting measures that include slashing the county's annual contribution...

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