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$4.6 million to aid Nassau emergency readiness
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Nassau will receive nearly $4.6 million in grants from the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services to prepare for the possibility of catastrophic or terroristic events, County Executive Edward Mangano announced Wednesday.
He said $2.35 million will come from the state Homeland Security Program, and $2.24 million will come from the Urban Area Security Initiative grant program...