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Carl Corry
Carl Corry, newsday.com's online editor for local news, is a longtime local reporter and editor who previously worked at News 12 Interactive, Long Island Business News and Marketwatch.com. He's a graduate of Sachem High School and Stony Brook University. He is a former president of the Press Club of Long Island.
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N. Hempstead supervisors from 1784-2013
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The Town of North Hempstead, previously part of Hempstead, was formed in 1784 after a rift between the Patriots in northern section who were sympathetic to Revolutionary War cause and the Tories of southern Hempstead.
The town has since been led by 35 supervisors. The current supervisor, Jon Kaiman, of Great Neck, announced yesterday that he won’t seek re-election after 10 years in the post.
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Read more »12 LI officials who stole public funds
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Andrea Brosnan, the former treasurer for Old Field, was charged Wednesday with stealing more than $50,000 in village funds for personal purchases and divorce lawyer fees. If true, it would hardly be the first time a Long Island official who wielded control of public funds would take advantage of his or her position.
Here are 12 people who in the past decade were convicted of cheating taxpayers.
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Read more »LI School Voters Guide now available
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With election day for the budgets of Long Island’s 124 school districts soon approaching, Newsday has prepared a comprehensive School Voters Guide that will help prepare you to make decisions on May 22 that will affect local taxes and the future of services to students in your district.
In addition to the proposed budgets of each district, our searchable guide includes information on where...
Read more »A 7-minute workout that packs a punch
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I’m not one to buy into workout plans that promise results like ripped abs or body overhauls over short spans, but since I had to skip a morning swim at the local town pool, and I had only a short amount of time, I decided to give in and try a 7-minute workout featured in the May-June issue of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness Journal.
The article, written by Brett...
Read more »Hofstra journalism students win $10G in Fox News contest
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Three student journalists at Hofstra University have won $10,000 from Fox News Channel in a nationwide college journalism contest.
The students, junior Shannan Ferry, 20, of Little Neck; junior Julia Skrobak, of Bethlehem, Penn.; and senior Megan Corcoran, of Clarks Summit, Penn., won for a video package on efforts to stop the use of horse carriages in New York City.
The students, along...
Read more »11 places on LI that have banned bamboo
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Bans on bamboo across Long Island, like the one passed by the village of Malverne on Wednesday, have gained momentum in the past few years.
Advocates for banning the plant say it is invasive and encroaches on properties, causing damage.
How far back do bamboo bans go?
The Fire Island village of Ocean Beach banned the plant in 1981, according to its village code. It took 27 years...
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