Long Island, NY
WANTAGH, NY - DECEMBER 08: A Long Island police officer sits at the entrance to a road where a search is continuing for human remains along a stretch of road that has already led to the discovery of 10 bodies on December 8, 2011 in Wantagh, New York. Working from the theory of a single serial killer, police now believe they are closing in on the remains of a missing New Jersey prostitute whose disappearance led to the start of the search.
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All of America saw how heroic Long Islanders were on 9/11. Long Island deserves an apology
Tim Bishop should instead be promoting the consumption of healthy fish that are available off of Long Island’s coastline ... But sadly he has done nothing to remedy the injustices of the Magnuson Stevens Act regulationsthat permit fisherman from other states to harvest more fish from Long Island waters than our own fishermen from Greenport and Montauk.
When I play, I always try to have a big game ... But it means even more to do it here, in Long Island at Stony Brook University.More quotes »
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LI schools, guv split on use of $250M
political debate is looming on Long Island and statewide over the question of whether $250 million in state financial aid will be used next year to promote higher student test scores and other reforms, or to help local districts hold down property taxes.Many Read more »
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A third of LI villages override tax cap
third of Long Island 's villages have voted to override the state's new 2-percent tax cap if necessary, reflecting many local officials' concerns about managing municipal finances while complying with the law.The limit on tax levy increases comes as villages Read more »
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Poll finds corporate growth challenged
Island 's economy is, at best, treading water now but will improve over the next three years, according to a poll of bankers, lawyers and accountants who work with medium-sized businesses.The New York Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth said Tuesday Read more »
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LI district tests all-electric school bus
motor, not a piston-engine that uses gas.The Plainview- Old Bethpage school district, like virtually all other districts on Long Island , is trying to reduce its reliance on fossil fuel. Plainview-Old Bethpage is considering using the 42-seat eTrans bus, manufactured Read more »
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Shop Saks in Feb., help LI charities
a memorial garden at Half Hollow Hills High School East and awarded scholarships to local students in memory of two Long Island men lost on Sept. 11, 2001. Saks.com will also donate 5 percent of online purchases made with a registered Saks card to St. Jude Read more »
Around the web
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Events on Long Island
$18. Madison Theater at Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Avenue. (516) 678-5000 x7715; madisontheatreny.org . RONKONKOMA Ballet Long Island “Romeo and Juliet,” Ballet Long Island. Feb. 8 through 11. $6 and $16. Ballet Long Island, 1863 Pond Road. balletlongisland.com 2/3/12 from The New York Times Read more »
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Rhinos Take Over A Montauk Beach
for a while, and maybe that's thanks to artist Davis Murphy, who recently brought some wildlife to the sandy shores of Long Island. Surely monsters are scared off by ultra-realistic looking rhinos, right? They do, after all, weigh in at 250 pounds each, and 2/3/12 from Gothamist Read more »
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New bill would eliminate MTA tax for LI gov’ts
Long Island senators have introduced legislation to repeal the MTA Payroll Tax for county, town and village governments. The latest bill from senators Jack Martins, R-Mineola, and Lee Zeldin, R-Shirley, would exempt all smaller levels of government within 2/3/12 from Long Island Business Network Read more »
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NY political leaders lobby to eliminate MTA tax
N.Y. (AP) - Elected officials on Long Island are backing legislation that would drop a requirement for municipalities to pay a payroll tax to help fund the MTA. State Sens. Lee Zeldin and Jack Martins have introduced a bill in Albany to exempt all counties, 2/3/12 from News 10 WTEN Albany Read more »
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What Happens When A District Doesn’t Use Its Snow Days?
NY (CBSNewYork) - Maybe it is wishful thinking, but we are already into February and the Uniondale school district on Long Island has not used any of its two snow days. What happens if the nice weather continues? “We always build in snow days to the school 2/3/12 from CBS New York Read more »