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• Gregg Sarra picks Atheletes of Week

  Greenwood, Freeport , boys track:Greenwood won the 300 meters (36.2 seconds) and 600 (1:22.46) in the Nassau Class A County Championship at St. Anthony's.Sam Mo, Great Neck South, boys swimming: He was named MOS at the Nassau Championship meet after setting 2/13/12 Read more »

• The real reason behind the precinct revamp

  County Executive Edward Mangano has had no success in forcing the three police unions to cough up millions in concessions Nassau says it needs.Most residents -- who, inexcusably, were forced to wait hours for an opportunity to speak to legislators Monday -- 2/13/12 Read more »

• Decrepit houses frustrate neighbors, town

  in Allentown, Pa., for conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud. In a separate case, he pleaded guilty last year in Nassau County to attempted bribery of a Hempstead Town employee and mortgage fraud.Smithtown Town Councilman Edward Wehrheim said Monday that 2/13/12 Read more »

• Cops reach out to educate kids on drugs

  the use of illegal narcotics, including prescription medicines, rises on Long Island , Nassau police have ramped up their drug awareness and education program for students, teachers and parents.The face of the program is Det. Pamela Stark, who two years ago 2/13/12 Read more »

• Packed hearing on Nassau precincts

  and community groups packed the Nassau County legislative chamber Monday for a public hearing on County Executive Edward Mangano's proposal to realign the police department.Although Democratic lawmakers demanded that the public speak first, Public Safety Committee 2/13/12 Read more »

Around the web

• New York Islanders Exploring Arena Offers Outside Nassau County ... And Outside New York State

  to say New York only." The local politics surrounding the story are absolutely fascinating -- although if you live in Nassau County, you might just have a different opinion on that -- and are outlined well in the article. We won't try to delve into them here, 2/13/12 from Josh Ellis Dallas Cowboys Blog Read more »

• Committees To Vote On Nassau County’s Community Policing Plan

  N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – The second of three Public Safety Committee meetings is being held Monday over Nassau County’s plan to consolidate its police precincts. The plan would also move 48 police officers from desk jobs to so-called “problem-oriented police positions.” 2/13/12 from CBS New York Read more »

• Armed Robbers Pistol-whip Man in Uniondale

  armed robbers pistol-whipped a man during a mugging in Uniondale on Sunday evening, Nassau County police said. The gunmen demanded money from the 26-year-old victim near the corner of Paff Avenue and Jerusalem Avenue at 7:40 p.m., police said. The robbers 2/13/12 from Long Island Press Read more »

• Burglary Suspect Accused of Assaulting 3 Officers

  County police said a 21-year-old woman assaulted three officers after she was arrested for breaking into a store down the block from her Oceanside home on Saturday night. Kathryn Ringhauser broke into David Express Barber Shop on Anchor Avenue by smashing 2/13/12 from Long Island Press Read more »

• 2nd Suspect Nabbed in Deadly Home Invasion

  with a North Valley Stream home invasion in which one of the assailants fatally shot himself during a shootout with Nassau County police officers last month, authorities said. Police arrested Varinder Singh on Sunday and charged him with robbery and burglary. 2/13/12 from Long Island Press Read more »