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Leo Vann, in a photo taken at his Long Beach Middle School graduation on June 20.

The Nassau County Legislature passed a home-rule message yesterday asking Albany for permission to install red-light cameras at 50 intersections, but state approval was iffy at best.

Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio and Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon today announced that charges have been brought against 13 individuals and one corporation for offenses including ...

Throughout the nineteen sixties, seventies and eighties, most issues of Archie Comics featured a two-page spread titled Archie Club News.

Limited service is being restored on the Long Beach Branch in both directions. Service was previously suspended due to a derailment in the Long Beach Yard, the MTA reported.

Hildegard and George Miller were well known and liked in their neighborhood over the nearly four decades they operated the West End Service Station at 1055 W. Beech St.

When Larry Prager attended a high school reunion nine years ago, he thought it was his last.

In a perfect Civil Service world, prospective municipal employees would take tests, get assigned numbers on Civil Service lists, and get hired according to their place on that list.

Monday, June 9, 2008, by Neal Broverman Our fair city has been booted from a list of the world's top 10 centers of commerce, reports the AP .

While the top colts in both sports get ready to do battle Saturday, the pacing mares took center stage Friday night at the Meadowlands Southwind Tempo [$5.60, $3.60, $3.20], driven by John Campbell, notched her ...

Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi knows cool when he sees it. And he wants to see more of it in the county's aging downtown business districts.

A despondent 26-year-old man who jumped into the Great South Bay off the Robert Moses Bridge early Wednesday was saved by an impromptu rescue squad that included a passerby -- a medical student -- and a Suffolk ...

The Long Beach Redevelopment Agency has installed new solar-powered pay stations at three Downtown Long Beach parking locations: 4th & Pacific; 7th & Pacific; and Long Beach Boulevard at Broadway.

A man walked into a Commerce Bank in Long Beach on Tuesday afternoon and handed the teller a note, saying he was robbing the place.

LAW John G. Martin has been named litigation partner in the Great Neck office of Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C. He is a member of the firm's litigation and arbitration and compliance and white collar ... via Newsday.com

“We were able to lower our tax levy in the community by 0.8 percent”

VOTING 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at West Hempstead Middle School. THE BUDGET The district is proposing a 2008-09 school budget of $52,607,660, a 3.63 percent increase over the current $50,766,963. ... via Newsday.com

New to the neighborhood is George Martin's Coastal Grill . This is the offspring of the very popular George Martin in Rockville Centre. via Newsday.com

“As chairman of the health committee it is my responsibility to hear the concerns of parents of autistic children and their fear that vaccination may have been the cause of their child's condition”

Nassau County Addresses Issue Nassau County Legislator Dave Mejias , chairman of the Legislature's Health & Social Services Committee, was joined April 28 by New York State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg as they ... via Westbury Times

“No life threatening injuries as far as I know”

Three workers were injured yesterday after a scaffolding collapsed as they did construction on a Long Beach home, authorities said. via Newsday.com

“I just know that (the Marshalls) is going to be wonderful for the 8th District and the surrounding areas.”

Plans to build a Hyatt Place hotel downtown moved forward Monday when Redevelopment Agency board members unanimously voted to enter into an agreement with the developer. via Press-Telegram