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By Long Island News & PR December 21, 2015
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo released a statement following the Congressional approval of the Zadroga Act.
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
Yesterday, United States Judge Arthur D. Spatt of the Eastern District of New York entered a decree ordering the forfeiture of approximately $40 million in net proceeds from the sale of a Montauk beachfront property.
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the just-unveiled must-pass tax package, the “Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015,” includes a permanent extension of key provisions in two anti-poverty tax credits that ...
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Senate has passed a two-year extension of the Federal Perkins Loan program, through the Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2015.
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
Joined by his colleagues from the Suffolk County Legislature’s Republican Caucus, Legislator Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst) recently led a call for heightened oversight of the Suffolk County Police Department via a federal monitor.
By Long Island News & PR December 17, 2015
The new leadership of the Suffolk County Police Department will be meeting with the leaders of various cultural and minority groups to enhance relationships and ensure that their concerns are being clearly addressed.
By Long Island News & PR December 17, 2015
PSEG Long Island, acting in its capacity as manager of the electric grid on Long Island and in the Rockaways, received approval today from the Board of Trustees of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) ...
By Phil Andrews December 17, 2015
Sharon J. Davis, CEO, SJ Edwards, Inc. / Vice President Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. was awarded by Long Island Business News as one of the top 50 Influential Women Award recognizing ...
By Long Island News & PR December 17, 2015
Governor Cuomo announced $75 million in grants to support 45 drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects throughout New York State.
By Long Island News & PR December 17, 2015
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the just-unveiled must-pass tax “extenders package,” the Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015, includes an extension of the “mass transit tax benefit,” which would provide ...
By Wendy L December 16, 2015
The fight to reauthorize funds for 9/11 survivors by extending the James L. Zadroga 9-11 Health & Compensation Act (a.k.a. Zadroga Act) is expected to pass later this week after a long fight.
By Long Island News & PR December 16, 2015
On Tuesday, December 8th, the Kings Park School District community approved a $41.4 million facilities bond with an overwhelming approval rate of 73% in the public vote.
By Long Island News & PR December 16, 2015
Today , the Long Island region was awarded $30.1 million in Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) Awards .
By Long Island News & PR December 15, 2015
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced his office has launched an online form where New Yorkers can test and then submit data on the Internet speeds they are receiving at home.
By Long Island News & PR December 15, 2015
Standing with local firefighters at Seaford Fire Department, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today launched a push—ahead of this week’s final Congressional budget deal—to increase grant programs for firefighters on Long Island.
By Long Island News & PR December 11, 2015
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano (2nd from the left) presented a Citation to Joe DiDominica of Dees’ Nursery & Florist in Oceanside in honor of his continued support of the United States Armed Forces ...
By Long Island News & PR December 09, 2015
Governor Cuomo announced the launch of the Employee Training Incentive Program, a new program that will incentivize New York State employers to provide skills training for their employees that upgrades, retrains or improves the productivity ...
By Long Island News & PR December 09, 2015
PSEG Long Island, through its Commercial Efficiency Program, announced today that it is helping the Long Island Marriott save more than $119,000 per year in electricity costs, solely from the retrofitting of more than 9,800 ...
By Long Island News & PR December 08, 2015
Nassau Suffolk Law Services' Suffolk Pro Bono Project and the Suffolk County Bar Association recently honored a special group of attorneys at a Pro Bono Night celebration.
By Long Island News & PR December 08, 2015
Hard on the heels of NBC’s live performance of The Wiz from Grumman Studios in Bethpage and in an effort to further attract the motion picture and television industry to Nassau, County Executive Edward P. ...