Nassau County Exec Plans Layoffs, Furloughs Amid Budget Woes
Edward Mangano's proposal includes over $60 million in employee-related cuts, and would impose a 13-day unpaid furlough for county workers.
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Edward Mangano's proposal includes over $60 million in employee-related cuts, and would impose a 13-day unpaid furlough for county workers.
Police charged Alex Mitchell, of Barbados, with burglary, unlawful imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a child. He's to be arraigned on Monday.
Justice Arthur Diamond denied Nassau County officials' request for a preliminary injunction that would have blocked the Nassau Interim Finance Authority from taking control of the budget.
In her first public comments since a judge threw out a DWI conviction earlier this week, Nassau DA Kathleen Rice told reporters that the problems related to the crime lab have been "a nightmare" and "police errors" are to blame.
A bill proposed and co-sponsored by Legislators Judi Bosworth and Judy Jacobs would ban smoking in all motor vehicles in Nassau County with at least one passenger younger than 18.
A New York judge has thrown out a defendant's drunken driving conviction amid growing questions over the accuracy of results from the Nassau County crime lab.
The Nassau police crime lab reportedly mismatched reports on blood-alcohol tests in drunken driving cases last fall.
Citing a lack of funds from Nassau County, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority may eliminate over half of Long Island Bus' routes.
Nassau County's District Attorney says since the hotline opened a year ago, animals have been rescued and alleged abusers have been prosecuted.
Suffolk County police said Thomas Moroughan was shot in the chest and arm early Sunday during a dispute with the two off-duty Nassau County officers in Huntington Station.
Suffolk County police said Thomas Moroughan pulled up near two off-duty Nassau County officers and an argument started.
All they want is to see a movie, but at one theater on Long Island, film fans were being targeted in a series of frightening muggings.
Nassau officials closed the crime lab last week amid revelations that examiners were producing inaccurate measurements in drug cases.
Police warn residents they need to think twice about what they're throwing away in the recycling bin.
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said she will ask court approval to appoint Eric Dinallo to lead an investigation. Dinallo is the former state insurance superintendent.
Police said the robbers, wearing masks, burst into United Deli in Baldwin. One held a gun while the others jumped over the counter and went through the cash register.
The Yammamoto's say they are prime examples of how the assessment system in Nassau County, Long Island does not work.
While the closure of the Nassau County Crime Lab had its supporters, there are some attorneys among them that are carefully looking over their own cases to see if the closure would affect their clients.
Washington, 29, allegedly would purchase XBox and Nintendo game consoles and swap out the contents of the box with paper.
The Long Island Expressway was brought to its knees Wednesday by pothole repair crews, as emergency workers tried to keep up with the ripped up roads.
The wake for 44-year-old Officer Michael Califano has been scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday at the Massapequa Funeral Home.
This harsh winter has created a greater need for emergency shelters on Long Island.
County Executive Ed Mangano wants to hear from residents, so he set up an e-mail address and phone number for the public to report potholes.
Six firefighters suffered smoke inhalation battling a blaze in the basement of a Long Island home.
