Friday, 20 November 2009 00:00

New York State Governor David Paterson unveiled a two-year, $5 billion deficit reduction plan that he believes would eliminate the state’s current-year budget gap without raising taxes, as well as institute major structural reforms. However, part of the plan includes a decrease in state aid that is filtered down to local school districts including those in Nassau County. Such a decrease in school aid could find school taxes, which are already the largest part of a property owner’s property tax bill, escalating ever higher.

Friday, 20 November 2009 00:00

Police are investigating an incident of reckless endangerment during which approximately six shots were fired following what police said was a gunfight between three male subjects.

According to police, on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 3 p.m. in Elmont, two subjects, armed with handguns, were involved in a gunfight with one subject, also armed with a handgun, on Crowell Street between Chowan Street and Tarboro Street.