Candice Ferrette
Reporter and Staff Writer at Newsday
Reporter/staff writer @Newsday. Story tips to [email protected]
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1 day ago |
newsday.com | Candice Ferrette
Nassau University Medical Center's new board chairman, Stuart Rabinowitz, says he will "move ahead" with plans for a forensic audit to dive more deeply into the East Meadow hospital's finances and launch a national search for a new CEO, despite resistance from County Executive Bruce Blakeman who alleges an "illegal state takeover" of the board.
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4 days ago |
newsday.com | Robert Brodsky |Candice Ferrette
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said hewill not make his appointments to the board overseeing the financially troubled Nassau University Medical Center, calling it a state-led "charade" that fails to prioritize patient care. Blakeman accused Gov. Kathy Hochul with orchestrating a "takeover" of Long Island's only public hospital — now composed of an 11-member board—at a news conference Tuesday alongside NUMC staff.
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5 days ago |
newsday.com | Candice Ferrette
Between new pickleball courts, maintenance on the community college HVAC system, road repaving and "streetscapes," Nassau County's capital plan is an ever-changing wish list negotiatedby the county executive and legislators, paid forwith borrowed money.
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1 week ago |
newsday.com | Candice Ferrette
Las Vegas Sands executives have yet to finalize a deal with a new company to take over their proposal to build a casino-resort at the Nassau Coliseum site, even as they seek more land-use approvals and the deadline to apply for a state gaming license is approaching. "These discussions are still ongoing and the company is hopeful that a deal can still be reached," Daniel Baker, an attorney representing Sands, said Tuesday at a Town of Hempstead zoning board hearing.
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2 weeks ago |
newsday.com | Candice Ferrette
Nassau County will honor fallen veterans on Memorial Day with fire and police sirens at noon and 6 p.m. on Monday. The annual observance began in May 2022 when Nassau's fire departments, ambulance corps and police cars coordinated to sound their sirens together. Residents are asked to stand quietly for 50 seconds to honor those who died in the line of duty. The Diocese of Rockville Centre church bells will ring along with the sirens.
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