Three Retired Female Police Detectives Win 1 Million Verdict In GenderBased Discrimination Suit Against Nassau County

(Womens Interest News and Information) A federal jury awarded 1 million to three retired female police detectives who filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against Nassau County claiming they endured genderbased discrimination and harassment while working for the Nassau County Police DepartmentAfter a sixweek trial before US District Magistrate Judge E Thomas Boyle in U S District Court for the Eastern District of New York case 05cv03623......

21 Nov 2008, 3:26 am | click here for more

Groover 45-yard TD clinches Freeport win

Freeport blazes past Massapequa for Nassau I Conference championship, 34-21 The Freeport defensive line kept putt 27 Vote(s)

21 Nov 2008, 1:56 am | click here for more

Freeman Dyson and Global Warming &c.

A bit of a puff-piece but good to look that he is still kicking around. From the Princeton University Town Topics: Freeman Dyson Debunks Dire Forecasts on Global Warming and Other Tenets Freeman Dyson gets around. Last Wednesday, for example, the 85-year-old “retired” physicist regaled a lunchtime audience at the Nassau Club with his “heretical” ideas about global warming. Just a few hours later he could be found once again sharing his thoughts on global warming, as well as on intelligent desi

21 Nov 2008, 12:00 am | click here for more

The Sword On Tour, New CD Package

The Sword kicked off their tour yesterday in Fort Worth Texas. There tour will take them across the country to include crossing the northern border and eventually taking them to the UK. They will be supporting Metallica and Lamb Of God on some of these dates as well as headlining some of their possess. On November 25th they will release a special cd package set containing both Age Of Winters and Gods Of The Earth, titled (On Amazon.com anyway) The Sword Box Set. The cd package will be avai

20 Nov 2008, 9:45 am | click here for more

Who wants to be a judge

The Rensselaer County Democratic Committee has formed a panel to screen potential replacements for County Judge Patrick McGrath, who bested incumbent Republican Supreme Court Justice Anthony Carpinello Nov. 4. Party Chairman Thomas W. Wade announced this morning the committee will be chaired by Troy attorney Thomas Vl Kenney, Jr.  Other members are:  Attorney John E. Darling, Jr. Of Grafton, Attorney Keith St. John of Nassau, former Troy City Council member Catherine Conroy and County Legi

20 Nov 2008, 8:38 am | click here for more

Let experts debate science of global warming | coloradoan.com | The Coloradoan, It didn't take long for J.K. Peterson (Soapbox, Nov. 18) to attack William Gray, Ph.D., about his beliefs on global warming. I wish that Peterson would stick to facts rather than questioning Gray's credentials and labeling him as a political puppet. There are reputable scientists on both sides of this issue that should be heard without ridicule. Freeman Dyson Debunks Dire Forecasts on Global Warming and Other TenetsI

20 Nov 2008, 7:33 am | click here for more

24 hours of blog

24 hours of blog Last night I wanted to be back in the United States because you were every being treated to one of the most eagerly awaited television shows in modern history. I’m talking, of course, about 24 - Redemption, the further adventures of Jack Bauer, CTU’s (beep beep eeoooh) shouting whisperer, whose cell phone never runs out of battery and who, in 24 hours, never needs a crap………….maybe the show is sponsored by Imodium. I do often wonder, given Jack’s hours, exactly what the overtim

20 Nov 2008, 4:38 pm | click here for more

LI continues to lose jobs

Ones to watch in law Corporate boards susceptible to creditors’ lawsuits It’s getting easier to be gay in the legal world New York employees receive more time to empty their desks Investigation firm focuses on freeing the wrongfully convicted No charges to be filed against Spitzer Blog posts Blame laid in LIRR disability scam An Island of racists? Levy remains below seige Nassau sued over Wall of Shame Crane criminal War party sent to Poospatuck Finance Top Story Runoff from large

20 Nov 2008, 4:13 pm | click here for more

Where’s the Love?

My pal and colleague, Jay Sorgen received some interesting feedback on his last article about hatred towards the sports rivals. Why do we hate? Is it from pure dislike of the rival fans? Or is it because of winning? Winning does fuel hatred! Why do fans across the country hate the Yankees or Mets? Or every the New York sports teams for that matter? Do rival New Yorkers hate one another so much just because we cheer for the opposing squad? I really don’t understand it? Where’s the adore? I be

20 Nov 2008, 3:00 pm | click here for more

“Several Miracles” Needed to Fix MTA’s Crisis

Manhattan B.P. Scott Stringer (not pictured) and transit advocates came to the MTA board meeting with 4,000 signatures urging investment in transit. Regional Plan Association's Neysa Pranger looks on. The grim tone of today’s MTA Board meeting was set with opening remarks by Board Chairman Dale Hemmerdinger who said solving the transit system’s financial crisis requires “several miracles.” A doomsday proclamation is not far-fetched. The proposed budget includes a 23% fare increase, nearly 6,0

20 Nov 2008, 2:41 pm | click here for more

Paterson For DiNapoli

Gov. David Paterson will headline a fundraiser next month for state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who, like the governor, inherited the statewide office he now holds and will be making his first formal run to keep in in 2010. After taking over in the wake of Alan Hevesi's Chauffeurgate scandal and big battle between the Legislature and then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer, DiNapoli chose to focus on improving the reputation of the comptroller's office rather than politics. (At one point, he was even sending

20 Nov 2008, 2:40 pm | click here for more

MTA unveils official plans to cover a $1.4 billion gap

It’s official; baring a government bailout, in 2009, the MTA is going to implement extreme service cuts and lift fares by 23 percent in order to cover a deficit now estimated at $1.4 billion. Additionally, to keep pace with projections, the authority is planning for a 2011 fare hike of at least another five percent. William Neuman and Sewell Chan were at the MTA Board Meeting this morning and covered the news for The Times’ CityRoom blog. They reported: The deficit-closing plan, outlined b

20 Nov 2008, 1:37 pm | click here for more

Indecision reunite again @ Irving Plaza

I have a soft spot as well as a raging boner for this band.  I’ve seen this band play so many times, but never on a stage this big. Definitely not in NYC. They played this past Sunday along with Nassau Chainsaw (awful),  Overcast (eh) and V.O.D. (Fuck you, I like them). Indecision has been in the habit of playing a show or two a year in recent memory. This provides every new know nothing hardcore kid as well as every overweight older hardcore kid the opportunity to punch people in the face to

20 Nov 2008, 1:20 pm | click here for more

Esqcetera: Legal briefs of the week

Esqcetera: Legal briefs of the week Weber lets the light in The new offices of the Weber Law Group have been recognized by the Long Island Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for its outstanding design. The offices, which at 10,000 square feet are more than double the size of the previous space the firm used, won the AIA’s Excellence in Lighting [...] Law Headlines

20 Nov 2008, 1:10 pm | click here for more

What the World is Reading

By Clark Bentson, ABC News Rome Caribbean Crime Spree: Sun, Surf, and Sadly, Murder Crime was the story on the front pages of many Caribbean-based newspapers and Web sites this week. Tommy Turnquest, Bahamas’ national security minister, who spoke during a crime seminar in Nassau earlier this month, is quoted in the Nassau Guardian as saying, “‘Virtually every Caribbean nations are over the internationally accepted threshold for murder, set a five per 100,000 of the population.’ He added that t

20 Nov 2008, 11:46 am | click here for more

Caribbean Luxury Resorts in Trouble?

by Roberta Murphy For those who still haven’t made travel plans, there may be some surprising resort bargains to consider–while other big and super-luxurious resorts are stalled below construction and financing difficulties. Crisis in Paradise via Breitbart shares some disturbing news: Cap Cana, a luxury resort below development in the Dominican Republic is now reportedly paralyzed. A mega resort with four luxury hotels, villas (with roof tiles on the ground), three golf courses and a larg

20 Nov 2008, 11:22 am | click here for more

iPhone User Files Class-Action Suit Over Cracks

A New York iPhone 3G user has filed a class action suit against Apple and AT&T Wireless, claiming the device does not deliver promised network capabilities and the smartphone's casing is prone to hairline cracks. The suit, filed September 29 in Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau, by Avi Koschitzki, initially alleged that Apple and AT&T misrepresented network performance speed. Read the article: internetnews.com

20 Nov 2008, 11:01 pm | click here for more

Inside the MTA Budget: Long Island Bus

Like the other MTA agencies, Long Island Bus is facing deep service cuts and steep fare increases. However, the MTA plan to balance LI Bus’s budget is unique in that it assumes other government entities will increase their funding to the agency. If this does not happen, Long Island Bus would need to double its fare increase or clip service further. The MTA Plan Along with an unspecified fare increase of about 23%, the plan would end service on eight local bus routes: The N51, which connects t

20 Nov 2008, 10:40 pm | click here for more

Nassau, Delaware’s Unusual Yearly Event

var pubId=9720; var siteId=13297; var kadId=8656; var kadwidth=336; var kadheight=280; When people picture siege machinery, it's usually set against the walls of a castle, hurling deadly projectiles toward the defender's positions and eventually breaking down the walls. Today, times are far milder. That machinery is still built by hobbyists, but it is employed for a purpose that is much [...]

20 Nov 2008, 10:18 am | click here for more

House Fetish 20.11.08

Rachel Claudio - "Gotcha " (Nassau Remix) [Jaffa Music] Afterlife feat. Cathy Battistessa - "Let It Go" (Groove Assassin Remix) [Defected] DJ Dealer Feat. Inaya Day - "My every" (Yass Main Mix) [Subsensual] DJ Spen & The Muthafunkaz feat Sheila Ford - "Always" (Thommy & Spen's Rock The home Mix) [Code Red] Lenny Fontana & Joi Cardwell - "Make It Alright" (Staffan Thorsel

20 Nov 2008, 10:00 am | click here for more