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Alums push for program in Asian-American studies (Daily Princetonian)

When 17 students staged a sit-in on Nassau Hall in April 1995 to protest the lack of academic offerings in Asian-American and Latino studies, they easily got the attention of University administrators...

21 Nov 2008, 2:47 am | click here for more

Nassau Bay man was driver in fatal wreck (The Bay Area Citizen)

A third Texas Tech student is dead following an automobile accident Sunday afternoon just east of Plantersville as the students were returning to Lubbock after having attended the Renaissance Festival.

21 Nov 2008, 2:19 am | click here for more

Groover 45-yard TD clinches Freeport win (Newsday)

Freeport blazes past Massapequa for Nassau I Conference championship, 34-21 The Freeport defensive line kept putting the pressure on Massapequa quarterback Rob Von Bargen. It forced Von Bargen to rush his throws and it resulted in a game-changing play.

21 Nov 2008, 12:05 am | click here for more

Nassau County Programs For Seniors (Garden City News)

November: Tax Specialists Needed to Assist With Tax Preparation for Seniors and Low-Income Residents. Training will start soon for volunteers to assist with income tax preparation and application for Earned Income Tax Credit.

20 Nov 2008, 9:55 pm | click here for more

Emotions explode at Hempstead murder arraignment (Newsday)

Weeping, shouting and cursing erupted in a Nassau County courthouse Thursday morning between the mom of a young Elmont man fatally shot in a botched robbery and the family of the three accused killers being arraigned in his death.

20 Nov 2008, 8:19 pm | click here for more

Three Retired, Female Police Detectives Win $1 Million Verdict In Gender-Based Discrimination Suit Against Nassau County (PRWeb)

A federal jury awarded $1 million to three retired, female police detectives, who filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against Nassau County claiming they endured gender-based discrimination and harassment while working for the Nassau County Police Department. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/employment/lawyers/prweb1644754.htm

20 Nov 2008, 3:13 am | click here for more

Three Retired, Female Police Detectives Win $1 Million Verdict In Gender-Based Discrimination Suit Against Nassau County (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

A federal jury awarded $1 million to three retired, female police detectives, who filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against Nassau County claiming they endured gender-based discrimination and harassment while working for the Nassau County Police Department.

20 Nov 2008, 2:01 am | click here for more

Nassau realizes $600k growth in visitor spending (The Nassau Guardian)

Newly-released visitor arrival numbers for August are offering a sliver of wish for Nassau's difficult-hit hotel industry—if only Nassau's difficult-hit hotel industry.

20 Nov 2008, 10:44 am | click here for more

Nassau County Phone Scam (First Coast News)

NASSAU COUNTY, FL -- The Nassau County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a scam involving telephone solicitations.

19 Nov 2008, 4:29 pm | click here for more

Bogus phone solicitors are citing Nassau donation requests (The Florida Times-Union)

The Nassau County Sheriff's Office is advising residents that it does not participate in telephone solicitations and would never ask for personal or business account information. People have complained about getting solicitations for donations in the name of the Nassau County and #8220;store With Cops and #8221; and D.A.R.E. programs and at ...

19 Nov 2008, 3:49 pm | click here for more



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