Around the Town: January 15, 2010

Winter Safety Tips

While winter can be a wonderful time of year, the cold weather and icy conditions can present challenges and treacherous hazards. Planning for the problems that winter weather poses can help ensure the safety of your family and all Hempstead Town residents this season.

Winterizing your car and equipping it with all-season tires, snow tires or chains are easy precautions you can take to stave off trouble on roads. However, it is best to limit your travel during inclement weather. To avoid unnecessary travel, consider stocking several days’ worth of food in your home so you do not have to grocery shop during icy or snowy conditions.

Letter: State of the State From the Governor

(This is a letter from NYS Governor David A. Paterson to all residents of the State.)

This is a winter of reckoning. And I write to you today not only about the state of our State, but also the state of our self-government – a fragile instrument of popular will that is breaking under the will to be popular.

All too often in Albany it is easier to deny reality and demand what we cannot afford than to accept that years of living on the margins of our means would one day have to end. Cultures of addiction to spending, power or approval have doomed empires, and now they threaten the Empire State.

What Every Long Islander Should Know: January 8, 2010

Getting Back Our Mojo

People came here with vision and purpose. They saw opportunity, and seized it.

From the Desk of Senator Craig Johnson: January 8, 2010

MTA Capital Plan Vetoed

Last week, the proposed 2010-2014 MTA Capital Plan was vetoed by the Executive Branch’s representative to the MTA Capital Program Review Board (CPRB.) This veto, the first vote cast, automatically sent the plan back to the MTA under CPRB rules.

Parenting Plus: January 1, 2010

Building Communities of Care

What do the following have in common? Asthma, Cancer, Crohn’s Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Degenerative Disc Disease, End Stage Renal Disease, Hepatitis C, Hypoglycemia, Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Leg-Calvé-Perthes, Marfan Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, Migraines, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Scoliosis and Supraventricular Tachycardia.

From the Desk of Senator Craig Johnson: January 1, 2010

Landmark Senate Foreclosure Bill Signed Into Law

Landmark legislation that protects homeowners and communities from the ongoing foreclosure crisis has been signed into law, Senator Craig M. Johnson announced.

Around the Town: December 25, 2009

Keeping New Year’s Resolutions

I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all Town of Hempstead residents a happy and healthy New Year.

Letter: A Message From MADD

“Tis the Season” has an entirely different meaning for victims/survivors of drunk-driving crashes.

Around the Town: December 18, 2009

Holiday Toy Safety

This is a busy time of year for holiday shoppers. When shopping for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa presents, it’s important to remember that gifts for children should be well constructed, safe and age appropriate.

From the Desk of Senator Craig Johnson: December 18, 2009

Deficit Reduction, Pension Reform Legislation Passed During Special Senate Session

This week, the State Senate tackled New York’s budget deficit without tax-hiking mid-year school cuts, enacted much-needed reforms to its pension system, and brought much-needed accountability and transparency to this state’s public authorities.