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County Executive Curran Signs Bill Creating Disabilities Advisory Council

LIMG October 29, 2021

Surrounded by advocates and elected officials, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran signed into law bipartisan legislation to create an Advisory Council On People With Disabilities. The Council, which will include members with disabilities and those representing organizations that serve or

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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran Signs Bill to Provide $375 Direct Payments To Up To 400,000 Households

LIMG October 6, 2021

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran today signed into law legislation (“Nassau County Homeowner Assistance Program” or “HAP”) that will provide direct one-time payments of $375 to up to 400,000 Nassau County homeowners and renters. Households currently receiving Enhanced STAR, Disability & Limited Income, and/or Senior property tax exemptions will receive checks by

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County Executive Curran Announces First Ever Fall Music Festival

LIMG September 27, 2021

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is proud to announce the first ever Fall Music Festival at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre at Eisenhower Park on Saturday, October 2 from 12pm to 7pm. The free music festival will feature performances from the Grateful Dead tribute Half-Step, country music by Two for the Road and Eagles’ tribute […]

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Curran Files Plan To Provide $375 Cash Payments To Up To 400,000 Households

LIMG August 3, 2021

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has filed an ordinance in the Nassau County Legislature appropriating $100 million provided to the County under the American Rescue Plan Act for one-time cash assistance of $375 to qualifying households (renters and homeowners, including residents living in cooperatives) that have experienced negative economic impacts due to the

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Curran Announces Upcoming Student Vaccination Days in Partnership with Northwell Health

LIMG July 26, 2021

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced upcoming student vaccination days with Northwell Health at the Kennedy Park pod in Hempstead.  Nassau County continues to lead New York across all demographic groups including young people and this initiative aims to build on that progress by getting more residents 12 and older vaccinated before the upcoming school […]

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County Executive Curran Honors Sylvia Kaminetsky

LIMG June 9, 2021

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran was joined by the Kaminetsky family, Senator Todd Kaminsky, and the Five Towns community this past Sunday for an official ceremony renaming the community room in the Administrative Building at North Woodmere Park in honor of Sylvia Kaminetsky. Sylvia Kaminetsky dedicated her life to volunteering and philanthropic activities in North

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County Executive Laura Curran Proposes Major Boost for Nassau’s Business Recovery

LIMG May 24, 2021

In another effort to provide a major boost to businesses as they continue to struggle with the impact of the COVID-10 pandemic, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran proposed a major business recovery program to direct approximately $25 million in American Recovery Plan (ARP) funds to grants, loans and assistance to Nassau’s downtown businesses. The plan is drawn […]

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Saladino & Hundreds of Residents Demand County Executive Abandon Plans for Illegal Homeless Shelter in Jericho

LIMG April 13, 2021

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino joined with residents of the Jericho and Old Westbury communities in demanding that Nassau County Executive Laura Curran abandon all plans for a homeless shelter in Jericho. Despite losing in court six months ago, Nassau County’s partners in the project filed a new lawsuit against the Town in March […]

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Curran Joins Student-Run COVID Response Group for PPE Donation

LIMG December 30, 2020

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran was joined by members of LI Laboring Against COVID-19 (LILAC) and Legislator Debra Mule to donate personal protective equipment for medical staff at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital. The donation consisted of 14,000 three-ply masks, 4,000 KN95 masks, 200 isolation gowns, 2,000 PPE kits, and boxes of hand sanitizer. LILAC […]

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Nassu County Executive Laura Curran Celebrates 100th Anniversary Of 19th Amendment with Women’s Club of Farmingdale

LIMG August 20, 2020

​Laura Curran, the first women to be elected Nassau County Executive, spoke to the members of the Women’s Club of Farmingdale (WCF) on Wednesday, August 19, at their celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote.  In addition to County Executive Curran, also present were […]

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Nassau County Sponsors Largest Food Distribution in County History, Distributing Over 100,000 Pounds to 4,000+ Families

LIMG July 8, 2020

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran kicked off the largest ever food distribution in County history, and among the largest in State history in partnership with Island Harvest. As part of Nassau County’s $1M investment in the purchase and distribution of food supplies through local food banks, today over 4,000 units containing over 100,000 pounds of […]

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Curran Urges Nonprofits and Municipalities to Apply for FEMA Reimbursements and Assistance

LIMG April 10, 2020

New York State has been the hardest hit from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, with nearly 150,000 positive cases and Nassau County accounting for over 18.000 of those cases. FEMA recently announced that it will be reimbursing organizations who have been providing emergency protective measures during the COVID-19 response. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is urging