Photo by: Nassau County Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced that she is seeking $85 million in federal infrastructure funding to expand healthcare and housing for veterans. The funding would assist Nassau Health Care Corporation (NHCC) renovate facilities to include veteran’s in patient services and specialized care, as well as establish a Veteran’s Adult Day Health Care Program and make upgrades to unoccupied apartment buildings located on NHCC’s East Meadow Campus to house veterans suffering from housing insecurity. The funding would preserve NHCC’s role as the region’s only public safety net healthcare system and establish an important satellite to the Northport VA Hospital for thousands of veterans who require treatment but find it out-of-reach due to distance constraints.
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Data: New variants now more than 70% of New York City COVID-19 cases
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The Red Course has a storied history, having been designed by prominent golf architect Devereux Emmet in 1914. Photo by: Shutterstock Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has announced that The Red Course, one of three 18-hole, legendary golf courses at Eisenhower Park, is now open for its 107th season. The course is open Tuesdays – Sundays from 5:30am to 6:00pm until December 6, 2021. Golfers can now reserve tee-times on www.nassaucountyny.gov/golf. Eisenhower’s White and Blue courses remain open year-round, weather permitting. “Nassau is home to some of the finest public golf courses in the country - many of which saw an increase in rounds last year as golf was one of few sports that could be played safely at the height of the pandemic,” said County Executive Laura Curran. “The reopening of the historic Red Course adds to the County’s ample opportunities for golfers – part of what makes Na
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MINEOLA, N.Y. (WCBS 880) Nassau County Executive Laura Curran on Tuesday said she is supporting a proposed law to ban marijuana use on county-owned property.
The law would apply to public spaces owned by Nassau County, including beaches, parks and playgrounds, which Curran says are no place for pot.
“We really need to protect our kids,” Curran said. “Anything that we can do to protect our children from drug use, I think what is very important that we do.”
Gov. Andrew Cuomo in late March signed legislation legalizing the recreational use of marijuana for adults over the age of 21 in the state of New York.