The Village of Williston Park held a marathon meeting that lasted well past 11 p.m. The first portion of the meeting was for three hearings and the second portion for the regular meeting. Hearing for In-ground Pool The first hearing was for a special exception to build an in-ground swimming pool on Canterbury Road, Williston Park. Because the application to build the pool conformed to the code ...

President Barack Obama launched his presidential campaign with a number of promises. Among them was delivering to the American people health care reform legislation. After a long and nasty debate, Washington lawmakers passed legislation that included compromises.

In a fresh blow to President Obama's jobs agenda, the Senate on Thursday shelved a plan to create a $30 billion loan fund for cash-strapped small businesses, delaying final passage of a top administration priority until September at the earliest.

The Deepwater Horizon spill has thrust U.S. maritime law -- a complicated, sometimes arcane set of statutes that often bears little resemblance to domestic law -- into the spotlight in a way few disasters have, prompting a gusher of proposed legislation that could significantly alter the practice. Some maritime lawyers welcome the proposed changes as long overdue, but attorneys who represent ...

Day 4:

A big riverboat's future has drawn out a lot of emotions, some attorneys and some accusations.