The Small Claims Assessment Review Petitions form is required to appeal an Assessment Review Commission's denial of your request to reduce your property taxes. Visit this Nassau County Clerk link to download the form.

TRENTON, N.J. — A standoff with an armed man who took multiple hostages inside a Trenton home has ended, and three children are safe, police said early Sunday. According to the Associated Press, word of the confrontation's conclusion came a short while after the standoff, which had had prompted the evacuation of nearby homes, entered its third day.

"The Trenton hostage situation is resolved, the three children are safe, and the area is secure," state police Sgt. Adam Grossman told the Associated Press, delivering a joint statement also from Trenton police and county prosecutors.

Wednesday's web videos feature a lifetime through drawings, a class act and an interview with the rescuer of Amanda Berry.

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Funding will Help Upgrade Wastewater and Drinking Water Facilities Damaged by Sandy

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it will provide grants of $340 million to the state of New York and $229 million to the state of New Jersey for improvements to wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The funding announced today will help storm-damaged communities in both states as they continue to recover from the damage caused by the storm on Oct. 29, 2012.