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At a news conference last Friday, Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé, the Democratic incumbent in the county’s 5th district who is running for the seat in the redrawn 6th district, joined former Assemblywoman Judy Griffin and Democratic Hempstead Town Board candidate Jasmine Peña in denouncing what they described as the politically motivated destruction of several of their campaign signs.
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By Mohamed Farghaly
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10/27/23
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It is unknown if anyone will recite the movie line, ”you’re killing me, Smalls,” but former Major League Baseball player Daniel Murphy — a Mets playoff hero — said he is just looking for a sandlot to play in. The 2015 postseason record breaker is part of the 2023 Long Island Ducks, the team’s 23rd season.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/3/23
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Gabrielle Augustin, a senior at Sacred Heart Academy from Baldwin, is one of 11 students at the Hempstead school who have been invited to present their research at the 2023 Association for Psychological Science Convention May 25-28 in Washington, D.C.
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By Andre Silva
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2/16/23
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I have been blessed to raise my hand and pledge to serve my community as an elected official many times over the past 16 years. However, last Monday was the first — and hopefully, last — time that I will take the oath of office in my living room.
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By Debra Mulé
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1/20/22
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New York state and Northwell Health are partnering to increase Covid-19 testing in the minority communities hardest hit by the virus in downstate New York, Governor Cuomo said Saturday. Testing will …
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By Scott Brinton
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5/9/20
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February, known nationally as Black History Month, is an appropriate time to work toward closing the opportunity gap for people of color.
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2/7/20
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Communities across Nassau County are changing fast. The demographic profile the county comptroller’s office developed highlighted new challenges the county faces so we can deliver the right services in the right way to everyone.
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By Jack Schnirman
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3/29/19
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U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing in Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder in 2013, opined that the nation had made such strides in overcoming racism since the passage of landmark civil rights legislation in the 1960s . . .
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3/1/19
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The very first sentence of the U.S. Constitution sets as a goal to “insure domestic Tranquillity” for the American people. Protecting us from criminal elements in our midst is a key . . .
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6/1/18
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I hadn’t truly understood or appreciated the mindset of an 18-year-old black woman until I read Amon Brown’s excellent article, “Black Lives Matter rallies in East Meadow,” published recently in the Heralds. Brown, who is 18 and African-American . . .
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8/3/16
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