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Seventeen years ago, Merokean Cindy Knoll was diagnosed with breast cancer. Even though she was then a patient undergoing treatment, she was also still a mother of three. The survivor said she doesn’t know what she would have done if her mother weren’t around to watch her then 1-year-old daughter and help –– and now she wants to make sure other local women battling the disease have the same support.
“You love your children, but you are worried about surviving,” she said. “I had a very good support group in my family, but some people don’t, and we want to help them. “
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/19/12
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Orange sunlight slanted through the tree branches that hung over West Loines Avenue in Merrick, and the pungent-sweet smell of freshly cut grass and barbecued meat permeated the air as I bicycled east on this virtually empty street on a steamy Friday evening in late August.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/12/12
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A Bellmore man was killed in a car crash on the Wantagh Parkway on Saturday evening. Zachary Avanzato, 23, was driving a 1972 Chevrolet Impala westbound when his car slammed into a tree around 6:20 p.m., New York State Police said.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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10/17/11
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On most any summer weekend, it’s easy to find sunbathers soaking up rays at Long Island’s many beaches, but whether they have taken the necessary steps to protect their skin isn’t as evident. Some 100 million Americans suffer from skin cancers and diseases, according to the American Skin Association. That’s why Bellmorite Edward Diller, a longtime supporter of the nonprofit organization, has launched the Pan Long Island Challenge to raise awareness about skin disorders as well as money for research.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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8/3/11
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A 19-year-old was killed by an westbound train Monday afternoon at the Bellmore Long Island Rail Road station, MTA Police said.
The victim has been identified as Wantagh resident Benjamin Sassoon, MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan said.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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3/29/11
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A noticeably pregnant waitress named Mia served two women their orders at a diner booth. Then she sat down at a nearby table and took out her cell phone. Mia put her feet up on another chair and …
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By Mike Caputo
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3/23/11
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Another wrong-way drunken driver has allegedly struck in East Meadow.
According to the Nassau County Police Department, a Georgia man was arrested on the morning of New Year’s Eve …
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by Mike Caputo
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1/6/11
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James Ryan, 45, of New Hyde Park will stand trial for the alleged drunken-driving crash that killed 19-year-old Matthew Scarpati of Dix Hills on the Wantagh State Parkway in the summer of 2009.
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By David Weingrad
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12/17/10
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Three animal rescue volunteers have filed a lawsuit against the Town of Hempstead, Supervisor Kate Murray and seven other employees after the volunteers were banned from the town’s Wantagh animal shelter — where they had worked for years — for what they say is retaliation for speaking out to shelter employees and town officials about abuse and neglect.
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Mary Malloy
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12/9/10
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Be alert.
That’s what Nassau County Police are saying after two men robbed several women this month in East Meadow, Merrick, North Merrick, North Bellmore, Baldwin, Wantagh and Levittown.
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Deirdre Krasula
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11/19/10
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