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Global travel gives wings to H7N9 bird flu
There hasn’t been much news coverage of the deadly H7N9 bird flu, but recent reports trickling out of Beijing demand attention. more
Let's end the arrogance of power in New York
The arrest of seven corrupt politicians brought down by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara renewed the call for reform in New York state, and Governor Cuomo has come out swinging. more
Teens must learn that they shouldn't drink
It’s impossible to know what cure will go undiscovered, what useful invention never devised, what art uncreated, what science unimagined, what wisdom unuttered because a boy’s or girl’s potential was submerged in vodka bottles or drowned in cans of beer. more
Lengthy gasolines lines were commonplace across Nassau County following last October’s Hurricane Sandy.
State to provide grants for generators
The recently approved 2013-2014 state budget includes provisions to provide grants to gas stations that are prewired to receive or purchase generators during a declared fuel shortage emergency. more
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A crew of Herald Community Newspaper executives, editors and reporters recently took the Riverhead Foundation’s “seal tour” in the waters off Jones Beach. They were joined by a handful of family members.
Herald staffers search for South Shore harbor seals
Fourteen Herald Community Newspaper executives, editors and reporters bundled up in heavy coats and woolen hats and boarded the Capt. Lou VII in Freeport to take a two-hour tour of the waterways south of the village in search of harbor seals last Friday. more
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Why libraries still really do matter
President Obama was officially sworn in for his second term on Sunday, and the inauguration festivities got under way early on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. more
Anson Wang, a 17-year-old senior at East Meadow High School, was recently named an Intel Science Talent Search semifinalist for his research on Alzheimer’s disease.
EMHS senior named Intel semifinalist
At around 4 p.m. on Jan 9, Anson Wang, a senior at East Meadow High School, received the email he had been waiting for. It was from the Society for Science & the Public, notifying Wang that he had been named a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search, a nationwide competition that aims to discover the country’s best and brightest young scientists, who present original research to nationally recognized scientists. more
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Stephen Sondheim's 'Company' at Hofstra University
Hofstra University's alumni theater company returns to the stage with Stephen Sondheim's look at contemporary life and relationships. Other weekend higlights include the Gilbert and Sullivan Light Opera Company's annual gala concert and the Riverhead Foundation's winter seal cruises. more
What's your make-it-or-break-it election issue?
Undecided women voters, especially on Long Island, came into sharp focus during the Hofstra presidential debate. more
Jack Egan, third from left, is pictured with his crew of charity car washers, Zachary Lyons, 7, Kaitlin Davis, 7, Skylar Egan, 5, Jake Morris, 10, Danielle Morris, 8, Carolyn Lyons, 5, and Sofia Legarreta, 7.
Local kids raise cash for cancer
Seven-year-old East Meadow resident Jack Egan was riding in the family car when he announced he wanted to have a car wash to help people with cancer. “I wanted to raise money for charity,” said Jack, “I asked my friends if they could help and most said OK.” more
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