Bob Sheppard, known as "The Voice of the Yankees," and also dubbed "The Voice of God" by former Yankee great Reggie Jackson, was laid to rest on July 15 at St. Christopher's Church on Merrick Road in …
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Mary Malloy
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7/15/10
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Q. I think your April 1-8 column had an error. You wrote that CO is heavier than air. CO has a molecular weight of 28. Air is mostly N2, which also has a molecular weight of 28. Air also has some O2, which has a molecular weight of 32, so the air mixture is heavier than CO. It should be OK to put the CO detector up high, and not near the floor.
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Monte Leeper
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5/14/10
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I’ve never met anyone who says, “I watch TV all day, and I especially love ‘The Real Housewives of New York City,’ ‘Jersey Shore’ and ‘The Biggest Loser.’ ” Most folks I know claim not to watch TV at all — not ever. Well, hardly ever.
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Randi Kreiss
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4/29/10
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Earlier this month, the Elmont Fire Department elected a new chief, James Prince, an assistant chief and a 19-year-veteran of the department.
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Matthew Hampton
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4/21/10
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Fire consumes local gas station
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The Hess gas station near the intersection of Dutch Broadway and Elmont Road caught fire on Monday, April 5.
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Matthew Hampton
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4/14/10
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Q. I read a Herald editorial about not being allowed to use my basement for extra bedrooms, and we already have bedrooms there from before we bought our house. How can my town tell me I can’t have bedrooms when everyone has them and we need the space?
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Monte Leeper
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1/14/10
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