Only a year ago, the New York State Legislature was wrangling behind closed doors over a deal to bail out the fiscally troubled Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The agreement, which imposed a commuter payroll tax on counties served by the MTA, including Nassau County, was supposed to put the authority on a sound financial footing.
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3/26/10
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The exuberant Matthew McConaughey look-alike in the photo at left is Stephen Vincent McGrain, one of the most talented athletes in Nassau County history. In August 1972 McGrain was 22 and a newly …
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By Jim Harmon
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3/10/10
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Enjoy the spirit of St. Patrick's Day. Irish soprano Emma-Kate Tobia performs, while Hofstra University is set for its annual Irish Festival on Sunday. Also, look for some signs of spring at Muttontown Preserve.
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3/10/10
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Open since May, Monterey has brought to Long Beach a fresh milieu, a décor that orchestrates the “City by the Sea.” While the original structure prevails - bi-level with high, decorative ceilings - the site that once housed Corbin & Reynolds has otherwise been revamped. Now light and airy, the ambience draws on beach-like hues of taupe and aqua. Swirling napery patterns topped with turquoise stemware, grass-cloth menus with matching wall coverings, and iridescent vessel waterfall sinks, are only a few of the stunning additions to behold.
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Terry Biener
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10/26/09
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Your chance to get a taste of southwest Nassau County is coming up as the Peninsula Counseling Center plans its annual fundraiser. There will be 45 restaurants, bakeries, caterers and wineries participating in A Tasteful Evening at the Woodmere Country Club on Oct. 19.
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Andrew Hackmack
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10/8/09
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Stepping together to prevent suicide... a walk on Sunday, Oct. 25, 11 a.m. on the Long Beach boardwalk. Details....
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Staff
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10/6/09
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Eight years ago to the day, hundreds of people had gathered at Lido Beach Park and watched the clear, sunny sky in the distance fill with black clouds of dark smoke from the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
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JOSEPH KELLARD
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9/17/09
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I remember driving west on Park Avenue in Long Beach with my then 1 1/2-year-old daughter tucked in her car seat behind me. It was midday, and the sun shone so brightly. There was a break between the buildings, and through it I could peer toward the destruction.
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Scott Brinton
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9/10/09
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Sept. 10
City Hall Plaza – if rain, at Long Beach Public Library
6:45 p.m. - NY’s Finest (NYC Police Dept. Big Band)
8:15 p.m. - Kerry Kearney Band
Sept. 11
Long Beach …
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9/3/09
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That end-of-summer tradition in Long Beach is fast approaching. The “City By The Sea” becomes a mecca for jazz lovers, beginning Thursday night, Sept. 10, when the Long Beach Jazz festival, now in its seventh year, takes center stage. A world class cadre of musicians gather at Long Beach Public library, and other venues, for four days devoted to jazz in all its forms.
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Karen Bloom
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9/3/09
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