A year ago, Long Island legislators dismissed Albany as the home of a government not of the people, but of “three men in a room.” And that wasn’t the first time that criticism was leveled; it’s been a perennial complaint. But now we’re lucky if we can get that many in a room, and even luckier if we know which three they are.
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4/8/10
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Hofstra University’s Zarb School of Business hosted a discussion in late March titled “Does it pay to be in a family business?" and one of the participants was East Rockaway native Kenneth Broadlieb, whose father, Theodore, owned Broadlieb Motors in Woodmere for more than two decades until the late 1980s.
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Andrew Coen
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4/7/10
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A Cedarhurst man was arrested by police and charged with assault following an April 5 verbal dispute with his six-month pregnant girlfriend at their apartment.
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4/7/10
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Fortunoff's Hewlett, a longtime retail staple in the Five Towns area, shut its doors for the final time last week.
The store's owners, Warren and Elaine Sloane, decided in early March that …
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Andrew Coen
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4/7/10
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Students at the Number Five School in Cedarhurst recently celebrated Chinese New Year by marching through the school chanting Happy New Year in Chinese. They also made murals in art and carried them …
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4/2/10
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Lawrence Superintendent Dr. John Fitzsimons presented a modified 2010/2011 draft budget on March 23 at the Lawrence school board meeting, proposing a 2.6 percent increase from the current year.
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Christine Hetzel
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4/2/10
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The Inwood Buccaneers in conjunction with the Football Position Academy held a youth football clinic at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) Middle School in Lawrence on Sunday, …
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4/2/10
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The Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre on 295 Main Street, East Rockaway, will hold its annual Holocaust Commemoration on April 8 at 7:30 p.m.
The keynote speaker for this year's commemoration …
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4/2/10
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Walking into Mezzanote in Hewlett, one would notice the welcoming staff, the Italian charm and the beaming smile of the 96-year-old singer and pianist who takes requests every Friday, Saturday and …
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Christine Hetzel
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4/2/10
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After guiding Lawrence to three Nassau County football championships and one Long Island title in 10 years, Lou Andre has retired as head coach of the Golden Tornadoes.
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Tony Bellissimo
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4/2/10
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