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Hispanics are Nassau County’s fastest-growing ethnic population, County Executive Laura Curran noted in mid-September, the start of Hispanic Heritage Month . . .
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10/7/21
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Years ago, my wife and I walked onto a Martha Vineyard’s beach with my Cornell University advisee and his parents, only to be confronted by a white man asking where we thought we were going.
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By Robert A. Scott
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9/16/21
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In the 1987 movie “The Princess Bride,” Vizzini, a Sicilian assassin, warns Wesley, also known as the Dread Pirate Roberts, “You fell victim to one of the classic blunders — the most famous of which is, ‘Never get involved in a land war in Asia.’”
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By Alan Singer
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9/2/21
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Along Bayswater Boulevard, Chestnut Street, David Avenue, Peppe Drive and Walnut Road in Inwood 3,500 feet of new eight-inch ductile iron water main and 1,000 feet of six-inch water main will be installed by New York American Water. The project, which costs $950,000 NYAW officials said, will also replace seven fire hydrants and 80 utility-owned services.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/26/21
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The Smithtown School District will restrict the use of 34 BrainPop instructional videos in classrooms because they introduce topics like Black Lives Matter and human sexuality.
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By Alan Singer
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8/19/21
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An image sticks in my mind. At the peak of the pandemic, my daughter sent a photo: My granddaughter, 11, was lying in bed in a dark room, “attending math class” online. It had an apocalyptic feel about it . . .
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8/12/21
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Plans to construct a wind farm in the ocean 15 miles south of Jones Beach will undoubtedly be met with opposition. The Long Island Commercial Fishing Association has already weighed in against the project . . .
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7/29/21
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Summer should be a time of joy, spent hanging out at the beach and barbecuing in the backyard. Too often, however, summer turns tragic when it needn’t.
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7/15/21
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From now through mid-August, Washington Avenue, between Pearsall Avenue and West Broadway in Cedarhurst, will first have more than 2,500 feet of aging water main pipes replaced by New York American Water, along with 70 service lines and five fire hydrants.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/8/21
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His life began in a Connecticut community founded by Jewish New York City firefighters that has a street named after a famous singer-songwriter. He grew up in a household that actively lived the Hebrew words tikkun olam, which translate to “world repair” and is interpreted to mean acting constructively and beneficially in the world.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/8/21
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