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Slow down, New York. We’re moving too fast on pot.
As the debate around legalization of recreational marijuana in New York state swirls, and the punches and counterpunches of the pros versus cons become more frenetic, we need to take a step back . . . more
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As the Nassau Expressway work progresses, there will be a changing traffic pattern that will remain in effect until the project is completed next December.
New traffic pattern on Rockaway Turnpike as Nassau Expressway work progresses
Because of the shifting construction and renovations on the Nassau Expressway, motorists should expect a new traffic pattern on Rockaway Turnpike between Nassau Expressway (state route 878) and Bay Boulevard. more
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Support law enforcement in the fight against opioid epidemic
It is difficult to fully comprehend the opioid epidemic’s effects across New York state. But without the brave service of our law enforcement officials, it’s likely that the impacts of opioid addiction and overdoses would be even more severe. more
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A militarized school is not a safe school
The New York Times reported last week that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was weighing the use of federal grant money to arm teachers across the country. more
Hewlett resident Mark Trebendis allegedly side-swiped a New York State Police car on the Southern State Parkway on May 7.
Hewlett man arrested after fleeing the scene
An quick thinking tow truck operator said yes to giving a man a ride after he saw him walking near a black Dodge Ram truck that was involved in an accident. more
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The Lakeview Fire Department and Nassau County EMS workers teamed up to rescue people trapped in the bus.
Residents, state officials react in aftermath of Southern State bus crash in Lakeview
South Shore elected leaders are calling on the state to upgrade safety measures on Long Island parkways after a charter bus carrying students from Kennedy Airport to Suffolk County recently crashed into the Eagle Avenue bridge in Lakeview, nearly shearing off the bus’s roof and injuring three dozen students and chaperones, six of them seriously. more
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FBI agents combed through the woods between Merrick and Freeport, apparently in search of a body.
Police, FBI investigate human remains found in Freeport-Merrick woods
Authorities reportedly discovered human remains in the woods between Freeport and Merrick on Saturday morning. more
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The Long Island Association, in conjunction with Stony Brook University's Advanced Energy Research Center, the Gershow Recycling Corporation and Deepwater Wind, hosted a tour last Wednesday of the wind farm recently constructed three miles off the Block Island coastline. At center, in yellow, was LIA Board of Directors member Katherine Heaviside.
The future is blowing in the wind
New York officials say they hope to generate half of the state’s power from renewable sources by 2030. To meet this goal, officials are looking to the recently constructed Block Island offshore wind farm as a model for how renewable energy can power whole communities. more
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State must address Regents exam flaws
On June 16, the New York State Board of Regents issued a dryly worded “Notice to Teachers” regarding this year’s geometry Regents exam. It read . . . more
A convention could be good for New York — or not
You would think that holding a convention to review and rewrite the New York State Constitution would be a no-brainer. After all, we’re Americans. We held a constitutional convention to lay down the framework for our very country. In New York, however . . . more
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