The race to the progressive left is under way in New York state, with word that New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is forming an “exploratory committee” and may launch a Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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By Ronald J. Rosenberg
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10/14/21
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John Kasich, the former Ohio governor who was roundly defeated in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries by Donald Trump, was doing that thing on March 25 that so many conservative politicians do . . .
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4/1/21
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There is a storm brewing, and your child’s school is in its cross hairs. It’s not a hurricane or a tornado. It’s a fiscal tsunami, and it’s going to devastate the education system on Long Island unless Albany steps up and acts.
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By Lisa Tyson
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10/22/20
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After three months of weekly meetings this summer to build stronger ties among several diverse institutions and organizations, the newly created CommUnity Coalition of the Five Towns, Valley Stream and the Rockaways held its coming-out party with a 40-vehicle motorcade on Sept. 30 that traveled from the Five Towns Community Center to the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC’s Harrison-Kerr Family Campus, both in Lawrence.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/7/20
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With the new year underway, local shops in the Five Towns are no longer able to sell flavored e-cigarettes and nicotine products.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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1/16/20
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Established with the mission of combating drug and alcohol abuse, the Saving Lives Five Towns Drug & Alcohol Coalition was created by several local organizations and institutions, including the Cedarhurst-based Marion & Aaron Gural JCC.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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8/8/19
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At the 2008 Republican National Convention, party stalwart Michael Steele declared, “Drill, baby, drill! And drill now! Do you want to put your country first?"
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4/25/19
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In conjunction with the Coalition for Concerned Medical Professionals, Hewlett-based East Coast Endodontics performed 15 free root canals on 10 patients during its 13th annual Volunteer Day on Feb. 12.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/21/19
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The success of Hewlett House and of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition in Hewlett, and Geri Barish, the executive director and president, respectively, was celebrated at a gala …
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9/6/18
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Well, that didn’t go so well. Just when it appeared that a bipartisan group of senators calling themselves the Common Sense Coalition would finally find a way to break the endless impasse over immigration . . .
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2/23/18
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