There was a time when you got bad news from good old-fashioned clerks, operators and bill collectors. The bad news bearers were real humans who dialed your number and stated their business.
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10/4/12
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The holiday season is a time for generosity, when many people give to local charities. But when the calendar rolls over to the new year and the decorations come down, the spirit of generosity often fades.
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1/12/12
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As technology rapidly changes, children are tasked with the responsibility of showing their parents how to use the variety of electronic devices — computers, iPods and cell phones — used to function in today’s world, but access to technology, the time needed to learn and the language barrier are considered obstacles to daily use.
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ANN E. FRIEDMAN
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11/10/11
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Arrests
NORTH WOODMERE-Randolph Thomas, 35, of Springfield Gardens, Queens, was arrested for shoplifting assorted razors from a store on Green Acres Road at 11:46 a.m. on June 29.
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7/14/11
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LAWRENCE-On April 15 at 10 a.m., an unknown person stole a handbag and credit cards from the shopping cart of a person shopping at a Central Avenue business, according to police.
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4/21/11
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While watching “The Social Network” last week, I was stunned — not by the movie, but by the audience. As the theater went dark, a thousand points of light beamed out from cell phones. Well, not a thousand, but a lot.
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Randi Kreiss
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10/15/10
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The North Merrick Civic Association is seeking support for a moratorium on the installation of cell-phone antennas and other equipment in the Town of Hempstead until a new town code regulating the equipment is passed.
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David Weingrad
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8/2/10
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New York state banned the enormously dangerous practice of texting on cell phones while driving last August. Still, we can’t help but notice that loads of drivers are disregarding the law and …
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7/7/10
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With the school year complete and with summer upon us, bullying won’t be a problem for a couple of months, right? Wrong.
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6/29/10
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