One after another, for four hours, speakers at a hearing last Wednesday in Jamaica, Queens lined up to decry a proposal to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach.
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By Brian Racow
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1/14/15
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Was it torture or, as others would say, harsh tactics used to obtain intelligence to protect our citizens? That’s a matter of opinion.
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12/18/14
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In the interest of maximizing residents’ safety and addressing concerns raised by recent minor crimes, the Village of Cedarhurst is working with the Nassau County Police Department’s 4th Precinct South auxiliary police to establish a security patrol to augment the law enforcement already provided by the NCPD and the volunteer unit.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/19/14
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The Keren Eliana Parent Advocacy and Resource Center (PARC), founded in 2000, is part of the Kulanu Academy on Central Avenue in Cedarhurst that has assisted special needs children for the past 14 years.
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By Vanessa Parker
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9/24/14
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Invoices sent to 560 St. John’s Episcopal Hospital patients in July revealed their Social Security numbers in the window of the envelopes, a mistake officials said was made by a vendor.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/24/14
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Nassau County plans to offer free wireless Internet access and work cubicles in a 20,000-square-foot office in Bethpage’s industrial park if there is a Long Island Rail Road strike on July 20.
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By Scott Brinton
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7/11/14
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Around this time last year, we editorialized on the need for more transparency in government to guard against corruption and restore citizens’ faith in our democracy.
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4/3/14
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One thing was clear after President Obama’s not-so-interesting fifth State of the Union address: He is gearing up to borrow and take more from working- and middle-class people.
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2/6/14
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After more than six months of investigations and controversy surrounding U.S. surveillance policies, President Obama delivered highly anticipated remarks . . .
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1/23/14
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A Bellmore man was recently indicted for his alleged role in what officials described as a massive fraud against the federal Social Security Disability Insurance benefits program, which resulted in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money.
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/20/14
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