Singing heartthrob Justin Bieber stayed at the brand-new Allegria Hotel last weekend while in town for the Pop-Con event at the Nassau Coliseum. Bieber was a headliner in the show, along with Selena Gomez and many other young stars.
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Mary Malloy
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2/25/10
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Former Nassau County Family Court Judge Carnell Foskey has been picked to be the county’s new commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Museums.
Pending the county legislature’s approval, the …
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Lee Landor
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2/25/10
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Long Island beach lovers can look forward to a dull summer this year as yet another swimming pool at Jones Beach will be closed and the July 4th fireworks show cancelled.
Jones Beach, which …
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Lee Landor
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2/25/10
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Police announced on Feb. 17 that they have made an arrest in a grand larceny scheme centered around falsely advertising apartments for rent in Elmont.
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Matthew Hampton
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2/24/10
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After his review of all schools districts and BOCES in New York, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli cited several districts for having excess funds in its Employee Benefit Accrued Liability funds.
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Matthew Hampton and Andrew Hackmack
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2/24/10
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County Executive Ed Mangano stepped into the debate over the New York Racing Association and the Belmont Stakes last week, urging the racing authority not to cancel the event regardless of their financial situation. He also asked the governor to step in and force NYRA to hold the final leg of horseracing’s Triple Crown.
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Matthew Hampton
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2/24/10
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For a state claiming poverty, it’s remarkable to see Albany blithely turning down free money. At least that’s how it looks to residents and activists in Elmont who for years have been saying — loudly — that they want video lottery terminals in their backyard, at Belmont Park.
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Matthew Hampton
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2/24/10
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Nassau County is preparing to bid farewell to its tried-and-true lever voting machines and to replace them with electronic ones, most likely by the November election.
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Alex Costello
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2/24/10
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An intense nor’easter, packed with heavy snow and strong winds, is affecting our area and will continue through Friday.
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2/24/10
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Carole Anne Gravert loves to learn about space. The Willow Road School librarian visited NASA in 2000 and spent six weeks at the Langley Air Force Base in Virginia through the Aerospace Educators Workshop.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/24/10
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