One of Long Island’s largest nonprofit substance-abuse treatment agencies received three grants this winter that officials said will help them teach young people about the dire consequences of …
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/21/15
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The irrepressible redhead heroine is ready to charm young theatergoers in an adaptation of the popular musical.
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12/24/14
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It's harvest time at Long Island Children's Museum as it honors Native American traditions at a Cranberry Festival.
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11/12/14
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A company’s plans to build “Port Ambrose,” a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 19 miles southeast of Jones Beach, have stalled for months in a federal review process, but that is likely to change next month. A U.S. Coast Guard official estimated that the government will release a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Port Ambrose in December.
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By Brian Racow
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11/5/14
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The zany musical shares its Roaring Twenties vibe with those frisky flappers and a whole lot fun.
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10/29/14
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Patients should stop thinking of powerful pain medications like Oxycontin and Vycodin as slightly stronger versions of Tylenol and Advil. Rather, they should think of them as “heroin pills.”
That’s according to Dr. Andrew Kolodny, president of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing and chief medical officer for Phoenix House, a national, nonprofit drug treatment agency.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/18/14
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Every day, 2,500 teens across the country, ages 12 to 17, get high off prescription drugs, and 70 percent of them obtain their narcotics from family members or friends –– most often by swiping them from bathroom medicine cabinets, according to Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/10/14
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Bellmore is ready to welcome thousands of area residents to its grand yearly extravaganza that is a staple of autumn's festival season.
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By Karen Bloom
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9/10/14
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The older adults participating in the Town of Hempstead’s Senior Writing Workshop presented their original works recently at the Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts.
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By Casey Pinner
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7/18/14
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The historic Bellmore Movies is rolling out the red carpet once again for 17th installment of the Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE), which opens on Wednesday, July 9.
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By Karen Bloom
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7/2/14
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